So you think I only pick fights and join wars on fandom boards? Bah!!! I figured I'd take a brief break from picking the fight elsewhere and bring it to my LJ.
Presenting Dave's Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Predictions:
The top two make the title game.
This week, #1 Ohio State and #2 Michigan close out their seasons playing against each other. Clearly, the winner of this game gets a spot in the title game. Given the absence of a playoff system, there will be the customary, heated debate over who gets the second spot in the title game.
Key games remaining:
Dave Handicaps:
Questions to fuel the controversy:
Questions? Comments? Arguments?
Presenting Dave's Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Predictions:
BCS Standings | |||||||||||
Rk | Team | W-L | Harris | Coaches | CPU % | BCS | |||||
| | | Rk | Points | % | Rk | Points | % | | Prev | Avg |
1 | Ohio State | 11-0 | 1 | 2800 | 1.000 | 1 | 1574 | .999 | .930 | 1 | .977 |
2 | Michigan | 11-0 | 2 | 2688 | .960 | 2 | 1513 | .961 | 1.000 | 2 | .974 |
3 | USC | 8-1 | 3 | 2458 | .878 | 4 | 1373 | .872 | .860 | 7 | .870 |
4 | Florida | 9-1 | 4 | 2441 | .872 | 3 | 1381 | .877 | .800 | 4 | .850 |
5 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 5 | 2267 | .810 | 5 | 1273 | .808 | .840 | 9 | .819 |
6 | Rutgers | 9-0 | 7 | 2024 | .723 | 8 | 1082 | .687 | .950 | 13 | .787 |
7 | Arkansas | 9-1 | 6 | 2234 | .798 | 6 | 1248 | .792 | .680 | 11 | .757 |
8 | West Virginia | 8-1 | 8 | 1864 | .666 | 7 | 1113 | .707 | .600 | 10 | .658 |
9 | Wisconsin | 10-1 | 11 | 1678 | .599 | 10 | 928 | .589 | .740 | 15 | .643 |
10 | Louisville | 8-1 | 10 | 1711 | .611 | 12 | 884 | .561 | .750 | 3 | .641 |
11 | LSU | 8-2 | 9 | 1846 | .659 | 9 | 1054 | .669 | .480 | 12 | .603 |
12 | Boise State | 10-0 | 13 | 1471 | .525 | 13 | 830 | .527 | .610 | 14 | .554 |
The top two make the title game.
This week, #1 Ohio State and #2 Michigan close out their seasons playing against each other. Clearly, the winner of this game gets a spot in the title game. Given the absence of a playoff system, there will be the customary, heated debate over who gets the second spot in the title game.
Key games remaining:
- Rutgers @ West Virginia
- Notre Dame @ Southern California
- Southern Cal vs. California
- Arkansas vs. LSU
- Arkansas vs. Florida
Dave Handicaps:
- an 11-1 Southern California (wins over Arkansas, Oregon, California, and Notre Dame)
- a 12-0 Rutgers (Louisville and West Virginia)
- a 12-1 Florida (Tennessee, LSU, Arkansas
- an 11-1 Michigan (Wisconsin, Notre Dame)
- a 12-1 Arkansas (Auburn, Tennesse, LSU, Florida)
- an 11-1 Ohio State (Texas)
- an 11-1 Notre Dame (Southern Cal, Georgia Tech)
Questions to fuel the controversy:
- If Southern Cal wins out, can Rutgers beat West Virginia badly enough to overtake them?
- Arkansas got killed by Southern Cal in the opener. Do big wins over a strong slate of SEC opponents vault them over a Notre Dame team that beats Southern Cal?
- Do we really want to see an Ohio State-Michigan title game, when it's a rematch of the last regular season game. If it's a game for the ages (e.g. Triple OT) does that call out for another game, or does the re-match spoil the greatness of the earlier game?
- Speaking of rematches, how do we possibly justify a Notre Dame - Michigan rematch given that Michigan beat ND by Four Touchdowns at Notre Dame?
- Or if Michigan loses to OSU, how do we vault Notre Dame over that Michigan team that beat them so soundly earlier.
- How much will "impressive" wins help people. What if Notre Dame shuts out Southern Cal? What if Arkansas kills Florida? What if OSU-Michigan isn't close?
- Can all of these teams look bad enough against each other (picture a series of 2-0 games) to allow Wisconsin, West Virginia or Boise State a sniff?
Questions? Comments? Arguments?