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:
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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?
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Also, do you know who's playing? Or how I can find out?
Hugs.
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12:30 - Miami @ Detroit
4:00 - Tampa @ Dallas
8:00 - Denver @ Kansas City
As to protocol advice:
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That's my general advice anyway. You can watch how all the guys interact, and after awhile you can get a sense of how they're working and when it's good to jump in and such.
Oh, and for you to know... feel free to periodically interject with lewd comments about the players if any of them make you hot. Or if you just think it'd be funny. But try not to slash the players in front of them, no matter what homoerotic subtext you might see. That's too tricky for novices.
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LMAO.
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No. A one-loss USC will stay ahead of Rutgers, for the simple reason that they're Rutgers.
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?
God, I hope so. And it really should, because all Notre Dame has done is beat #18 Georgia Tech and lose by 26 to Michigan. Also, Lou Holtz pisses me off
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?
We absolutely do not want the rematch. I refer you to the 2004 World Series. Nobody gave a shit, because the big one was Red Sox/Yankees in the ALCS. The 2004 ALCS was perfection incarnate, as far as baseball is concerned. Whatever comes after can't possibly match up. Same thing here.
Speaking of rematches, how do we possibly justify a Notre Dame - Michigan rematch given that Michigan beat ND by Four Touchdowns at Notre Dame?
We don't. Notre Dame hasn't done shit this year, they shouldn't be in the national championship. Hell, they shouldn't be in the top 10. The only reason they are is because they're Notre Dame. If Fresno State had the same record as Notre Dame against the same opponents, they'd be ranked somewhere around 9 or 10.
Or if Michigan loses to OSU, how do we vault Notre Dame over that Michigan team that beat them so soundly earlier.
See above.
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?
Well, OSU-Michigan isn't really a factor. The winner (assuming nothing insane happens) is going to the national championship. A close game can only help the loser. If Arkansas kills Florida, Florida has to drop below them, and it should be enough to vault Arkansas over Notre Dame (this is assuming Rutgers is out of the picture. I don't think an undefeated Rutgers gets to the championship.) If Notre Dame shuts out USC, they will be hard to knock off for the championship, but an Arkansas killing of Florida might do it.
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?
No. That is patently impossible.
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I don't want an OSU/Michigan rematch. I'd love an OSU/Michigan vs USC game as the championship; at least it'd be a Rose Bowl type of thing.
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Arkansas loses it's season finale to LSU, but beats Florida in the SEC title.
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