Originally posted by Mark Spritzler:
But, we are National Champs.
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Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
in the Fiesta Bowl...
Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
Why couldn't you open that case of whoop-ass on Texas in the Rose Bowl?
Damn near the only thing Southern California is good for, and you go waste it on the Sooners in the Fiesta Bowl...
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Originally posted by Marc Peabody:
Because the Sooners snuffed out Texas. Also, the Rose Bowl is traditionally Pac10 vs Big10 champs and Texas only grabbed the slot because USC got shifted to Orange. Anyway, had Texas not been demolished by the Sooners they would have been ranked 1 or 2 for the season and in the title game.
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Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
Point taken, but the BCS is subject to many of the vagaries of a democracy. It was political lobbying, not virtue, that got Texas the Rose Bowl. Cal was dropped for what, failing to come out guns a-blazin' in the first quarter of its last regular season game? Cal loses the Rose Bowl for failing to kick ass in a timely manner? Please!
From bcsfootball.org:
Factors that are considered in making that determination include:
1.The same team hosting the same BCS Bowl for two straight years.
2.Two teams that played against one another in the most recently completed regular season.
3.The same two teams would play against each other in a bowl game for two consecutive years.
4.An alternative pairing would have greater appeal to college football fans.
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Originally posted by Marc Peabody:
I still can't picture USC as much of a powerhouse. They are like the Ashlee Simpson of NCAA football... or something.
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Originally posted by Mark Spritzler:
?
Let's see they kicked Michigan's but two years ago for a National Championship, and handed Oklahoma a good ole fashion whopping this year for a National Championship. That sounds like a powerhouse to me.
Mark
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Originally posted by Marc Peabody:
Well, when you quote my one sentence out of context, I agree with you. I just don't see their current dominance as the start of a football legacy.
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