Spun Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Ohio State gets a BCS bid based on their being fourth in the BCS rankings. So the at large BCS selection goes to either Oregon or Notre Dame. Oregon is ranked fifth in the BCS and has a 10 - 1 record. Oregon played only one team ranked in the top 25 of the most recent BCS rankings. That game was in Oregon, against top ranked USC with the Trojans winning 45 - 13. Notre Dame is ranked sixth in the BCS and has a 9 - 2 record. Notre Dame played two teams that are currently ranked in the top 25 of the BCS standings, winning at #20 Michigan by 17 - 10 and losing at home to USC 34 - 31. Ohio State is ranked fourth in the BCS and also has a 9 - 2 record. Ohio State played four teams currently ranked in the BCS top 25. OSU won at #20 Michigan 25 - 21 and beat #25 Iowa 31 - 6 in Columbus. The Buckeyes lost to #2 Texas 25 -22 in Columbus and also lost at #3 Penn State 17 - 10. By ignoring the economics of what schools do a better job traveling to bowl games and potential TV ratings, Notre Dame still appears to be more qualified to go up against Ohio State. Oregon and Notre Dame only had one mutual opponent which was USC. Notre Dame did lose to Michigan State 44 - 41 in South Bend. Oregon shouldn't be happy. The Fiesta Bowl and the other BCS games pay out $14 - 17 million. The Holiday Bowl pays out $2 million. Guess which one Oregon gets? The Holiday Bowl against 7 - 4 Oklahoma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Serves 'em right for having the ugliest uniforms in all of organized football, bar none. But seriously, you have a valid point - no Top 25 wins makes the Quack Attack a hard sell. So does losing Kellen Clemens for the season. NCAA takes injuries into account when seeding the basketball tourney; I'd be surprised if they didn't sneak that into one of their obscure BCS calculations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Serves 'em right for having the ugliest uniforms in all of organized football, bar none. But seriously, you have a valid point - no Top 25 wins makes the Quack Attack a hard sell. So does losing Kellen Clemens for the season. NCAA takes injuries into account when seeding the basketball tourney; I'd be surprised if they didn't sneak that into one of their obscure BCS calculations. 523187[/snapback] Don't worry, Congress will fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Ohio State gets a BCS bid based on their being fourth in the BCS rankings. So the at large BCS selection goes to either Oregon or Notre Dame. Oregon is ranked fifth in the BCS and has a 10 - 1 record. Oregon played only one team ranked in the top 25 of the most recent BCS rankings. That game was in Oregon, against top ranked USC with the Trojans winning 45 - 13. Notre Dame is ranked sixth in the BCS and has a 9 - 2 record. Notre Dame played two teams that are currently ranked in the top 25 of the BCS standings, winning at #20 Michigan by 17 - 10 and losing at home to USC 34 - 31. Ohio State is ranked fourth in the BCS and also has a 9 - 2 record. Ohio State played four teams currently ranked in the BCS top 25. OSU won at #20 Michigan 25 - 21 and beat #25 Iowa 31 - 6 in Columbus. The Buckeyes lost to #2 Texas 25 -22 in Columbus and also lost at #3 Penn State 17 - 10. By ignoring the economics of what schools do a better job traveling to bowl games and potential TV ratings, Notre Dame still appears to be more qualified to go up against Ohio State. Oregon and Notre Dame only had one mutual opponent which was USC. Notre Dame did lose to Michigan State 44 - 41 in South Bend. Oregon shouldn't be happy. The Fiesta Bowl and the other BCS games pay out $14 - 17 million. The Holiday Bowl pays out $2 million. Guess which one Oregon gets? The Holiday Bowl against 7 - 4 Oklahoma. 523132[/snapback] There were no at large bids this year. Notre Dame was automatic for finishing top 6 in the BCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartshan-83 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 There were no at large bids this year. Notre Dame was automatic for finishing top 6 in the BCS. 523463[/snapback] ND being automatic is correct. But there was ONE at-large bid up for grabs....the one Ohio St. got. No? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirly5 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 ND being automatic is correct. But there was ONE at-large bid up for grabs....the one Ohio St. got. No? 523747[/snapback] Ohio State got an automatic bid because they were 4th in the BCS which was previously stated in the initial post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartshan-83 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Ohio State got an automatic bid because they were 4th in the BCS which was previously stated in the initial post. 523761[/snapback] Duh. My fault...I thought they finished 5th. Sorry Ducks...hate the system, not the teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 It's nothing that hasn't happened numerous times before and it more than likely will continue to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBusBillsFan Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Well, when you schedule a 1-AA opponent and don't beat a ranked team (based on the final BCS) then you really have no gripe. Enjoy San Diego, it always goes down smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 No- the Pac-1 got too many teams in bowls anyways. Oklahoma proved that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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