[Husker] Huh? Bad Decision?

[Steve Reichenbach]

I think the BCS system does a credible job of picking the top two teams.
Of course, there always will be some who disagree.  The website:
  http://www.mratings.com/cf/compare.htm
compiles many rankings, including many of the best computer rankings.
Most of these have objective functions that account for record, schedule
strength, margin of victory, etc.  While any one of the rankings may be
questionable, it is more difficult to argue with the average of many
rankings.

The two top rated teams?  #1 LSU and #2 Ohio State.  And, they are well
ahead of the next two: #3 Virginia Tech and #4 Oklahoma.  Georgia comes
in at #8 and Hawaii at #18.  One can argue about where LSU and Ohio State
should be ranked, but it's difficult to imagine a credible poll having
them at #18.

Nebraska?  #60 :-(


> Yes, I mean no way OSU or LSU belongs in this game. This game is suppose to
> be about the 2 best teams in college football. This game is not about that
> this year because the 2 best teams are not playing in it. Here's why the BCS
> is flawed. Entering the weekend, Georgia was the highest rated 2-loss team
> in the BCS, Georgia & OSU did not play last weekend, however OSU rose in the
> standings but Georgia dropped to fifth. Georgia should have rose to number
> 2. Then you have Hawaii, who is undefeated this season but because they play
> outside of the 6 high-profile conferences they were not even considered.
> (This is wrong). Instead both of these teams belong in the BCS game not LSU
> or OSU.  This game should be about the 2 best teams in college football and
> it is Not. Instead it is about who the media wants to play in the game. This
> system needs to change because is flawed.
> 
>  
> 
> I know most of you are going to disagree with me but think about it for a
> minute. Hawaii was never considered a top school because they played a poor
> non-conference schedule but so did KU. KU was undefeated in week twelve and
> they were ranked number two in the country and were not penalized for their
> weak non-conference schedule but Hawaii was penalized for theirs. You could
> say if Hawaii was not penalized for their weak schedule they should have
> been number three in the country at that time.   They would have been number
> one after last week because they went undefeated . Instead they get to play
> Georgia in another BCS bowl but not the one that counts the most and the one
> they should both be in.
> 
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> 
> I'm not lobbying for either of these teams but I hate it when people say if
> you would play a tougher schedule then you deserve to be there. There are
> many teams that do not play tougher schedules and they are still there i.e
> OSU. In the old days there was no computers but if you were undefeated more
> than likely you would play for the national championship. College football
> today is about big bucks and sooner rather than later the championship will
> not mean much. I just want the 2 best college teams to play for the
> championship every year and this year this is not going to happen.