[personal] RE: [Husker] Huh? Bad Decision?

Wed Dec 5 07:22:11 CST 2007

I disagree with you on NU. If they go undefeated or have only 1 loss they will be towards the top of the polls. I had stated before the start of this season that any Big XII team that goes undefeated would play for the MNC and Kansas just about proved me right. The BCS conference teams will always get preference from pollsters over non-BCS teams. It is biased. And with NUs upcoming non-conference schedule we should start to worry that people are getting on the SOS bandwagon. 

Kaufsss at aol.com wrote:  

You forget the main reason why Hawaii is not higher - they started the  
season lower ranked than any of these teams.  Let's say a team like Georgia  played 
the same schedule Hawaii did and went undefeated.  Because Georgia  was a 
tradional powerhouse - started the season with some expectations and a  high 
ranking - they would be number 1.  Look at Boise State - after last  year - they 
gained a little respect in the polls at the start of this  year.  If they would 
have gone undefeated - this year - with their 'easy'  schedule, they would 
have been #1.  I think Hawaii has the same opportunity  next year.  Take the 
reverse - I think NE has a hard time rising to the top  next year.  One loss will 
blow much of their chances - depending of course  on where they start, and if 
the upsets continue like they did this year.  I  think it is hard to argue 
against OSU and LSU - they did what they were supposed  to do.  I believe 
Georgia will kill Hawaii - as Oklahoma should have done  to Boise State.  As long as 
Georgia doesn't play like they are ashamed not  to be in the big game - and 
try to prove they should have been.  

Steve  Kauf
A Husker fan deep in South Texas
NOT THE VICTORY BUT THE  ACTION
NOT THE GOAL BUT THE GAME
IN THE DEED THE GLORY

In a message dated 12/4/2007 2:02:05 PM Central Standard Time,  
surf4evr at msn.com writes:

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.

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.

Michael J  Schultz

surf4evr at msn.com

From: Sue Smith  [mailto:huskerdana at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 8:59  AM
To: Michael J Schultz
Subject: RE: [personal] RE: [Husker] Huh? Bad  Decision?

Do you mean no way?  

Michael J Schultz   wrote: 

That is true but the bottom line is  that they still won the game and went
undefeated, which you can't say the  same thing for OSU. There schedule was
not as strong as OSU but OSU did not  to my knowledge beat a top 20 team when
they played. I believe Hawaii will  beat Georgia handily because Georgia's
pass defense is poor. 
There is  now way that OSU belongs in this BCS game.

Michael J  Schultz
surf4evr at msn.com

-----Original Message-----
From:  husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf  Of
Skylar Dodds
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:02 PM
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Subject: RE: [personal] RE: [Husker] Huh? Bad Decision?

The  difference is OSU manhandled it's poor opponents while Hawaii  struggled
against a lot of them, IMO.

--
Skylar
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:  husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On  Behalf
Of
> marc
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:00  PM
> To: husker at tssi.com
> Subject: [personal] RE: [Husker] Huh?  Bad Decision?
> 
> I don't disagree that Hawaii's schedule wasn't  the greatest, but can't we
> say the same thing about Ohio  State???
> 
> Youngstown St.
> Akron
>  Washington
> Northwestern
> Minnesota
> Purdue
> Kent  State
> 
> >
> > On 12/3/07, Scott Stewart  wrote:
> >
> >> If you win all your games, the polls take  care of themselves.
> >
> > - Unless you are Hawaii.
>  >
> > Hawaii won all their games, but nearly everyone realizes  that their
> > schedule
> > didn't qualify them to be a  contender. They barely beat 3 fairly poor
> > teams
> > on  the road, could have been tied by Washington this weekend - and who
>  > knows
> > what might have happened in overtime. But they did  manage to win and
who
> > knows they might pull a Boise State and  beat disappointed Georgia in the
> > Sugar bowl.
> 
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