[NU Sports] Again, the "B" in BCS stands for ...

[Jim Bendat]

Well stated, Stephen.  The Pac-10 does get screwed by the national media 
on a regular basis.  But you know what, it's sort of nice that the Big 
Ten isn't involved in all that BCS junk this season.  We can just enjoy 
our team play in a highly entertaining and competitive Big Ten title 
chase.  -- Jim B.

SjT (Stephen J. Truog) wrote:

>... Big XII.
>
>It used to stand for the Bowden Computer System after
>it favored 1-loss FSU year after year over other
>1-loss teams, despite the weak ACC (pre-Big East
>raid).
>
>But in the last few years, it seems to have stood for
>Big XII. 
>
>* In 2001, it placed Nebraska in the title game ...
>even though the Huskers didn't even play in their own
>conference's title game and were destroyed by Colorado
>in their season finale. UNL lost to Miami in the Rose
>Bowl. The main victim? Pac 10 champ Oregon.
>
>* In 2003, it placed Oklahoma in the title game ...
>even though the Sooners lost their conference title
>game to KSU in humbling fashion. The Sooners lost to
>LSU. The main victim? Pac 10 champ USC.
>
>* In 2004, it placed Oklahoma in the title game over
>equally unbeaten (and from a much stronger league)
>Auburn and the Sooners were squashed in the title
>game. But it also bumped Texas up a spot in the final
>poll to earn the automatic at-large berth. The main
>victim? Pac 10 runner-up Cal.
>
>And now the BCS has Texas as the #1 team in the nation
>over USC. The same USC who hasn't lost in a couple
>years, is a two-time defending champion and has
>perhaps the best offense in college football in a
>decade. 
>
>Texas' most impressive wins? At Ohio State is big, but
>on par with the USC win at Notre Dame. And I guess
>Oregon is on par with Texas Tech (though playing at
>Autzen Stadium is different than playing at home vs.
>the overrated Red Raiders). And I don't think there's
>any question the Pac 10 is a better league this year
>than the Big XII. So it is close, but a win over TTech
>flips the 1/2 spot? Please!
>
>The good news? At least this time it's 1/2 flopping
>and it shouldn't affect the national title game, so
>we'll settle this on the field.
>
>Still, I know I'm new to this Pac 10 territory thing
>in Arizona, but I'm starting to see this "West Coast
>Bias" thing ... and Pac 10 fans really gotta be ticked
>over the Big XII bias in the BCS that's hurt them the
>past few years.
>
>On the plus side, the BCS still ranks ND #15 (we gotta
>HOPE the Vols can salvage their season and win in
>South Bend in 2 weeks to keep ND out of the BCS) and
>NU is up to #21 (with Michigan #25)!
>
>I will give the B(C)S one thing - it does create
>controversey over its befuddling logic!
>
>GO CATS!!!
>-SjT
>
>* * * * * * * * *
>STEPHEN J. TRUOG
>sjtruog at yahoo.com
>GO CATS!!!
>
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