Writers want a rematch, Coaches do not.

What it ought to boil down to is this: Michigan lost a close game on the road to the NO. 1 TEAM IN THE NATION.

Southern Cal lost to a nobody.

This is a perfect example of why NOBODY should get to vote on who wins a fucking national title.

 

The BCS is a compromise, a middle ground between deciding a championship with polls (Harris, USA Today, computer rankings) and deciding it on the field (one game based on the rankings). As with many compromises, it leaves a lot to be desired.

 

Johnny, I don't think so. I-AA has like five conferences, not including the Ivy, which isn't in the playoffs. Basically, there's no West Coast presence at all. Border ends at Idaho.

 

But then Michigan couldn't have honored Bo with nonstop arm tackles in a 42-39 loss.

 

Michael,

I deleted my post so I could do the research, but I see your point now. I think there are at least 100 teams in I-AA, and about 117 or so in I-A, but as you correctly point out, not all I-AA teams participate in the playoffs.

 

Beats the tribute Miami gave its fallen teammate: losses to Maryland and Virginia and a bowl-less holidays for the first time in ever.

 

True. Point is, in a lot fo ways, Michigan played its best game this season. They took their best shot and came up short.

Time to move on and see whether another deserving team would do any better than Michigan, which played like the national title was on the line Saturday.

 

But USC has beaten several somebodys.

Michigan has beaten one. And the somebody Michigan beat may not be all that good at all. Heck, ND's only decent win came against Georgia Tech, for crying out loud.

If the Rutgers case proves anything, it's that your VICTORIES carry much more weight than your losses (of lack thereof).

You can avoid losses by avoiding heavyweights.

To score impressive wins, you have to play heavyweights.

 

Actually, there are plenty of examples of teams with inferior talent finding a way to win with the prep time. Penn State over an incredibly loaded and heavily favored Miami team in 1987 comes to mind.

 

So should schedule a best-of-three series for cases like this? One at home, one on the road, one neutral field in case the first two don't decide it? Tressel is 5-1 against the Wolverines, and I'm pretty sure not all of those games came at the Horseshoe.

Besides, using this argument, you would also have to give USC the benefit of the doubt losing at Oregon State (which I'm guessing you would never do), so you're trying to have it both ways here.

 

Speaking of I-AA, the bracket includes three four-loss teams and a five-loss team, the first time a I-AA playoff has had any four-loss teams since 1995 (Idaho). And I think all of us remember what McNeese State did to the Vandals that year ...

Speaking of McNeese State, the Cowboys are one of the four-loss teams in this year's bracket. Reward? Road trip to play the Griz.

I only hope they are staying at Ruby's Reserve Street Inn, with the iconic red-lips logo and the little wooden box of chocolates on the bed upon check-in. Ah, memories.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it mud snow.

 

Michigan lost 5 games last year.

Where did all this talent come from? Two dozen freshmen? : : :

They are a good team. NOTHING more.