bcs chances

illinifan912 · October 15, 2009 12:44PM

ok their are 2 bcs busters tcu and boise state do either have a shot at the championship game?

thunderpower · October 15, 2009 11:40PM

tcu

SanctionII · October 16, 2009 3:36AM

No.

CrimsonTider · October 16, 2009 4:51AM

Well, if either of those two teams were in the SEC, they both would be doing well to make a bowl game. I would but Fla, Ala, Aub, Ole Miss, LSU, Geo, Tenn, or S.C. against them. If they played all nine teams listed, they would probably win two. I accidently left out Arkansas.

billwaltonsbeard · October 16, 2009 5:03AM

A big piece of that question will be answered after tomorrow afternoon's game in Dallas.

coinkat · October 16, 2009 5:19AM

neither really have a chance

coinkat · October 17, 2009 5:14AM

At this moment, folks better recognize that Iowa could finish the season unbeaten and what will the BCS do with them?

goose3 · October 17, 2009 5:18AM

Ohio State has Zero chance at anything BCS.

Holiday Bowl if they're lucky.

Terrell Pryor has turned out to be a bust so far.

dirtmonkey · October 17, 2009 5:36AM

<< Well, if either of those two teams were in the SEC, they both would be doing well to make a bowl game. I would but Fla, Ala, Aub, Ole Miss, LSU, Geo, Tenn, or S.C. against them. If they played all nine teams listed, they would probably win two. I accidently left out Arkansas. >>

I think Boise has proven they're good enough to beat some bigger teams. I think they could just as easily beat some of the overrated SEC teams like SC, Aub, Ole Miss, Georgia, Arkansas and Tennesse. I wouldn't give them much chance against the top 2 to this point, but then again one never knows when the game actually has to be played on the field.

With that being said, NEITHER will ever have a chance of making the BCS game until things change in FBS.

And Iowa may be the most overrated team in the top 20. They have been so unimpressive in their wins, with the possible exception of PSU. The squeaked by N. Iowa by a point, struggled with Arkansas St and Michigan handed them the game with 5 turnovers. They're lucky to even be sniffing the top 25, although they did look decent today against Wisconsin.

coinkat · October 17, 2009 6:49AM

While Slamming Iowa and the Big Ten is this month's flavor of the week, I maintain Iowa is different. I was one of the first to slam Iowa after the first game of the season- this was their wake up call and they seem to be doing what is necessary to win, even if it is not pretty.

dirtmonkey · October 17, 2009 2:37PM

<< While Slamming Iowa and the Big Ten is this month's flavor of the week, I maintain Iowa is different. I was one of the first to slam Iowa after the first game of the season- this was their wake up call and they seem to be doing what is necessary to win, even if it is not pretty. >>

I'm a Michigan fan, thus a Big 10 fan. Michigan outplayed Iowa during their game, but killed themselves with TO's. I'm not saying this because I feel Michigan should be ranked higher or something. They played like crap and still should have beaten Iowa, who played like a giant turd. Iowa was also terrible against Arkansas ST for crying outloud. They suck, but so does the Big 10 in general this year.

illinifan912 · October 18, 2009 12:15AM

the top 10 was shooken up with VT and OSU losing while florida played sub par for the day, whos going to rise in the rankings?

mreuter · October 18, 2009 5:55AM

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<< While Slamming Iowa and the Big Ten is this month's flavor of the week, I maintain Iowa is different. I was one of the first to slam Iowa after the first game of the season- this was their wake up call and they seem to be doing what is necessary to win, even if it is not pretty. >>

I'm a Michigan fan, thus a Big 10 fan. Michigan outplayed Iowa during their game, but killed themselves with TO's. I'm not saying this because I feel Michigan should be ranked higher or something. They played like crap and still should have beaten Iowa, who played like a giant turd. Iowa was also terrible against Arkansas ST for crying outloud. They suck, but so does the Big 10 in general this year. >>

They might be everything you say and they could lose every game from here on out, but it's still Iowa 30-Michigan 28.

rexvos · October 18, 2009 6:31AM

<< No. >>

dirtmonkey · October 18, 2009 7:24AM

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<< While Slamming Iowa and the Big Ten is this month's flavor of the week, I maintain Iowa is different. I was one of the first to slam Iowa after the first game of the season- this was their wake up call and they seem to be doing what is necessary to win, even if it is not pretty. >>

I'm a Michigan fan, thus a Big 10 fan. Michigan outplayed Iowa during their game, but killed themselves with TO's. I'm not saying this because I feel Michigan should be ranked higher or something. They played like crap and still should have beaten Iowa, who played like a giant turd. Iowa was also terrible against Arkansas ST for crying outloud. They suck, but so does the Big 10 in general this year. >>

They might be everything you say and they could lose every game from here on out, but it's still Iowa 30-Michigan 28. >>

So very true. Moral victories are +1 in the loss column. Michigan gained nothing from the game other than experience. I think you might be misunderstanding where I stand. Iowa is better than Michigan right now. They won and have a better record to boot, so that cannot be argued. You cannot really argue they got outplayed by Michigan for much of the game either. That being said, the only thing that matters is W's and Michigan didn't get it done. But in the end, that doesn't change the fact that Iowa has struggled against two very bad teams and could just as easily be 4-3 instead of 7-0. Barely beating Arkansas St and N. Iowa doesn't bolster their bid for a championship game.

So kudos to Iowa for holding on against all three teams. Not saying anything other than they are overrated IMO and have done nothing to prove they're worthy of a championship game yet.

mreuter · October 18, 2009 8:31AM

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So very true. Moral victories are +1 in the loss column. Michigan gained nothing from the game other than experience. I think you might be misunderstanding where I stand. Iowa is better than Michigan right now. They won and have a better record to boot, so that cannot be argued. You cannot really argue they got outplayed by Michigan for much of the game either. That being said, the only thing that matters is W's and Michigan didn't get it done. But in the end, that doesn't change the fact that Iowa has struggled against two very bad teams and could just as easily be 4-3 instead of 7-0. Barely beating Arkansas St and N. Iowa doesn't bolster their bid for a championship game.

So kudos to Iowa for holding on against all three teams. Not saying anything other than they are overrated IMO and have done nothing to prove they're worthy of a championship game yet. >>

I agree and well said.

bigfische · October 19, 2009 2:21AM

Iowa is about the only Big Ten team that seams to have the ability to beat SEC teams in bowl games. In the last decade, we have beaten Florida, LSU, and South Carolina.

CrimsonTider · October 19, 2009 3:02AM

The SEC has the nasty habit of winning national championships. Three in a row til Bama makes it four in a row.

coinkat · October 19, 2009 3:11AM

Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State and Michigan State have won against SEC Teams in bowls over the past years

dirtmonkey · October 19, 2009 5:42AM

<< Iowa is about the only Big Ten team that seams to have the ability to beat SEC teams in bowl games. In the last few decade, we have beaten Florida, LSU, and South Carolina. >>

Michigan has a stellar record against SEC teams, especially in bowl games. They have beaten Florida ('08 and '03), Auburn ('01), Alabama ('00, '88), Miss ('91) all in the last 21 years. In fact, Michigan has done very well against the SEC in football in general. I think their overall record was like 20-5-1 if I recall correctly.

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