LSU-Alabama rematch

[shamrock]

While I do think that they are the two best college football teams,I don't think that LSU should be forced to play them again.Oklahoma State lost away to a team they took too lightly but they did win their conference.Bama did not even win their division in the SEC.Plus they lost at home to a division rival.
Thoughts?

[bsmooth]

Oklahoma St played more teams with winning records and who are going to bowl games than Alabama did. They also beat more higher ranked teams.
This is just more SEC lovefest BS.

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

If they don't even win their own conference how do they play for a championship? Again this is why I quit watching college football.....The BCS is a joke!!!!!!

[Phishfan]

^^^AZ you usualy make sense, but this is misplaced angst. The BCS is not to blame for having a team in the championship who didn't win their conference. Having a playoff system would allow the same thing to happen. It happens in every sport.

[Spider-Dan]

The BCS was supposed to make a rule that you had to win your conference to get in the title game, after OU got stomped by K-State in the Big 12 championship game and then made it to the title game (and got blown up) a few years back.

Needless to say, it didn't happen.

[Landshark]

^^^AZ you usualy make sense, but this is misplaced angst. The BCS is not to blame for having a team in the championship who didn't win their conference. Having a playoff system would allow the same thing to happen. It happens in every sport.

At least a playoff system would give Oklahoma State a shot at a title.  The current system doesn't. 

[mecadonzilla]

I'm thoroughly disgusted by the supposed BCS championship this year.  This system is one of the major reasons why I don't enjoy watching college football anymore.  Until there is a playoff system of some kind in place, my interest will continue to wan year after year until I'm completely apathetic.

I think if LSU does lose a close one, they should still be the national champs.  They would have beaten Bama in Bama's own home, won their division outright, and slaughtered their top 10 foe in the SEC championship.  LSU would still finish with a better record than Alabama, even with a loss (13-1 vs. 12-1).

However, the BCS rules say, I believe, whoever wins the title game is the national champ, but the AP might still keep LSU at #1 and maybe we'll end up with co-national champs...again.  Great system you've got there college football.

[EDGECRUSHER]

Blame that writer who had OK State ranked 6th, while he had Houston ranked 5th. That vote cost them the points that kept them out of the title game.

[CF DolFan]

When was the last time an SEC team didn't win it? At this point the SEC really is in a league of its own. It really seems like spilled milk to me. If there is any crying it should be that SEC teams have to play each other during the season as that kills their record. there could potentially be several undefeated teams if they didn't.

[EKnight]

If, by many people's own admission, these are the two best teams in football, what's the issue? It's every bit as absurd to bitch about the politics involved with having a team ranked 3-5 playing simply to avoid a rematch as it is to bitch about the rematch. If there was a playoff, and these same two teams made it there (likely, although not definite), what would be the difference? If/when LSU wins, finishes the season undefeated, and is the BCS Champion, it isn't going to matter anyway is it? What if OK State loses its bowl game? Didn't the Pats and Giants play eachother in week 17? How silly would it be to say, "Oh, they shouldn't play each other again, because they just played a mont ago." -EK

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

^^^AZ you usualy make sense, but this is misplaced angst. The BCS is not to blame for having a team in the championship who didn't win their conference. Having a playoff system would allow the same thing to happen. It happens in every sport.

You are correct but at least they earned it by winning and beating the other teams in their half of the bracket. They already lost to LSU give someone else a shot to beat them.

[mecadonzilla]

Didn't the Pats and Giants play eachother in week 17?

Those two teams played each other after entering a 12 team playoff bracket.  If Bama and LSU did the same, no one would be complaining.

[Phishfan]

Blame that writer who had OK State ranked 6th, while he had Houston ranked 5th. That vote cost them the points that kept them out of the title game.

The AP poll doesn't affect BCS rankings.

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

Those two teams played each other after entering a 12 team playoff bracket.  If Bama and LSU did the same, no one would be complaining.

This sums up my feelings on the whole mess. I have never liked the BCS system and it seems to get worse and more controversial every year.

[Spider-Dan]

The AP poll doesn't affect BCS rankings.

It wasn't an AP poll vote; it was a Harris poll vote, which does affect the rankings.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/content/harris-voter-i-think-bcs-just-mess