re: Official BCS Discussion Thread

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If Va Tech won, they would have an argument - they won the ACC and beat every team on their schedule. But their computer score is way to weak and they would need to get 75+% of voters to change their mind and put them over Bama. I think that is close to impossible.

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What do you guys think the probability is of Clemson being able to knock off Va Tech again? Seems like both teams are heading in the opposite direction since the first game when Clemson won and in their minds Va Tech will be up as coaching staff is sure to tell them if they go out and handle business, then they have a shot to get to the big one.

Seems like OSU will prob. be favored by around 4, and Tech by 2-3.

If Clemson can pull out a win in any which way, and OSU wins with style then I can easily see voters catapulting OSU up and over Bama to avoid the rematch and potential split national champ contraversy.

I don't neccesarily think OSU has to blow out OU but they have to live up to the juggernaut on offense hype and Blackmon have a huge game to have that superstar persona versus highly touted LSU defense on the voters minds.

When they sit down to evaluate the whole body of work of Bama, OSU, Va Tech, and Stanford it seems obvious to take a team with best computer score outside of LSU who is tops in their conference, and discount their loss in OT because of extrenious circumstances. Could easily see the media getting back behind that feel good story and drumming up a David versus Goliath national championship to avoid backlash from a national audience and other conferences sick of SEC dominating the championship game as well as backfire of Bama potentially winning and having split national championship talk again circa 2003. I think this could potentially break the BCS. As much as us LSU and Bama fans love the SEC and feel we are far and away the best conference in America, there are alot of national media and coaches with penis envy of SEC and think it would continue to hurt recruiting, rankings, and bottom line dollars into universities which is ultimately what talks if their is another SEC win in the big game.

Especially with the potential falling of the Big 12 with OU threatining to leave and whole Texas tv deal looming over other schools in the conference. The Big 12 will all get smart and get behind OSU knowing a potential win would go a long way to keep the conference alive for the near future.

Bottom line-Matt is dead on:

Clemson wins, and OSU wins in an impressive manner then they are in.

Otherwise, Va Tech wins and OSU wins then Bama more than likely gets their rematch IMO.

Never underestimate the power of perception of the masses who will be voting, just think there is too much at stake letting Bama back in after the way things play out and with the body of work they put together. It's unfortunate for them as they are undoubtably the second best team, but that doesn't always mean you get in. If they would have a bit stronger OOC resume then we wouldn't be having this discussion.