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re: BCS works __% of the time? 27%
Posted on 7/16/09 at 3:57 pm to Chimlim
Posted on 7/16/09 at 3:57 pm to Chimlim
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I disagree, this is where margin of victory would have come into play. Auburn dominated everyone they played in 2004 besides LSU so you really couldn't ask much more from them and imo looked like the best team. USC almost lost a few games and so did Oklahoma, Auburn was only in danger once during the season against LSU and maybe for a little while against Tenn. in the SECCG. ALso remember this was the first year the BCS changed its rules, everyone wanted to see Oklahoma and USC. But Auburn would have given USC a great game that year.
Overall USC had the greatest margin of victory. OU and AU were essentially the same. USC had a couple of 1st half season close games, and AU had a couple of late season close games. The AL game was a real killer. AU had just tied OK in the AP poll and had momentum, but that brought a lot of focus on AU's overall schedule strength. Regardless of that being a rival game, AU had to step up big in that game and they didn't. The TN victory wasn't all that impressive either.
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Posted on 7/16/09 at 5:28 pm to Indiana Tiger
In 2004...
AU played 4 teams ranked in the final BCS top 25, those teams with an average ranking of 10.25.
USC played 3 teams ranked in the final BCS top 25, those teams with an average ranking of 10.7.
OU played 4 teams ranked in the final BCS top 25, those teams with an average ranking of 17.5.
No matter how you slice it, the one team that should not have been left out of the NCG that year was Auburn, playing as many or more ranked teams and playing higher ranked teams. All season long, ESPN kept repeating the mantra of "the game America wants to see" when talking about USC vs OU...how "wonderful" was that? Auburn should have been in it, and had as good a chance as any to win it. In hindsight, definitely better than OU's chance that year.
AU played 4 teams ranked in the final BCS top 25, those teams with an average ranking of 10.25.
USC played 3 teams ranked in the final BCS top 25, those teams with an average ranking of 10.7.
OU played 4 teams ranked in the final BCS top 25, those teams with an average ranking of 17.5.
No matter how you slice it, the one team that should not have been left out of the NCG that year was Auburn, playing as many or more ranked teams and playing higher ranked teams. All season long, ESPN kept repeating the mantra of "the game America wants to see" when talking about USC vs OU...how "wonderful" was that? Auburn should have been in it, and had as good a chance as any to win it. In hindsight, definitely better than OU's chance that year.
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