re: BCS: If you had to pick either polls or computers...?

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But the way the Sooners lost in the Big 12 championship game should have taken them out of the BCS championship, imo.

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Fair enough. I definitely respect your opinion...but I definitely want to make it hard for you to defend it.

So here goes....

Your case here is based on a single game (out of xiii at that point) that Oklahoma lost to a barely-ranked team 35-7.

Record:
Oklahoma 12-1
LSU 12-1
USC 11-1

Opponents' Record:
Oklahoma 88-80
LSU 76-77
USC 75-77

Points scored divided by Points Allowed:
Oklahoma 3.04
LSU 3.24
USC 2.25

Now, again, I definitely respect your opinion and know that you respect mine...but I would submit that our opinions should not matter when so much mathematical evidence suggests that Oklahoma had clearly had the best season of the three (and LSU second).

Oklahoma's season wasn't even subjectively better--it was mathematically better.

Southern California played a strong schedule, and they beat their opponents with a high frequency and by a wide margin.
Oklahoma played a stronger schedule, and they beat their opponents with a higher frequency and by a wider margin.

Basically, what I'm hearing from you and those who agree with you on this issue is that a game played on December 5 is more important than is a game played on September 27. To that, I say that all regular season games count equally.

Now, if you want to look at all that on-field evidence and place so much more importance on the game played in Kansas City on December 5, 2001, than on all the other games played, that is your choice and your prerogative, and I can respect it. (I guess I just don't get it.)

I...just...can't...let...this...go...ever...help...me...*cough*