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re: The way the voters should view the Alabama rematch situation
Posted on 11/26/11 at 11:56 pm to LSU
Posted on 11/26/11 at 11:56 pm to LSU
The purpose of the BCS is NOT to match the two best teams. It is simply to match #1 vs #2. It uses a system of polls and computers to determine who those should be and is weighted more towards the human polls. Therefore, it is up to who the humans want to rate as #1 and #2 and thus meet in the National Championship game. If the the polls believe that Blama got their shot and don't deserve another one and rate someone else #2 then the system worked. If Blama gets ranked #1 or #2 then it worked. It always works for what it is stated to be: #1 vs #2. It is based on opinion and preference - that is all.
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Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:10 am to Tigerinasia
Personally, I think we are the favorite to win against any team we play in the NC game, including Alabama.
That being said, I can definetly understand the argument against the rematch. Lets say the game goes into overtime again, yet this time it's Bama that wins the game 9-6. Can you honestly crown Bama as National Champions in that scenario? The chances of that scenario happening could be one of the deciding factors in pushing an OSU, Stanford or VT ahead of Alabama. The legit argument of #1 having already been beaten by LSU, #2 not having won their conference and #3 not having even won their division, could very well keep Bama out of the NC game.
That being said, I can definetly understand the argument against the rematch. Lets say the game goes into overtime again, yet this time it's Bama that wins the game 9-6. Can you honestly crown Bama as National Champions in that scenario? The chances of that scenario happening could be one of the deciding factors in pushing an OSU, Stanford or VT ahead of Alabama. The legit argument of #1 having already been beaten by LSU, #2 not having won their conference and #3 not having even won their division, could very well keep Bama out of the NC game.
This post was edited on 11/27/11 at 12:16 am
Posted on 11/27/11 at 7:22 am to Tigerinasia
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The purpose of the BCS is NOT to match the two best teams. It is simply to match #1 vs #2. It uses a system of polls and computers to determine who those should be and is weighted more towards the human polls. Therefore, it is up to who the humans want to rate as #1 and #2 and thus meet in the National Championship game. If the the polls believe that Blama got their shot and don't deserve another one and rate someone else #2 then the system worked. If Blama gets ranked #1 or #2 then it worked. It always works for what it is stated to be: #1 vs #2. It is based on opinion and preference - that is all.
Thank you. This is what I was saying earlier. Perhaps the way to state it is the BCS process selects the two most "deserving" teams to play in the BCSNCG. Many times in a playoff Team A is upset by Team B, although the consensus is that Team A is a better team. However, although not as strong of a team, Team B "earned" the right to move on.
I think this year you can make a case that a one loss team, other than Alabama, is more deserving if it won its conference and has not lost to LSU already.
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