re: Boise State's Bowl Record since 2004

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there are shite ton of BCS programs that are just flat out bad to not very good.

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and most of these don't have that much money

revenues at the top are typically right at 1/3 TV, 1/3 gate/concessions/merch, and 1/3 booster support

your bad BCS teams will get the tv money, but the other 2/3 are just not there

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FSU? You lost me there...who are we talking about?

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fresno 2008 and 2009

played @ rutgers, wisconsin, and @UCLA in 2008

in 2009, played @ UW, @ cinci, and @Illinois

*ETA: those 6 games were all regular season games

yeah FSU in the past 2 years has played 6 BCS teams in the regular season

since 2004 i believe BSU has played 7 games against BCS teams in the regular season

and they're in teh same conference with the same financial rammifications, yet somehow FSU can get games scheduled

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Which VT is this year. Taylor is just a runner......

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he sucks as a QB but all he will have to do is hand the ball off to Williams and Evans they will wear Boise's D down.

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-give me a 4 or 6 team playoff and BSU never gets a title shot

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4-6 team playoff all but ensures BSU gets a title shot in most years, broseph

dont think so, they would get their shite waxed in the semi-final game---never making the *title* game---the fact that BSU can earn an automatic *title* shot with this slapdick schedule is sickening----

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they would get their shite waxed in the semi-final game-

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but they'd get a shot in the playoff

exactly how you don't want to reward a cream puff schedule

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-the fact that BSU can earn a *title* shot with this slapdick schedule is sickening----

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when have they ever been close?

I hate mid-majors, but I'll take Boise's case in this topic:

2004: Liberty Bowl, Loss to Louisiville (44-40)
That game was an all time back-and-forth classic and that Louisville team had exactly one loss: to a top 5 Miami team in a game they led at the OB almost the entire way before Sinorice Moss had a sick punt return and the Canes woke up.

2005: MPC Bowl; Loss to Boston College (27-21)
This was by far the worst Boise team of the decade (3 regular season losses) and they still nearly beat a 9 win BC team that never lost in bowls under TOB. This was on their home field though, even though they were underdogs.

2006: Fiesta Bowl; Victory over Oklahoma (43-42 in OT)
Just want to note here that that OU team was top 10 and had exactly two losses all season: the screwjob at Oregon and the RRR by a touchdown to Texas. They were LEGIT. And Boise led them almost the entire way. Say what you want about the trick plays at the end but this was a legit win. It wasn't some fluke.

2007: Hawaii Bowl; Loss to ECU(41-38)
This is the least excusable loss of the bunch, but Chris Johnson set an NCAA bowl record with 408 all purpose yards. Yeah, he's pretty good.

2008: Poinsetta Bowl; Loss to TCU (17-16)
A one point loss to an 11-2 TCU team in an absolute war of a game that wasn't decided until the final couple minutes.

2009: Fiesta Bowl; Victory over TCU (17-10)
Only a victory over an unbeaten team who was # 3 in the polls, # 4 in the BCS and believed by many to be just as deserving if not moreso than Texas for a spot in the MNC. By the way, that TCU offense scored at least two touchdowns in every other game and at least 30 points in every other game except @Clemson (14) and @Air Force (20.)

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when have they ever been close?

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the problem Slow is, if you ever get a year like 07, which is increasingly possible given the parity in today's game, they're in. There is no way a 2 loss BCS team is going in over an undefeated Boise. And I know Hawaii was unbeaten in 07, but they don't have the pedigree (the two BCS wins), or the darling status of a Boise.

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And I know Hawaii was unbeaten in 07, but they don't have the pedigree (the two BCS wins), or the darling status of a Boise.

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the preseason polls this year show this

but unless that SOS jumps up, the computer rankings around 5-7 will seriously affect BSU

having a 2007 year would knock the teams toward the top down a little, which may push BSU to 3-5 in the computers, which gives them a sliver of hope. VT and OSU will need to go the frick off though

If BSU is so horrible, can't we just have a playoff and have BSU get beaten in the first round and you wouldn't have to worry about it? Why should people's opinions on how good BSU is be so important to the process?