What the BCS got right...
by Mulliganville on Dec 6, 2009 8:42 PM CST
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PrintFirst things first: See you in Pasadena. It is a short drive from Mission Viejo, CA and I am looking forward to attending this spectacle of corporate sport. Hook'Em!!!
What the BCS got right: Texas vs. Alabama and Cincy vs. Florida. Each match-up will be intriguing and pull major ratings for the network and the sponsors. Well done BCS honks. BTW, if Cincy knocks off Florida, it will diminish Utah's win over Bama last season and add fuel to the fire that the loser of a CCG which had MNC implications really has nothing to play for once they are out of the national championship picture.
Now, onto what the BCS did not get right: essentially the rest.
Fiesta: Boise vs TCU? Really? A glorified Poinsettia Bowl? I am speechless. Who in their right minds wants to watch this nonsense? Perhaps some "Joanie Loves Chachi" reruns will be airing at the very moment this game kicks off. What a shame. The look on the TCU kids faces was all you needed to know. Sure, they were disappointed by not playing Bama, but they were behind Cincy anyhow, and a less intriguing match-up could not have been dreamed up. TCU vs. Iowa would have been much more entertaining. This will be the lowest rated bowl in the BCS repertoire and possibly the history of the BCS era.
Orange: Ga Tech vs. Iowa? Who actually cares about this beyond the alums of each school? Nobody, that is who. I think I will set my DVR for the "BJ and the Bear-a-thon" which will surely be as entertaining and interesting. Ga Tech vs. Boise would raise the interest level somewhat...but Ga Tech is not a stellar program. Yep, they had a nice season. Capping it off with a meaningless game against the very uninteresting Hawkeyes makes me long for Judge Wapner and Doug Llewelyn and Officer Rusty. Wake me up, better yet, make some queso and put me to sleep. ZZZZZZZ.
Rose: Purists rejoice. Big 10 vs. Pac 10. Awesome. Oregon, please wear the black unis with the gun metal helmets. I hate the yellow helmets with green. tOSU, in the top 5 for sharpest unis in all of college football.
Hey Coach Vest: turn Pryor loose. Signed, All Buckeye Alums. Yes, this game will offer the historical match-up that the Rose Bowl dorks drool over annually. Sigh.
Oh, Ducks and Buckeyes, please do not tear up the turf too badly. Signed, Horns and Tide
Texas 24 Tide 20
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Could the CA residents put together a travel guide for those of us coming out?
I have no knowledge of CA and would appreciate tips to save money and time like best hotels, routes, airports and eating places.
Thanks in advance.
Your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!!
I will cover your request this week.
"Stats are for losers. I like winning games." - Will Muschamp
"Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts." - Earl Campbell
by Mulliganville on Dec 6, 2009 8:59 PM CST up reply actions
Great thanks.
I’m not to concerned about the BCS games i guess. I really wish the little guys were matchup against other teams not themselves in the Fiesta.
Your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!!
You can email me at
eyesoftexas [at] gmail.com and I can try to help if I can, although I’m pretty new to SoCal.
(And yes, I mainly replied so that I could show off that I grabbed “eyesoftexas” in the early days of gmail!)
by Hopkins Horn on Dec 6, 2009 10:40 PM CST up reply actions
The Daily Texan had one
in 2005. Driving directions, places to stop, etc. You might be able to find it in the archives.
What surprises me about TCU-Boise
Is that the Fiesta picked Boise over Cincy. It really shows how far down the Big East is concidered.
Big East or Cincy?
Maybe no member of the conference would travel well
Your tongue can't repel flavor of that magnitude!!
I think its because Boise is much closer than Cincy
to the Fiesta Bowl, and Boise has a good history with the Fiesta Bowl. Plus they have the draw of the “Fiesta Bowl to Determine the Best Non-BCS Conference Team”
To all Houston sports fans, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America, there will be traffic on the way to your respective sports game. Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late.
Cincy had a terrible Orange showing last year
total lack of fan support. I believe they sold 7k of their alloted tickets.
Actually, I like the TCU vs Boise St matchup
I’d rather them play each other than have each of them take on Ga. Tech or Iowa.
Although I would have preferred to see TCU get Florida. But I guess this way, it makes certain that Tebow will go out in style against a dreadful defense from Cinci. TCU defense would have made him cry again.
I would have liked that as well...but Cincy being ahead, I am OK wid'it.
"Stats are for losers. I like winning games." - Will Muschamp
"Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts." - Earl Campbell
by Mulliganville on Dec 6, 2009 9:30 PM CST up reply actions
+1
TCU vs. Boise is the 2nd best matchup of the bowl season!!!! The only other game in which 2 undefeated’s battle each other out.
Boise > UF
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 7, 2009 12:14 AM CST up reply actions
Florida is going to ROLL Cincy..
Hey Mully.. Lock down the tix and I’ll hoof it west.. Hope you enjoyed Cabo, brother..
and I will watch TCU v Boise
1st BCS for TCU, 2nd for Boise.. I am very curious to see how the New Mexico States and Idaho States prepared these undefeated teams for each other.. I can’t wait to see TCU run and Boise pass..
And I’ll say it again.. TCU and Boise’s Conference games are against teams that the big conferences get criticized for scheduling non-conference.. I want to see these teams play a Big 12 or Pac 10 schedule every week..
I'll watch......
TCU v. Boise State because I want to see TCU roll those knuckleheads with the horrible, horrible blue turf. That field is an abomination.
Big Bill "You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score." Darell K. Royal
by Hook em Titans on Dec 6, 2009 9:50 PM CST up reply actions
But, they played last year...yawn.
"Stats are for losers. I like winning games." - Will Muschamp
"Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts." - Earl Campbell
by Mulliganville on Dec 6, 2009 9:50 PM CST up reply actions
so did airforce and U of H. and it was a great game
"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"
by greenspointexas on Dec 7, 2009 12:14 AM CST up reply actions
TCU needs to lose so theyll STFU about how they are the best team in Texas/ deserve to be in the NC game
+1
I live in the Star-Telegram subscription area. Needless to say, I’m sick to death of the whining. Whenever I bring up the fact that 13-0 is better than 12-0, or that their SOS is lower than Texas’, they call me a liar. Gag.
Watch out, I bite.
by EddieTheAlbinoSquirrel on Dec 7, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions
I agree
That f’ing blue field is horrible. That has to be at least a little advantage when playing at home. Could you imagine Texas having a burnt orange field the same color as our home uni’s? I would puke.
If you are tired of being called a gimmick program...
get rid of the grandest gimmick in all of football. I refuse to watch Boise games at home. It is moronic at best.
"Stats are for losers. I like winning games." - Will Muschamp
"Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts." - Earl Campbell
by Mulliganville on Dec 6, 2009 10:07 PM CST up reply actions
even my seven year old daughter
thinks the blue field is goofy
by Orangetower87 on Dec 7, 2009 7:09 AM CST up reply actions
Re: Fiesta Bowl
Sorta seems to me like they only half-way get rewarded here. On the one hand, they do get BCS Bowl bids, on the other hand, the one thing they could really use for some legitimacy – a win vs a good team from a big conference – is denied to both. Boise got some good run after beating OU a few years back (though OU’s tendency to lose to anybody in a bowl game may have somewhat diminished that accomplishment), and another win or two like that in a BCS bowl sure would give them something to throw around. Feels to me like they are being rewarded by one hand of the BCS while being held back by the other. I’d be interested to see if their players, fans, or coaches would rather have played a BCS conference team.
WOuld have killed for
Florida v. TCU (Can TCU match up with SEC speed?)
Cinci v. Boise State (Talk about fireworks in that one)
THrow the last teams in the toilet bowl, Who wants to watch Georgia Tech and Iowa? I say toss them in one bowl game and don’t let them ruin two.
I understand why Georgia Tech elicits little fire in you . . .
but lemme tell you, that was a helluva game for the ACC title. Jackets are a different beast; they run, and they do it well, and it’s fun to watch. (Confession: My failing heart couldn’t take what was going on in the Big 12 championship game, so I switched stations several times and saw some great stuff.)
Also, the Orange Bowl has had a series of mediocre to downright lousy matchups the last few years. The ACC eats its tops teams alive; nobody gets out of that league better than 11-2. Big East is, correctly, viewed as inferior. It was inferior before losing Miami and BC and Virginia Tech.
I love that Ga Tech runs that offense...
The only game I watched them play all season was the Georgia game and they just didn’t look very good. I think it would have been good to reward Boise and TCU by giving them a chance to knock off one of the big boys. Also, Boise- Cinci is the no brainer pick for the highest scoring bowl game of all time. There might be more touchdowns than tackles in that one (seriously).
Smurf turf should be banned.
I almost wish that some more of the teams I can’t stand like (USC and OU) were in the games so that I knew who I want to win/lose. I just don’t care enough about these games to even watch.
Do I really want Cincy to beat up on FL after Tebow was crying so hard after the Bama loss? Yes, that is one that will interest me.
Cincy has a more legit gripe than TCU. Cincy at least plays legit teams.
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