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TripletDaddy · 10-19-2008, 04:34 PM

I guess there technically still is a shot, assuming we win out.

Curse you, Jay Santos!

And just for Santos, note that SC is now the top-rated 1-loss team in the country. The coaches know talent when they see it.

Cali Coug · 10-19-2008, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I guess there technically still is a shot, assuming we win out.

Curse you, Jay Santos!

And just for Santos, note that SC is now the top-rated 1-loss team in the country. The coaches know talent when they see it.

Phew- I really thought #20 was likely (or worse). The ACC is really helping BYU in their unlikely BCS run. Wake, UNC and VaTech all lost, making it very possible that no ACC team is ranked in the top 16 of the BCS standings at the end of the season. If that is the case, BYU could sneak in if they are ranked between 12-16 and no other non-BCS team is ahead of them. We need Ball State, BSU, Tulsa and TCU to lose. We can beat Utah, so they aren't a factor.

EDIT: I just looked at the rankings, and BYU is still above Tulsa and Ball State. We really only need Utah (or someone else) to beat TCU, and BSU to lose. And we need to win out. That isn't as improbable as I would have thought. That said, this team needs to refocus quickly or they will lose again.

HuskyFreeNorthwest · 10-19-2008, 05:23 PM

I don't see BSU losing. Then we can all sit and try to convince ourselves that college football fans think the MWC is better than the WAC, who cares about 3 straight BCS games?

CJF · 10-19-2008, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest

I don't see BSU losing. Then we can all sit and try to convince ourselves that college football fans think the MWC is better than the WAC, who cares about 3 straight BCS games?

Anyone want to bet that on Nov. 8th SU will be posting that Utah is better than BSU because BSU only beat the Aggies by 45 at home and not 48 on the road like his Utes did. Utah would obviously destroy BSU based this data.

SeattleUte · 10-19-2008, 09:51 PM

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Anyone want to bet that on Nov. 8th SU will be posting that Utah is better than BSU because BSU only beat the Aggies by 45 at home and not 48 on the road like his Utes did. Utah would obviously destroy BSU based this data.

Oregon State 45 Hawaii 7. BSU 27 Hawaii 7. Both winners at home.

The numbers don't lie. BSU is overrated. OSU would beat them.

HuskyFreeNorthwest · 10-19-2008, 11:06 PM

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Oregon State 45 Hawaii 7. BSU 27 Hawaii 7. Both winners at home.

The numbers don't lie. BSU is overrated. OSU would beat them.

Sadly I really have to agree with SU, OS is underrated considering they aren't even getting votes. They are vastly underrated. I see them handling their remaining home games fairly easily.

TripletDaddy · 10-19-2008, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest

Sadly I really have to agree with SU, OS is underrated considering they aren't even getting votes. They are vastly underrated. I see them handling their remaining home games fairly easily.

The odd thing is, in this thread SU is championing OSU.

Yet in his rambling fairness thread, he uses OSU as an example as to why SC is not deserving.

yankeecoug · 10-20-2008, 04:38 AM

For those that don't understand the rankings:

The AP Poll no longer means anything

The BCS Poll is out

BYU is #21

SeattleUte · 10-20-2008, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

The odd thing is, in this thread SU is championing OSU.

Yet in his rambling fairness thread, he uses OSU as an example as to why SC is not deserving.

These positions are inconsistent? My posts aren't at war with each other, unlike yours.

You're the rambler, not me.

TripletDaddy · 10-20-2008, 05:04 AM

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These positions are inconsistent? My posts aren't at war with each other, unlike yours.

You're the rambler, not me.

If OSU is a quality team and will wind up winning the PAC10 championship, then SC's only loss will have come at the hands of an excellent team that is a BCS conference champ.

So SC's loss actually was a really quality loss. Therefore, it would not be unfair for them to play for the title.

So I guess we agree on that.

10-19-2008, 04:34 PM	#1
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	So with BYU now at #17.... I guess there technically still is a shot, assuming we win out. Curse you, Jay Santos! And just for Santos, note that SC is now the top-rated 1-loss team in the country. The coaches know talent when they see it. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

10-19-2008, 05:23 PM	#3
HuskyFreeNorthwest Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 280	I don't see BSU losing. Then we can all sit and try to convince ourselves that college football fans think the MWC is better than the WAC, who cares about 3 straight BCS games?

10-20-2008, 04:38 AM	#8
yankeecoug Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SLC Posts: 50	For those that don't understand the rankings: The AP Poll no longer means anything The BCS Poll is out BYU is #21