BCS Bowl Participants for the 2009 postseason

[osucollegebuck]

I believe it was a business decision with regards to Boise and TCU. They knew they had to give them the BCS so they made an example by putting them together and 'if' their fans don't travel well and 'WHEN' the ratings are at an all-time low for the Fiesta Bowl you will not hear the rallying cry of the media in future years about these schools are 'deserving' to be in the BCS. Overall, not a bad decision...its better to have 1 lousy BCS bowl than 2. I would have rather them shut out Boise Fake completely but gave TCU a shot at a big school, but I don't think the BCS felt like they had that option. I also visit different NFL boards with varying college football fans and you still see people whining that each of these schools didn't get to play the 'big boys'. What a joke, these people will never be satisfied until they see a Boise State/TCU type national championship game (it won't ever happen).

 

[JXC]

I don't see why everyone is so uninterested in TCU vs. Boise State. Sure, we'd love to see how they would do against the Big Boys, but can we? Out of Cincy, TCU, and Boise...only one could play Florida. Cincy deserves the shot, they were the best out of the 3 in my opinion. So as far as the other two, who else do you want them to play? Iowa? GT? Neither of them are that great, nor played that great down the stretch. I'd love to see TCU and Boise get tested, but I honestly think the biggest test each of them could have is each other. In a perfect world, Texas would have lost. Texas could have played TCU. Boise State could have played Florida, and Cincinnati could have played Alabama. Or something like that. All 3 teams would have been tested and that would have been a lot of fun to watch. But Nebraska gave away the game in the last minute, and didn't allow this to happen.

If TCU would have played Iowa and Boise State would have played GT, then I just don't feel like that would have been much of a test for either team. One is playing the #2 Big Ten team, and the other is playing the #1 ACC team. Neither of which are elite this year. So if they lose, it shows the stink, but if they win, it wasn't over a top 10 team.

I'll watch TCU vs. Boise State, because it's going to be a back and forth game against two great undefeated teams. I actually think it's a more exciting game than Iowa/GT. But I am interested in that one because i'm a Big Ten fan.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

You sure do place a lot of stock in record. I think the TCU Boise game will be good. Because they're evenly matched, and not because they have 0 loss records.

 

[Best Buckeye]

I agree with what BKB says about the eveness of this game but it doesn't give the schools what it wants..or needs, to prove their worthiness to join the big boys.. a game against a big name school. It is still a game against two "2nd tier" schools.

 

[methomps]

You sure do place a lot of stock in record. I think the TCU Boise game will be good. Because they're evenly matched, and not because they have 0 loss records.

Because the bcs does, hence the out-of-conference schedules of Texas, Alabama, and Florida

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Because the bcs does, hence the out-of-conference schedules of Texas, Alabama, and Florida

I would prefer if every team had to play at least one "legit" OOC game, but I can give Texas, Bama and Florida a bit more of a pass than TCU and Boise. Level of in-conference competition is simply higher.

BYU was able to put together a respectable schedule for a mid major. If they had run the table, I'd be willing to "give em a shot" in the BCS game. If TCU or Boise had played 4 big time programs (And I don't mean 1, 2, 3, and 4 ranked teams) and their weak conferences, I'd also be more willing to appreciate the significance of an undefeated record....

As it is, record is just a factor... but not a conclusive factor.

Last year, for example, Ball State was 12-2 when all was said and done. 12-1 at bowl time... Georgia ended the year 10-3, 9-3 at bowl time.... No one in their right mind would have called Ball State a favorite against Georgia had they met in some fictional bowl.

 

[BB73]

BCS monetary distribution for 2009/10 bowl season:

$22.2 million - Big Ten (17.7 + 4.5 for second team)
$22.2 million - SEC (same)
$17.7 million each - ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac Ten

$9.8 million - Mtn West (TCU)
$7.8 million - WAC (Boise St)

$ 6.4 million (split among Conf-USA, MAC, Sun Belt)

It's up the the conferences to determine how it's distributed. The Big Ten has always done it evenly, so that's just over 2 million per school.

CBS

 

[BUCKYLE]

I keep hearing that the little guy deserves a shot. Schedule your shot into your regular season and shut the fuck up.