Rex Hudler Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 (edited) Does anyone other than me hate the fact that Fox has the BCS bowl games? They do ZERO college football all year and then jump right into the BCS with their NFL talent covering. I hate it! This whole BCS Selection Show is stupid as well. I'm sorry, but college football and the bowls are NOT the NCAA Tournament. And that is okay. Edited December 3, 2007 by Rex Hudler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 08:00 PM) Does anyone other than me hate the fact that Fox has the BCS bowl games? They do ZERO college football all year and then jump right into the BCS with their NFL talent covering. I hate it! This whole BCS Selection Show is stupid as well. I'm sorry, but college football and the bowls are NOT the NCAA Tournament. And that is okay. Yeah... The only thing worse than those announcers trying to tell me about a team (in a sport they haven't covered all year) is this damn show. I turned it off. I'll find out later. Without the commercials or blue balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Missouri gets screwed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 12:02 PM) This is what cracks me up about trying to pick the best conference. How do we know the SEC was good? How do you know the Big 12 was solid? Seems to me the big 12 is just as good as the big ten - a couple of "top" teams (even though only one team truly proved its better - OU) and the rest were crap. The SEC was the same way. Rankings mean diddly crap because at the beginning of the year the SEC had some highly ranked teams, who then played and beat up each other. So even if Team A sucks and beats Team B who also sucks, if Team B happens to be ranked then it looks like a "good loss" to a "good team." With no reference whatsoever, its hard to compare conferences and decide who is better - unless there's a top matchup, like a Texas-OSU, in the non-conference part of the schedule. And after this season I'm officially just as good at predicting how good/bad teams are than the "experts." I think this season more than any other has proven that there are no "dominant" programs - with the reduction in scholarships more talent is going to mid-level teams, opening up more and more chances to beat "top" teams. It much more has to do with the fact that USC, Ohio State, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and to an extent LSU were very young teams (this list of teams makes up a vast majority of the national title contenders over the past 5-7 years). Next year those teams will be absolutely prime to dominate and we will see a number of awesome teams in college football (most of those teams have damn near everyone coming back and should be prime to have a shot at running the table). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Missouri got jewed, Kansas should definitely not be in. I dont care what any of you think but USC is gonna destroy Illini. They basically got home field, also hottest team in country right now and JDB should be fully healthy even though yes he did play vs UCLA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Well that was a tease. The rumor was that the Fiesta Bowl was the one that wanted Kansas so when they showed West Virginia was going to the Fiesta Bowl I thought Mizzou had a shot again. I still don't see any rationale for Kansas going in ahead of Missouri. Missouri won the division they are in, beat Kansas, and finished higher than them in the final BCS rankings. Don't say 1 loss because by using that argument you also think Hawaii should be in the national title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Dec 3, 2007 -> 01:17 AM) Missouri gets screwed with no vaseline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 About Missouri getting screwed, I thought Schlabach summed it up perfectly: "Dallas (Boise, ID): Mizzou left out of the BCS and Kansas got in. What do you think? Mark Schlabach: (8:19 PM ET ) Ridiculous. If I were a coach in the Big 12, ACC, SEC, I'd decline a chance to play in the league title game if my team qualified. Too much to lose. Mizzou beat Kansas during the regular season. Kansas played one of the worst non-conference schedules in the country. Didn't play Texas, Oklahoma or Texas Tech during the regular season. An absolute joke. " As for USC destroying Illinois, if anything, this season has tought us that nothing is certain. And secondly, Standford. Nuff said. I don't care if they were injured or not in synch. USC's second string should have beaten Stanford. Here's a stat for you: USC beat a whopping.....TWO teams with winning records this year. TWO. Obviously USC has the talent to run over anyone in the country, but it makes me sick that people think they are the best team in the country when they have done nothing to prove that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 07:00 PM) Does anyone other than me hate the fact that Fox has the BCS bowl games? They do ZERO college football all year and then jump right into the BCS with their NFL talent covering. I hate it! This whole BCS Selection Show is stupid as well. I'm sorry, but college football and the bowls are NOT the NCAA Tournament. And that is okay. It's been painful. They don't cover it all year, then they take these games. Johnson and Switzer are complete assclowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I'll say it again. Fox sucks!!!!!!!! As far as Missouri and Kansas apparently it simply came down to the choice of the bowl itself. Both were eligible (I'm assuming). Unless there was some politicking by the Big 12 Conference itself, the choice was up to the Orange Bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Illinois is too athletic to get destroyed by anyone. And they are a better team than Mizzou is right now, they may not have been week 1, but I would certianly think they win on neutral turf today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 07:26 PM) Illinois is too athletic to get destroyed by anyone. And they are a better team than Mizzou is right now, they may not have been week 1, but I would certianly think they win on neutral turf today. Illinois vs Usc in Pasadena? Um? Thats not exactly neutral lol. Illinois is a very young team and if your gonna beat USC and their #2 Def, your gonna have to do it in the air which Juice has been ok with this year but inconsistent. Missouri really was never that good they never deserved to jump up that high in the BCS rankings all year its obvious the BCS favored any team who was unbeaten. If Illlinois played Mizz now its still a toss up, hell who cares its over Mizz got jewed just leave it at that. Edited December 3, 2007 by ChWRoCk2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(ChWRoCk2 @ Dec 3, 2007 -> 02:33 AM) Illinois vs Usc in Pasadena? Um? Thats not exactly neutral lol. Illinois is a very young team and if your gonna beat USC and their #2 Def, your gonna have to do it in the air which Juice has been ok with this year but inconsistent. I meant if Mizzou played Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 what a f***ing joke and what a f***ing horrible BCS. Hopefully they learn their lessons with horrible ratings this year. Michigan vs. Florida in the capitol one bowl should be one of the better games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 We made the freakin Rose Bowl. That didn't seem possible at the start of the year - most of us were looking up the date of the Motor City bowl, and hoping we ended up there. USC is easily a better team. They should win and most likely will win, perhaps by 20. A loss in this game is pretty irrelevant to Illinois fans at this point in time, because we're. in. the. rose. bowl. After the past 5 seasons, that's just unthinkable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(ChWRoCk2 @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 07:33 PM) hell who cares its over Mizz got jewed just leave it at that. I don't know, people who go there/went there, etc? You're telling me if Illinois wasn't in the same position and didn't get in you wouldn't care? As for the Fox position, their coverage isn't bad other than their announcers lol. Thom drives me crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(BearSox @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 07:37 PM) what a f***ing joke and what a f***ing horrible BCS. Hopefully they learn their lessons with horrible ratings this year. Michigan vs. Florida in the capitol one bowl should be one of the better games. That should be a good game. I actually kind of like the Mizzou vs Arkansas matchup in the Cotton bowl. Two fun teams to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(BearSox @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 07:37 PM) what a f***ing joke and what a f***ing horrible BCS. Hopefully they learn their lessons with horrible ratings this year. Michigan vs. Florida in the capitol one bowl should be one of the better games. LOL, that's a terrible argument. Of all the problems you could come up with, this is the one you name and use Michigan as an example. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 (edited) Mizzou loses to the number 3 team twice, Kansas plays nobody and loses to Mizzou, Hawaii plays nobody, LSU loses to two unranked teams, USC loses to Stanford, West Virginia loses to Pittsburgh, and Mizzou is the one that gets left out. And, bitter for me because Florida/Michigan play at the same time as Texas Tech/Virginia on January 1st. Edited December 3, 2007 by Palehosefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Pretty pumped, students can get free tickets to the Insight Bowl. So all we're needing to worry about now is travel. The IU Department of Athletics will provide one free ticket to current IU students that call to reserve their seat by Dec. 15. IU students must show a valid IU Student ID to pick up their ticket at Sun Devil Stadium on gameday. IU student tickets will not be mailed. IU students should call 866-IUSPORTS or 812-855-4006 to reserve their ticket. There is a limit of one free ticket per currently enrolled IU student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Illinois might win just for the fact that everyone is thinking that USC is going to blow them out. USC might just fall asleep, a la Stanford. And ChWRock...it's screwed, not jewed. Jackass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I really don't think Illinois will get blown out but I've been god awful at predicting anything this season. Congrats to the Illini though, good stuff. Feel bad for Mizzou, they definitely should be in a bcs game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 08:18 PM) I would believe the jewish people on the board, man are you f***in that stupid. I'm not offended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Chw, please refrain from using that word in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 The orange chose kansas first out of the open spots, i know they had first pick followed by Fiesta. I think we were in more demand than I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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