Do you think the BCS rankings are what they should be?
969065
No, USC should have been number 2.
871894
yea it is a pretty good reason too, it is MONEY!!!\n\nA playoff system would negate all of these stupid bowl games every year and that would cost the NCAA millions and millions of advertising dollars, so as long as the money hungry NCAA has a say so then we are stuck with this lousy BCS crap.
812465
Yes, they should move up but will it happen?  I think they should but really im not sure if they will.  There are other teams that will probably move infront of Boise since these 3 teams are dropping out.  Arkansas might not even drop below Boise since they only lost to LSU which is a very good team.  With westvirginias loss to southern florida they should drop out of the top 10.  GO BOISE STATE!!!
917794
Without a doubt! Many deserving teams will get shut out. For example, Wisconsin, who is currently 8th in the BCS cannot play in a BCS game because a conference can only bring a max of 2 teams. What a shame. Also, with so much league inparity, the thought of Lousiville or Rutgers going to the "championship game" base solely on record and a computer score is scary. Let them play it out!!!
959818
I'm a huge Florida fan so I am biased. Just to get that out of the way.\n\nI strongly believe Florida deserves more respect then they get, but I think this year is all about the BIG 10. The truth of the matter is the SEC is PACKED full of talent, and the teams there beat the crap out of each other. So rarely does any one team make it out of the division without some sort of blemish.\n\nHow a person can say Florida looked anything but great this past Saturday is beyond me.  Just look at Florida States rushing yards! Also understand Florida State is 10th in the nation for defense. Take that into account and that Florida is at FL ST., then take away two key players to their offense(Wynn & Harvin). Show me another team that could play without their two KEY players and win. OSU w/out Troy Smith? Ark w/out McFadden? USC w/out Booty and Jarrett? All of them wouldn't last against Florida State with out their KEY players.\n\nI had posted a question earlier titled "BCS a bunch of crock?" and it touches on the whole USC thing, and it's pretty sad and upsetting when you look at it.
730669
The reason for the huge leap (to #6 in the BCS standings) is because 4 top ten teams lost on Saturday... one of them, thanks to Rutgers' own efforts.\n\nAfter RU  beat Louisville on Thursday night, I envisioned them moving to maybe 10th or 11th (they'd been #15), but not much higher, unless some other top 10 teams lost...which they did...Texas, Auburn, Cal and #3 Louisville all lost....\n\nThe way the beat Louisville, coming back from a 25-7 deficit and completely shutting them out in the 2nd half (after giving up 56 points to them last season) impressed enough voters...RU ranked 7th or 8th in the writers and coaches polls this week, and moved up to 6th in the BCS rankings, announced this evening (Sunday).\n\nBut it's mostly because of the loses suffered by the other 3 top ten teams...had they all won, there probably wouldn't be room for Rutgers in the top 10...yet...\n\nbtw, fans of other teams can say whatever they want about who Rutgers plays, but the fact is that the conferences themselves came up with the BCS system... that means Florida had a hand in it, Auburn had a hand in it...all the teams in BCS conferences put this thing together... so those schools have no one but themselves to blame... \n\nThe Florida Gators' next game is against Western Carolina...big deal.\n\nOhio State played Bowling Green earlier.  Michigan played Central Michigan, and barely got by Ball State.\n\nAuburn played Washington State and Buffalo earlier this season.\n\nLSU played Fresno State and Louisiana-Lafayette....\n\nNobody plays top teams every week...every team schedules some cupcake games, you don't hear me complaining about their schedules...\n\nYou play who you play.\n\nSportswriters and fans can talk all they want about a playoff system, but the BCS is what the colleges themselves decided on.  So their complaints fall on deaf ears... Of course I know Rutgers isn't going to play for the national championship this year, but so what?   What difference does it make in anyone's life if their team finishes the season ranked 5th instead of 4th?  \n\nGet a life, people! The college championship has never been decided on the field, it's always determined by sportswriters... the BCS has actually been pretty good at giving us #1 vs. #2 matchups lately in the championship game....they sure got it right last year, with USC and Texas...
845667
It's both.  The BCS standings are derived from three sources - Harris Interactive College Poll, USA Today Coaches Poll, and six computer rankings.  The votes for each team (per poll) are divided by the total number of votes available, while the computer rankings are an average of the computer scores after dropping the highest and lowest score for each school.  If you ever look at a BCS standing grid, that's why there are three columns to show how each sector voted and how the overall rating was obtained.
896725
I asked this question like a week ago.  I think IU will upset Michigan, and throw a wrench through the window of the BCS when only Boise State and he winner of Louisville/Rutgers is remaining.  \n\nMichigan beats OSU after a loss to IU, Texas loses to Texas A&M, Florida loses to Arkansas in the SEC title game, Arkansas loses to LSU before that game, Bama beats Auburn, Cal loses to USC, USC loses to ND and we are left with a bunch of 2 loss teams and 2 undefeated teams nobody thinks should play in the title game or even a BCS game.
454174
Jss. I think that of the three teams you listed Clemson should be the best of the bunch. \n\nOne they return a solid backfield, and recruited one more.\n\nTwo although he is un-proven Will Proctor is ready to lead.\n\nThree they do not have to Play Miami this year.\n\nLast but not least I still think they are better than FSU.
840433
rutgers really is this good. they dominated two really good Navy and Pittsburgh teams earlier in this year, plus they destroyed a team from the Big 10 and a team from the ACC back in September.\n\nRutgers has to be considered in the BCS equation, at least as long as they are undefeated!
970132
The fact that they are one of TWO undefeated teams in the nation (the other being Ohio State) should put them in a BCS game.  They beat Oregon State 42-14 (who gave powerhouse USC their only loss of the year), 10-2 Hawaii and 8-4 Nevada.  The fact that they play in the WAC shouldn't bar them from a BCS bowl.  As someone else said, Utah did the same thing in 2004 and won the Fiesta Bowl against Pittsburgh 35-7.  The rules of the BCS state that a non-BCS conference team that finishes in the top 12 in the BCS standings is guaranteed a spot in one of the 5 BCS bowls.  With the way Arkansas, Auburn, Louisville, Rutgers, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia played down the stretch, Boise State is probably as deserving as any team.  They will probably go to the Fiesta Bowl and play the winner of the Big-12 title game which looks ot be Oklahoma.
926726
first of all, it's saturday night; so that means that the polls are not updated.  yes, ohio state is #1 and michigan is #2, but the rankings may be different tomorrow.  there's a good chance that the rankings will be the same, but there's also a chance that michigan will fall and USC move up a spot.\n\ni guess we'll have to see tomorrow.
713577
Yes, definitely a good team. They are consistent and know how to win. I predict a Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma or Nebraska. I believe they have what it takes to win. Their ranking should be higher maybe a 7.
860714
Yeah, why not, IF they lost in a close one to Arkansas.\nFlorida now is #4 in the bcs and LSU is #5. If they both wind up with 2 losses, remember that Florida beat LSU this year and Florida won its division and LSU did not.
773055
Yes and No\n\nWhat it needs is a 8 - 12 team playoffs.  You could still keep the traditional bowls just have them be the quarterfinals (gator, cotton, holiday, insight. yada yada yada) bowls, then the semi's could be the other "bcs" bows  (rose, sugar, fiesta and orange) and then the championship game could be at a different spot each year (just like they do now).  \n\nDivision IA football is the only major college sport that rely's SOLELY on it's voters and computers to decide the (national championships/who get's to go to a championship game).  How rediculous is this?\n\nThe NCAA is way to scared to try and disrupt the bowl system but they could still keep it intact.\n\nShorten the regular season, get rid of the conference championship games (BIG 12, SEC, ACC didn't even have championship games 10 years ago, big 12 wasn't even around 11 years ago!)\n\nWhat it all comes down to (big suprise) is money.  The conferences don't want to give away their big money they receive via sponsorships (Big 12 & Dr. Pepper).  Also the smaller teams in these conferences (Kansas, Baylor) require the money distribution it receives from the championship and bowl games.  However, you could construct a viable monetary distribution system with the playoffs and remaining bowls (because only 12 teams will actually get into the playoffs - the remaining would play in regular old-school bowl games) and still make everyone happy.\n\nThe regular season would be even more important because it would count on it to get into the playoff and more teams would have a legitimate shot of possibly wining the national championship.  Mr Boston College, a playoff helps you out the MOST!  Most college coaches (AP writers votes do not count towards BCS score) do not think boston college has a legitimate college football team.  LIke Pete Carroll said earlier this year, he doesn't even pick the teams.  He just goes off of name recognition.  So, with a playoff system devised w/o the use of a computer and solely on AP writers and Coaches votes you could have a larger pool to pick the playoff competitors from.
942010
Yeah, that's right on.  If Boise St. is ranked in the top 12 in the BCS(currently the Broncos are 11th), they gain an automatic BCS berth.  Keep in mind that if OSU and USC play for the title, the Rose Bowl would then get to select TWO teams for their game, which would undoubtedly be Michigan and likely Notre Dame.  That would likely move BSU to the Fiesta against Texas and WVU to the Orange.
974166
at least you don't have to worry about the bcs lol. top 25 rankings dont matter in the preseason and it is much more motivating to be the underdog so expect your team to come out with an attitude of something to prove. its not all bad.