Why would fans object to an undefeated team playing for the national title? The argument goes like this:
We play in the _______ conference. We play a tough _______ conference schedule, and we won the conference with only one loss. We don’t play minor league teams; we have to come to play every week.
To those of you who feel that way, relax - Boise State will *NOT* play for the BCS title game this season, unless they truly deserve it. The coaches will never let it happen.
Consider the 2007 season. Going into the last week of the regular season, the rankings looked like this:
1. West Virginia (10-1)
2. Missouri (11-1)
3. Ohio State (11-1)
4. Georgia (10-2)
5. Kansas (11-1)
5t. Virginia Tech (10-2)
7. LSU (10-2)
8. Oklahoma (10-2)
That weekend, Oklahoma blew out Missouri in the Big 12 Championship, Pittsburgh upset West Virginia, and LSU defeated Tennessee in the SEC Title game. With that happening, Georgia (ranked #4) or Kansas with the best record (11-1) would more thank likely move to the #2 spot.
This never happened, because in the minds of the coaches, these teams did not earn that privilege. In the USA Today poll, the coaches moved LSU to #2 by virtue of their SEC title, and moved Oklahoma to #3. They did the right thing by moving two conference champions in front of two teams that didn’t even win their division.
Instead of blasting the system, and arguing whether it’s right or wrong, let’s remember that the coaches will do the right thing.
An interesting scenario... what happens if all of the following occur?
1 BCS team goes undefeated
Utah or TCU goes undefeated
Boise State does undefeated
The Big 12 or SEC champ finishes with a loss
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