Once again, the Pac 10 gets screwed by the BCS - costing us 4 million bucks.
Arizona State gets passed over by Illinois. Ron Zooks Illini are in a BCS game. Yes, it hurts. A lot.
If I were Arizona State, and I got screwed by the folks in my own home town from the Fiesta Bowl, I am not sure what I would do. But I sure as hell would stop eating Tostitos. That surely sucks.
The big issue here is the Rose Bowl. Because of their conference tie-ins, they have USC playing Illinois. Who wants to see that game? Illinois is not BCS quality - they lost three games in the BIG 10! - the worst major conference (well, maybe the ACC). ASU lost to USC and Oregon, both ranked in the top 10 when they played them - yes Oregon lost a few games later after Dixon was hurt, but they were the best team in the country at the time.
And the Rose Bowl get's USC and Illinois. That is sad. They should have told the Big 10 to blow off, taken Georgia, and be done with it. Instead, we have these tepid match-ups. They need to change thier rule - only take the winners of the Big 10 or Pac 10, and if they are in the National Championship game, then they get an at large. But it does not have to be a crappy team like Illinois.
This is how the BCS games should have been, based on the current ratings and what I think would have been the best matchups:
Championship Game
Ohio State vs LSU
Rose
USC vs Georgia
Fiesta
Arizona State vs Oklahoma
Orange
Virginia Tech vs Hawaii
Sugar
West Virginia vs Missouri
We would get to see what would have happened if the last two 1 and 2 didn't choke. We would get to see the SEC vs Pac 10 thing. We would get to see the Dennis Erickson eviscerate the Stoops brothers. We would get to see Hawaii lose brutally to a decent team (well, you can't have it all). We would still be stuck with a lousy Championship game, but we would have something to do over the holidays. Oh well.
The conference affiliation thing for the Rose Bowl really screwed the pooch this year. I am still a BCS supporter, but they need to have some flexibility.
And Kansas getting in over Missouri is a joke. Big time.
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Thank you!!! Yes, ASU got SCREWED! They played a quality schedule, and lost to two top-ten caliber teams when they were both playing their best football. Wins over bowl teams Cal, Oregon State, & UCLA apparently mean nothing.
Only consolation is that Texas-ASU will be a quality matchup.
Your bowl lineup is a marked improvement over what was actually done. I especially like the WVU/Mizzou game.
from what I've been reading, the Fiesta never had a chance to choose ASU; by the time it was their choice, no more at-large teams were available.
I think you are right. It was the Rose Bowl that screwed the Pac 10 by selecting Illinois. I think they need to get over it - if the conference champions are not available, they should take the next best thing, which would not have been Illinois.
Oh well.
The good news for the Bears in that scenario - we know the Rose will pick us any time USC wins out.
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