Who else does not want to see a repeat of Ohio State in the National Championship Game??

Question

Even with wins in their last two regular season games vs Illinois and Michigan, their schedule hasn't been that difficult,and like last year they would have about a FIFTY day layoff (plenty of time to get VERY rusty) between the regular season and championship game whereas their likely opponent (like Florida last year) would only have about a 37 day layoff.
Why does the Big Ten continue to end their season so early and risk their champion having way too long a layoff before its BCS bowl game when the other BCS conferences are playing until the first Saturday in December?

Why would Big Ten football be leery of playing football in the cold? It's football!!

Just because a team finishes undefeated doesn't mean it belongs in the national title game. An undefeated Hawaii would probably be as good as a mid-level SEC team, be real.

Answer 1

I would sure love to see them get their a s s es handed to them again, but rooting for an lsu oregon matchup intead, at least they will actually play.

Answer 2

I don't see Ohio State making it past Michigan undefeated. However, if there are 2 undefeated teams left, they should get in the national title game. We don't need a repeat of last year when 1-loss Florida supposedly won the national title even though Boise State was the only unbeaten team.

If Hawaii, Kansas, and Ohio State all finish unbeaten, Ohio State should play Kansas for the National Title. However, if Hawaii is one of 2 unbeatens, they deserve a shot.

That probably won't happen though, because the pollsters keep giving first place votes to teams that have already lost (LSU has 5 AP first place votes and 1 Coaches first place vote; Oregon has 2 coaches 1st place votes and a Harris 1st place vote; Oklahoma has 2 coaches 1st place votes).

Ohio State is probably not a very good team, but teams that have already lost games have no right to be in the National Title game ahead of teams that are unbeaten or ahead of unbeaten teams in the polls. Nor do teams that don't even win their conference have a right to play in the championship game (like Nebraska did in 2001 ahead of the Oregon Ducks and Michigan almost did last year).

The best thing to do would be to institute an 8-team playoff. Grant automatic seeds to the champions of the 6 BCS conferences (but prohibit non-conference champs from participating), include Notre Dame and other independents if they are ranked at whatever ranking they have to be now to qualify for a BCS bowl, and reserve the other 1 or 2 spots for the best small conference champion(s). Then use the 4 BCS bowls as the 1st round. This system would only require the addition of 2 more games to the season. Rank the teams according to their BCS ranks.

Last year, such a system would have led to a tournament of:

1) Ohio State VS 8) Wake Forest
4) Oklahoma VS 5) USC
3) Louisville VS 6) Boise State
2) Florida VS 7) Notre Dame

Obviously, this would have been far more interesting than the BCS. Using the current BCS rankings and conference standings, the matchups could look something like this if this format were used this year (and the season ended today):

1) Ohio State VS 8) BYU
4) Kansas VS 5) Boston College
3) Oregon VS 6) Connecticut
2) LSU VS 7) Hawaii

Of course, this would change drastically before the end of the season.

Answer 3

I don't want Ohio playing the National Championship again. They were overrated last year and are overrated this year. They haven't played anyone worth mentioning. Wisconsin and Penn State suck and Michigan lost to App State.

Answer 4

are you kidding?!?! I am bias I am a buckeye... but If we win out then we deserve to go. I want to see the best team against the second best team, and Ohio State has been the only team to NOT MESS UP all season. We have beaten who we are suppose to, which isn't the same as you can say for USC, Florida, BC, Oklahoma, Georgia or LSU. Those teams can only blame themselves, their losses aren't to top ten teams they have all been to teams that were either unranked, now unranked, or out of the top 15 now. I dont see much of a difference from a 50 day lay off and a 37, both teams are going to be rusty, Ohio State lost for a lot of reasons last year, and I dont think rust was any of the reasons... they had won their previous 5 or 6 bowls games... didn't bother them those years.

Answer 5

Well, I don't think it will end up being a very exciting matchup (I'm assuming LSU or possibly Oregon faces them) but maybe if a repeat of last year happens, someone higher up will decide that this current ranking system is not putting the two best teams against each other and that facing quality opponents actually means something.

Answer 6

the bcs championship game is a game for the fans and the media will send ohio st back again stealing it from the real football fans.it sux

Answer 7

If the Bucks should go back to the NC game, I will be a little concerned about the layoff... but not as much. There were more problems as to why OSU was embarassed last year than the layoff. I look for them be drilled over and over during the layoff, and continually pressured by their coaches to keep focused. I want to see us back in the NC game, and against LSU!!! GO BUCKS! We won't let another Florida happen.

Answer 8

It starts getting pretty cold up here around the end of November.

Probably the same reason there aren't any bowl games up here , unless they are indoor.

Answer 9

If you win consistently (and the Buckeyes have - -undefeated last season, 10-0 (6-0) this year, NO ONE who knows anything would not want to see them in the title game. Even the BCS poll has them # 1.

GO BUCKS

Answer 10

I would love to see my tigers hand their as ses to them.

Be a winner, cheer for LSU!
GEAUX TIGERS!