LSU v USC

[Ming]

That would be nice... but is only needed when the BCS screws up like it did this year. If the BCS had done their job, last night would have been for the championship.

[Imran Siddiqui]

LSU's only loss came at the hands of Florida (or was it Miami?) while it was Cal that knocked off USC

LSU lost to Florida 19-0, at home. USC lost to Cal 34-31 (IIRC) in 3OTs, at Cal. Also, it sounds worse than it is because people don't realize that Cal went to a bowl game and won (over Virginia Tech no less)! They aren't patsies.

[Ming]

Even the head of the BCS admits they screwed up this year... and are considering walking away from just using "a computer" in the future. They are promising changes for next year.

[Guynemer]

After watching both games, I think USC had a tougher opponent than LSU. Oklahoma from about a month ago was much better than Michigan or Oklahoma now, but I think Michigan would beat the current Sooners.

Both USC and LSU have terrifying pass rushes; I'd give LSU an edge in the secondary. However, I'd give USC the edge in just about every facet of the offense. I think USC would win by about 10 points in a (truly) neutral site game.

[Ming]

Both USC and LSU both had what pretty much amounted to home field advantage in their games. A truely neutral site for games would be nice

[Imran Siddiqui]

Oklahoma from about a month ago was much better than Michigan or Oklahoma now, but I think Michigan would beat the current Sooners.

I think what GenghisFarb said seems to be correct. Ever since Mike Stoops left as defensive coordinator to take the job at Arizona, the team has looked lackluster in that area. But, of course, the Offense looked even worse against Kansas State and LSU.

[GhengisFarb™]

Well, Oklahoma's offense should be fully loaded next season. They got that new running back, White's sprained wrist will have healed, and they'll have the off season to stew over what happened in the post season this year.

I respect Stoops and all but IMO they really should've used another QB instead of White. I know he won the Heisman and all but he had a sprained wrist and ankle. He wasn't going to be able to run forward for a first down if it presented itself (which it did over and over again) and he didn't have his pass accuracy due to the sprained wrist. What were they expecting him to do? Strike the Heisman pose and wow the LSU defense?

Everyone who keeps saying Michigan played well in the Rose Bowl needs to come to grips with reality. They did a very poor job of tackling, they hugged the USC players instead of tackling them, and the USC players just walked out of their "hugs". And then "Butterfingers" Edwards kept dropping the ball over and over again. Yeah he caught it a few times but that sorta falls into the monkeys on the keyboard theory, he missed a lot of big plays that could have put Michigan in a position to win the game.

Out of USC, LSU, OU, and Michigan, USC is the only one that played to their full potential and looked like they used the time before their bowl for full practice. LSU looked kinda sloppy, good enough to win but that's because OU was sloppier than they were. The Nokia Sloppy Bowl.

[Imran Siddiqui]

It definetly was a VERY sloppy game. Must be all that Bourbon Street partying .

[GhengisFarb™]

That's it the Bourbon Bowl. Both teams required to have each player drink a barrel of Bourbon before gameplay.

[Ned]

We really need a national championship game.

Whoever came up with the lame BCS system has got to be shot. There should be a playoff system involving only conference champions. The playoffs could be conducted in December -- culminating in a Championship game on Jan. 1.

[Ming]

I kind of like the concept of having only conference champions involved. I have a hard time with a team that can't even win it's own conference possibly being name national champion

[Imran Siddiqui]

The problem with ONLY conference champs is that there are 11 conferences. You'd need to add at least one at-large team to make it work (1-4 seeds get byes for the first round of the playoffs in a 12 team tourney).

[Ming]

Give it to the best Independent team... That will keep ND fans happy

[Imran Siddiqui]

Bah... screw that . I'd rather give it to the highest poll ranked team. There may be some *****ing, but just tell them they are lucky enough to be considered for the 12th seed in the tourney.

Ooooh... had an idea. Why not have the playoff in January and give the 12th seed to the championship of 1-AA .

[Ned]

A "wild card" team should be by invitation. This would help avoid screw ups.