SoonerDJ, Lisbon, Portugal (10/29/2009 6:40:29 AM)

I agree with the article for the most part. Not about USC. I do think that the NCAA, with the help of ESPN, is pushing for a UF VS UT/USC NCG. The BCS needs to be canx'd and a 16 seed playoff inserted. It can't be that hard to make considering Div 1 is the ONLY football format without a playoff. They can also make an NIT type too. More football is always a good thing.

birdhunter, (10/29/2009 7:13:22 AM)

are yall the same ones whining now that was hollering last year as O YOU was getting ready to go to the BCS that " fair is fair "

the anti-rube, (10/29/2009 8:34:57 AM)

What's sad is that if they win out, Cincy and Iowa will have beaten a better schedule than Texas, and arguably TCU will have as well.

But you're way off on one game, picker. Tulsa always looks on paper like they should beat SMU by 20, but that game is always close. Tulsa by 6.

love 918, (10/29/2009 8:35:50 AM)

Did the picker imply that the SEC is undeserving of the automatic bid? As I recall, the SEC has never lost a BCS championship game.

I think the picker should focus on the embarrassing Big 12 and their BCS record/performance. And if the BCS wouldn't have screwed Auburn out of being in the NC game in 2004-5, the SEC would be 6-0 in BCS national championships. Instead I got to watch USC hang 55 on a very undeserving OU.

As for OU and Alabama's losses to BSU and Utah, those games have the exact same bearing on college football as the independence bowl or the humanitarian bowl. A playoff is the only answer.

BayFisher, (10/29/2009 8:39:31 AM)

The Picker is showing his true colors this week. Question is, why didn't he write this column last Dec 4th, 2008?

lovethemsooners, Fayetteville (10/29/2009 8:42:21 AM)

As for OU and Alabama's losses to BSU and Utah, those games have the exact same bearing on college football as the independence bowl or the humanitarian bowl. A playoff is the only answer.

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Exactly. Neither Oklahoma nor Alabama went into either of those games with a whole lot of interest. When you're a Sooner, it's the national championship, or it just doesn't matter.

tulsandn, out in the woods (10/29/2009 9:09:46 AM)

When a team takes 45-50 days off between games, it usually takes the first half before everybody is ready to play....

What's the purpose of bowl games anymore, they don't mean anything....January 1st used to be a great day for FOOTBALL, everybody played that day and then the season was over, all the minor bowl had their place in the two weeks before Jan. 1st....Now, who plays who when, where, what, why....

A playoff would be nice, but if they can't do that then at least return January 1st to the FOOTBALL FANS....They say it's about MONEY, if it was then a playoff would be in place....

Now all the fans get is BORED....

tulsandn, out in the woods (10/29/2009 9:17:07 AM)

I remember one January 1st when OU had no chance of winning the National Championship, by the time the Orange Bowl came on that night, all OU had to do was beat Arkansas....

Arkansas & Lou Holtz kicked OU tail that night, but at least the chance was there, that morning there was no chance....Then the New Year's Day bowl games began....

MexiMike, Tulsa (10/29/2009 9:20:33 AM)

Lovethemsooners, are you kidding me?! The excuses are still rolling in for the Boise State debacle?

Why don't you go ask Coach Stoops if he thought that game mattered or not. Ask him if he only did half a coaching job because "only National Championships matter."

You're ridiculous.

BLA, Tulsa (10/29/2009 9:23:50 AM)

I agree with the Picker. The line about KU's basketball team beating up the offense is hysterical.

The perception of the SEC is that the teams at the top are great and those below them are really good. That is not the case this year. No one can score any points, even though everyone thinks Tebow and Jevon Snead are Heisman contenders. Are you kidding me? Tebow wouldn't be able to complete a pass in the NFL. This year he looks slow and like a FB. Heck, Florida's offense is the wildcat every down! Watching the games, I'm not impressed with any of the teams really. Arkansas is probably as good as any of the teams in the conference, but they lack experience and a little focus.

Second, Texas is really good, but it almost seems like they play a hang in there and we'll get them with the halftime adjustments. Texas has pretty much dominated everyone in the second half without exception. At this point, why isn't Jordan Shipley a Heisman contender, best player on one of the best teams.

USC: Top to bottom the best team. The defense is actually really good but Ja'Quizz Rogers (Oregon St.) is an absolute stud that no one really knows or hears about because he plays on a mediocre team on the West Coast. He can make any team look bad.

The Big 10 is a joke. I don't care if Iowa goes undefeated, the Big 10 is barely a level above C-USA in terms of talent. Houston would give teams in the Big 10 an absolute fit with their speed and passing. ECU would make life miserable for Big 10 teams with their defense. Actually, ECU would fit right in in the Big 10, all D, no O.

Last, Tennessee is a much better team than anyone gives them credit for. The defense is stout, their running game is really good. Once they are able to balance out with even a medium grade passing attack, Tennessee will give fits to Florida, 'Bama, and LSU.

SoonerDJ, Lisbon, Portugal (10/29/2009 9:30:50 AM)

I for one, have wanted a playoff for years.

love 918: You can't judge the current season by looking into the past. If it were like that then it should SEC team vs USC for the NCG every year right? Things go in cycles and the SEC is the new kid on the block.

forkandknife, Tulsa (10/29/2009 9:35:59 AM)

HOOK EM' HORNS!

Steff M, Claremore (10/29/2009 10:25:19 AM)

I don't think anyone said a great defense is a cure-all. That being said, if you can't see the greatness of the OU defense and what it has meant to them this year, you're clueless. Also, thanks to BLA for his exhaustive breakdown of college football. Normally I would watch College Football Live but now I can just read his posts.

dcood, (10/29/2009 10:39:43 AM)

Didnt Seattle beat 4-3 Jacksonville 41-0??! I dont know because the NFL sucks but I check the scores... It's not Landry Jones' fault they only throw it sideways, talk to the arrogant arse calling the plays. The reason TCU is great and SMU stinks is because Gary Patterson can coach some defense, contrary to the Pick, that wins alot of games.

CowboyBobDog, Neamh (10/29/2009 11:30:14 AM)

""Missouri tried to throw in the towel, but it was intercepted.""

(Bobdog loves that line.)

Billy Boy, Beggs (10/29/2009 12:51:05 PM)

The BCS talk make me sick. Whoever thought you can pick a champion by vote. The game is played on the field. If not why are the games played at all. Just vote each week to see who won the the game. Maybe the sports people could learn to keep the voting for the winner exciting, maybe not. Maybe they could charge 10.00 a vote and the team bringing in the most money would be #1.

TulsaTulsa, Tulsa (10/29/2009 1:07:44 PM)

water is wet, the sun is hot, etc. etc....

TulsaTulsa, Tulsa (10/29/2009 1:13:41 PM)

billy i didnt read your comment until after mine posted, haha that is hilarious man! 8 team playoff would be incredibly easy to do. Doesn't the BCS realize they would make just as much money if not more? and the same for all of the bowl game sites that would participate? I thought they were greedy.... very confusing stuff people. oh well, let's take care of Texas Pokes so I can be happy about something CF related!

love 918, (10/29/2009 1:20:06 PM)

Soonerdj, yes you can judge the current season by the past. Until the SEC loses a BCS championship...there is no reason that top teams in the country from that conference should not automatically be in the NC.

Now your team, for example, consistently gets in big games because people judge their past seasons instead of current performance. Also, your team was 3-3 last week and ranked in the top 25. Their season is most definitely defined by the past.

How is the SEC the new kid on the block?

Few Clothes, America (10/29/2009 1:36:59 PM)

And I, for one, don't give a rat's asp about it. Football isn't life.

The Picker, Tulsa (10/29/2009 2:15:00 PM)

Anti-rube: Cincy, Iowa and TCU are all as deserving as Texas. Cincy at Pitt, Iowa at Ohio State, those two are tough.

Love: You're right, nothing even comes close to the SEC, so it deserves to keep the automatic bid. Mixing in a nice quarterback every decade or so would be pleasant.

BLG: USC has played pretty sorry defense all year. The fact is, it lost a game, and shouldn't be voted ahead of anybody decent and
undefeated.

Steff: Greatest defense in the country, three losses.

Billy Boy: Did you know that one of the major computers is in Oklahoma?

Few Clothes: You're right, it's not actually life; but doesn't real life benefit from a good fantasy now and again.....

love 918, (10/29/2009 3:32:14 PM)

Don't the Mannings count? Cutler?

DannyOK, (10/29/2009 6:52:47 PM)

I think that a set of "minor bowls" chould make the first set of playoff runs, then a mid-set makes the final selections and the last four set the championship picture. That would be 8 teams to set the NC. Add one more week and that becomes 16. Sixteen should not be necessary - the polls ought to at least pick the NC from the top 8. Let the NCAA work out the details, but this is the picture. The schedule would be extended so compensate by cutting the regular season a couple of games and let the non-playoff teams schedule their last two based on how they want to and can arrange with other non-playoff teams. Or the NCAA could go whole hog and schedule the last two of all teams based on how they played their season - shudder the thought since we don't need more power to the NCAA!

Few Clothes, America (10/30/2009 11:26:45 AM)

Picker. My fantasy includes Teri Hatcher, Naomi Watts, and Angelia Jolie. No football on my mind!

The Picker, Tulsa (10/30/2009 1:01:36 PM)

Teri Hatcher?

That makes two of us surprised. Ms. Hatcher undoubtedly being the other.