Comments from BCS voters that chose Florida

[ladiesbballcoach]

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061205/SPT01/612050371/1088/SPT04

 

"If you beat a team one time, why do they get the national championship if they win the second time?" said Earle Bruce, the former Ohio State coach who votes in the Harris Interactive poll and moved Florida ahead of Michigan. "I mean, they've already played one time and lost."

 

 

 

 

"At the end of the day, Florida won its conference championship. Michigan did not," said Harris poll voter Ray Melick of the Birmingham News. "Because there's not a playoff, I think a conference champion ought to carry more weight than a conference runner-up at the BCS conference level."

 

 

 

 

It was such a big deal for Jim Walden, a former Washington State head coach, that he picked Florida No. 1 in the Harris poll, calling Florida's schedule "murderous."

 

"In my heart of hearts, I believe that neither Ohio State or Michigan could get through Florida's schedule with only one loss."

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Luicci, a Harris voter who bumped Florida up to second, said he made his assessment based on Florida's body of work - not one game.

 

"Michigan has quality wins over Wisconsin, which played no one, and Notre Dame, which won the Commander's-in-Chief trophy (a reference to wins over the service academies) which I don't consider a major coup."

 

As for Florida, Luicci noted its weak nonconference schedule "but that doesn't matter when you play every good team in the SEC and have quality road wins, too."

 

 

 

 

"Michigan had its shot," said Harris voter Joe Biddle of The Tennessean. "If you replayed that game it would be nothing more than a Big Ten championship - and I don't think you get mulligans in college football.

 

"If there's a viable alternative, I stay away from a rematch and I think Florida gives them a viable alternative."

[Hip-Hop Box]

Here is my question if Michigan would have won... would Ohio St get the Rematch then being the #1 spot?

[cvillecat]

Here is my question if Michigan would have won... would Ohio St get the Rematch then being the #1 spot?

The true answer to that is that we will never know.

[leo42171]

Here is my question if Michigan would have won... would Ohio St get the Rematch then being the #1 spot?

Being Ohio St. was at home I say no way.

[ladiesbballcoach]

Being Ohio St. was at home I say no way.

I agree. Michigan wins that game and Ohio State doesn't deserve rematch either. As one voter said, since there was a VIABLE alternative to a rematch, the VIABLE alternative should be the one. Now Florida loses to Florida State or Arkansas and I think a rematch is the game to have played.

[gametime]

This only backs what I've been saying. If they are going to use a conference title as an unwritten rule, put it in the real rules. Funny how that Florida schedule was deemed far superior last week. Wait...

[Original Rookie]

This only backs what I've been saying. If they are going to use a conference title as an unwritten rule, put it in the real rules. Funny how that Florida schedule was deemed far superior last week. Wait...

I don't care about looking at numbers for strength of schedule. Not one person can look at Michigan's schedule and honestly believe it is third best. As a UK fan, we definitely played more-better teams than they did. Like what guy up there said... Who has Michigan really beat?

[gametime]

I don't care about looking at numbers for strength of schedule. Not one person can look at Michigan's schedule and honestly believe it is third best. As a UK fan, we definitely played more-better teams than they did. Like what guy up there said... Who has Michigan really beat?

UK? :lol: Come on. :lol: Please make it stop. :lol:

[Original Rookie]

UK? :lol: Come on. :lol: Please make it stop. :lol:

UK didn't play more better teams than Michigan?

 

3 teams on our schedule are in the BCS...

[pigman]

So GT what is UK's sos and Michigans?

[mcpapa]

UK? :lol: Come on. :lol: Please make it stop. :lol:

 

GT, we may not ever see eye-to-eye on the UM-UF issue, but the UK comparison had me pinching myself to make sure I wasn't in a parallel universe somewhere.

[gametime]

UK didn't play more better teams than Michigan?

 

3 teams on our schedule are in the BCS...

The system is what it is. If you want to use their ranking of Florida as the #1 SOS, you have to use UM at #3. Not hard to see. UC played 2 BCS teams. Big deal...

[Original Rookie]

GT, we may not ever see eye-to-eye on the UM-UF issue, but the UK comparison had me pinching myself to make sure I wasn't in a parallel universe somewhere.

Are you serious? Never once did I compare the actual teams, just schedules. It's hilarious the way some people talk down to others on this site. Line up their schedules... tell me at the top which one is better.

[gametime]

So GT what is UK's sos and Michigans?

UM #3 and UK #7. UC was #6. Big deal...

[Original Rookie]

The system is what it is. If you want to use their ranking of Florida as the #1 SOS, you have to use UM at #3. Not hard to see. UC played 2 BCS teams. Big deal...

Funny I remember saying that earlier... why all the fuss these last couple days? :walk: