NCAA 2008 season thread

[WhiteRat]

Northwestern beat Iowa and even had a better record but Iowa got picked for the Outback Bowl.

It's all about attendance and dough for these bowls.

[Pentegarn]

Originally Posted by WhiteRat

It's all about attendance and dough for these bowls.

That's why OSU is going to the Fiesta Bowl. The state officials of Arizona have stated on more than one occasion they would have the Buckeyes there every year because of how well their fans travel and how much money they spend there.

[Esuohlim]

Originally Posted by WhiteRat

Northwestern beat Iowa and even had a better record but Iowa got picked for the Outback Bowl.

It's all about attendance and dough for these bowls.

I heard talk about Iowa even trying to plead their case about getting picked for the Capital One bowl.

I just glad MSU was able to smell the roses this season, even for a fleeting moment. Maybe next year...

[Pentegarn]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/8...f-world-war-ii

BCS DECLARES GERMANY WINNER OF WORLD WAR II....US Ranked 4th

After determining the Big-12 championship game participants the BCS computers were put to work on other major contests and today the BCS declared Germany to be the winner of World War II.

"Germany put together an incredible number of victories beginning with the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland and continuing on into conference play with defeats of Poland, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. Their only losses came against the US and Russia; however considering their entire body of work--including an incredibly tough Strength of Schedule--our computers deemed them worthy of the #1 ranking."

Questioned about the #4 ranking of the United States the BCS commissioner stated "The US only had two major victories-- Japan and Germany . The computer models, unlike humans, aren't influenced by head-to-head contests--they consider each contest to be only a single, equally-weighted event."

German Chancellor Adolph Hiter said "Yes, we lost to the US ; but we defeated #2 ranked France in only 6 weeks." Herr Hitler has been criticized for seeking dramatic victories to earn 'style points' to enhance Germany 's rankings. Hitler protested "Our contest with Poland was in doubt until the final day and the conditions in Norway were incredibly challenging and demanded the application of additional forces."

The French ranking has also come under scrutiny. The BCS commented " France had a single loss against Germany and following a preseason #1 ranking they only fell to #2."

Japan was ranked #3 with victories including Manchuria, Borneo and the Philippines