Comments on: If the BCS Games Were Picked Today….

By: chaz

chaz — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:04:04 +0000

In reply to FJC1109.

FJC1109
A sad but relevant comment. Money is king these days with college sports – and football leads the way. ND has been swept up into the fray with NBC entitlements and the money brought into the program with national coverage of home games – an absolute precedent – ABC and CBS broadcast all home games on WHO during the football season?

I would hope the BCS provides the best two teams at year end to play for the NC with money being the least relevant factor. Can not dismiss your point though. An undefeated Irish team against Alabama would be a TV and cable jewel.

Let’s hope the best two teams play for the NC. I love the Irish and always will. Have a first son there in his junior year – pre-prof – pre-med hopeful. It has been a great experience for him and an awesome time for us this football season visiting him on football weekends for Stanford, BYU and Pitt

GO IRISH!

By: chaz

chaz — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 06:07:58 +0000

In reply to Captain Jack.

Captain Jack
NC is not out of reason when we have earned it. BYU and Pitt have shown we have not earned the right at this point. Going 12 – 0 is a tremendous goal in year three with Kelley but we have not won a big bowl game with NC status for a very long time. I root for ND with the passion that you do…please believe me…but as the standings go – and we maybe undefeated at the end…we are not ready yet for a debate about ND being #1 We have got to win the bowl game we are in to recapture the “relevance” factor. You said:

“I’ll say we lose to them close based on experience in these kind of games but playing the best SEC team to a great game is EXACTLY WHAT NEED”

Do not agree … we need a bowl WIN much more than a close BCS game loss … Alabama wins the NC over ND and we are in better shape. Don’t think so. This program needs to finish a great season with a great bowl game victory. Watch the standings for a late season knock – off if you want to but ND has to focus on whats left in the regular season and dominate the bowl game it gets.

By: FJC1109

FJC1109 — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:54:12 +0000

My sense is that even if all 4 run the table, there is a strong chance there could be just enough movement in the BCS standings, which would bring ND to #2. Call me jaded, but an ND v. Bama matchup provides the prospect for too many folks to make a significant amount of money — much more than any of the other potential pairings. I would like to think that the deciding factor would be to put together the two “best” teams, but college football is a business. And dollar signs will always take precedence. There is just too much money at stake to leave an undefeated ND out of the BCS Championship Game.

By: Captain Jack

Captain Jack — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:19:53 +0000

In reply to chaz. No Mike and everyone else when your 9-0 and have very winnable remainder of your schedule nothing less then a National Championship game appearance is what we need. Now I understand making predictions is one thing but to say that's what we need when a title appearance is actually within reason this year makes me think fans have really lost out on what the goal should be. It would be damn near tragic if we go 12-0 and get shout out of the title game. Even if Kelly is building a powerhouse at ND which is highly debatable it takes a combination of staying injury free, getting a few breaks and hoping that young men stay up for practically every game. This is a tall task which is why as great as Alabama is they dont win it every year or most for that matter. We just need Oregon or Alabama to lose in my opinion to play for the title. I dont think KST will be the team to keep us out of the title game. Now I really think Oregon will lose. Not sure if it will be to Stanford (a team who could slow the game up and be more physical then them), Oregon St ( rivalry) or PAC 12 title game (most likley SC rematch) but I do think they will get picked off. If not Alabama has only one real test which should be Georgia in their title game and i dont think Georgia is up for that task. KST will most likely lose anyway to either OU who should've beat them earlier in the yr anyway. National TITLE Alabama vs ND Alabama may win this game but they will get a dose of their own medicine in a team just as likely to stuff the run and make them one dimensional. IF you can do that then it comes down to a timely turnover or a big return. I'll say we lose to them close based on experience in these kind of games but playing the best SEC team to a great game is EXACTLY WHAT NEED!

By: chaz

chaz — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:54:03 +0000

Mike
Spot on with the Fiesta bowl…it is what we need in year 3 with BK. Oregon State needs a very good beating since it was one of our tremendous bowl losses in years past. This program needs a convincing bowl victory to get back to relevance and show the nation how we are way past the carnage in prime time bowl games. A big step up in the program needs to be a major bowl win with a national audience. Awesome observation Mike

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:21:04 +0000

If Kansas State loses, we also skip Oregon. This is because Kansas State is between OR and ND in the human polls and OR does not stand to gain a quarter as much ground in the computers off a Kansas State loss as ND stands to gain in the human polls. So, if Kansas State loses, ND goes up to BCS #2, at least for now.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:28:02 +0000

I think the Sugar Bowl takes Oklahoma and leaves Louisville for the Orange Bowl. Otherwise, I agree.

In hindsight, it’s somewhat unfortunate that we actually played Oklahoma this year. If not for that fact, I think you’d see ND-Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. It’s even more unfortunate for Clemson, as I think you’d see the Sugar Bowl take Clemson over Oregon State in that event. If Oregon leapfrogs Kansas State, I think you’d see Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, the Oregon State-Stanford winner in the Rose Bowl, if eligible and ND in the Fiesta Bowl against Kansas State. If another Pac-12 team isn’t eligible, we get the Rose Bowl bid, and the Fiesta Bowl gets stuck with Clemson, since they won’t match up Oklahoma and Kansas State.

Rest of the New Year’s Day lineup:

Gator: Northwestern (Big 10 #4) vs. Mississippi State (SEC #6)
Capital One: Michigan (Big 10 #2) vs. Florida (SEC #2)
Outback: Wisconsin (Big 10 #3) vs. South Carolina (SEC #4)
Rose: Nebraska vs. Oregon
Orange: Florida State vs. Louisville
Sugar: Oklahoma vs. Georgia
Fiesta: ND vs. Oregon State
Cotton: Texas (Big XII #2) vs. Texas A&M (SEC #3) (Note: I don’t think Texas A&M will finish third in the SEC, but the bowls have some leeway in how they make their selections, and I don’t think the Cotton Bowl will be able to resist this matchup).
National Championship Game: Alabama vs. Kansas State

By: PennIrish

PennIrish — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:39:39 +0000

In reply to Dave. Now that's the best and funniest post yet...

By: Tim V

Tim V — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:31:37 +0000

In reply to KevinG. Kevin, while I admit that the SEC is very good, they certainly don't like to step out of conference often to play someone good later in the season and/or on the road. If you look at the SEC slate of games for 11/17, it's disgraceful...

By: Tim V

Tim V — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:21:50 +0000

In reply to Bob Howsam, Jr.. A one loss SEC team will not pass an undefeated ND team this year, especially if Oregon and/or K-State remain undefeated. SEC fatigue has set in this year, the last thing TV powers that be want to see is another all-SEC national championship game. Now an undefeated Irish team playing a one-loss Alabama team would be a great game, national championship game or not...