BCS Bowl Lineup Prediction

[Rob]

Here's your answer. First - Cincinnati will not end up with 2 losses.

So if that's the case. I would put Cincinnati and TCU in the NC game but not an undefeated Boise St.

[dolfan]

I think if a one loss conference champion that became champion by virtue of a conference championship game is preferable to an undefeated conference champion (say, TCU) that has no championship game. Put another way, if you want your conference champion to automatically qualify in the BCS, install a conference championship game. This goes for the Big 10 and Pac 10, too. I think the conference champs from the current BCS conferences (if all are decided by conference championship games) and the MWC (also if decided by a championship game) should be locks for the BCS bowls. I think Notre Dame should, if they want to be in the BCS, have to join a conference and play a championship game just like everyone else does. They shouldn't complain; what they're doing now isn't working, for sure.

[Paully_44]

Put another way, if you want your conference champion to automatically qualify in the BCS, install a conference championship game. This goes for the Big 10 and Pac 10, too. I think the conference champs from the current BCS conferences (if all are decided by conference championship games) and the MWC (also if decided by a championship game) should be locks for the BCS bowls. I think Notre Dame should, if they want to be in the BCS, have to join a conference and play a championship game just like everyone else does. They shouldn't complain; what they're doing now isn't working, for sure.

I couldnt agree more. I wish that the Pac-10 would implement a conference champ. I read an article a couple years back where the chancellors completely disagree and do not want a conference championship. I have no idea why as a true conference champ only lends more credence to your conference.

As for notre dame, yes. Make them join a BCS conference and stop playing favorites with them. What is it now, 6 wins and they could qualify for an at large bid? ridiculous.

[Rob]

FYI - The conferences that have conference championship games are as follows: ACC/Big 12/Conference USA/Mid American/SEC. So are you saying Dolfan that C-USA and MAC should get automatic bids because they have championship games? As it is right now, both the Big Ten and Pac 10 would have to add one team, and the Big East would have to add 4.

Who would you add and to which conference?

[dolfan]

As for notre dame, yes. Make them join a BCS conference and stop playing favorites with them. What is it now, 6 wins and they could qualify for an at large bid? ridiculous.

I may be wrong but doesn't ND have to have 10 wins to qualify for BCS at large bid? Plus be ranked in the top 12, of course.

[dolfan]

FYI - The conferences that have conference championship games are as follows: ACC/Big 12/Conference USA/Mid American/SEC. So are you saying Dolfan that C-USA and MAC should get automatic bids because they have championship games? As it is right now, both the Big Ten and Pac 10 would have to add one team, and the Big East would have to add 4.

Who would you add and to which conference?

I think that all of the major conferences should have championship games. I think that if you don't have one, your champion shouldn't be automatic BCS bowl bound. I don't think C-USA or the Mid-American conference should be BCS eligible by virtue of having a championship game. I do think that Mountain West, if they add one, should be an automatic BCS conference. I'd put Notre Dame in the Big 10 because they have more long-term rivals there than in the BE. I'd put Boise in the Pac-10 (I know there are rumblings about them joining MWC). Big East? Wow. Southern Mississippi, for one (I don't care what that does to C-USA). I'll have to give it a think on 3 more for the BE.