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Updated: Mon., Oct. 18, 2010, 10:54 AM
Face it, Boise State is best
By LENN ROBBINS
Last Updated: 10:54 AM, October 18, 2010
Posted: 12:27 AM, October 18, 2010
The Post's No. 1-ranked team is about to get the shaft.
Despite a 6-0 record, Boise State, ranked No. 3 behind Oklahoma and Oregon in the first BCS standings released last night, has almost no chance of playing in the national-title game even if it runs the table.
Check that, the Broncos won't get there even if they continue to obliterate opponents as they have most of this season.
"I think their chances are slim," Jerry Palm, publisher of CollegeBCS.com, told The Post. "They need to be the only choice."
Why they aren't a clear choice -- if not the only choice -- is a travesty. Since beating Virginia Tech 33-30, the Broncos have won five straight by an average of almost 42 points.
They don't suffer letdowns like South Carolina did on Saturday. They don't get upset -- see Alabama, Ohio State and Nebraska.
They have mastered the almost impossible art of consistency. They have won 20 straight games. In the last five years they have beaten Oklahoma, Oregon, TCU and Oregon State twice.
"Every game our guys show up with butterflies in our stomach and the locker room is nervous," said Boise State coach Chris Petersen after Saturday's 48-0 win at San Jose State. "You know what can happen if you don't play well."
The undefeated Oregon Ducks were ranked first in the polls and got the No. 2 spot in the BCS. They have a G4 offense and a C+ defense.
Another argument usually leveled at Boise State is an abstract one: If the Broncos played in a BCS conference they wouldn't go undefeated. Yet no one ever questions if most BCS schools would go unbeaten in the WAC.
Stop laughing.
Would Alabama or Oklahoma or even Michigan State be, on paper, the best team in the WAC? Sure.
But that doesn't guarantee they wouldn't suffer a letdown against Boise State or Fresno State or Nevada, which crushed Cal earlier this season. This argument is hypothetical.
This is fact: Boise State leads the nation in rush defense, pass defense, total defense and sacks allowed, which means both lines are excellent.
Fact: Boise State is putting out NFL-caliber talent: See Jets cornerback Kyle Wilson and Chargers offensive tackle Ryan Claddy.
Fact: Boise State QB Kellen Moore, who despite throwing an astonishing 39 touchdown passes and a mere three interceptions didn't even get a trip to New York for last year's Heisman Trophy ceremony, is once again a legitimate candidate for college football's highest honor.
The Broncos don't eke out wins, they hammer opponents. But as Boise State goes through the WAC the way Liz Taylor went through husbands, the Broncos will slide in the computer rankings and possibly in the polls.
Boise State may not get to play for the crystal Waterford BCS trophy, but I guarantee this: If Boise goes undefeated and continues its dominant play, The Post will host a parade down the Canyon of Heroes. The Post will crown the Broncos their national champs.
Or maybe I'll just send Petersen a dozen bagels, an egg cream and one of those green rubber Statue of Liberty replicas.
lenn.robbins@nypost.com
Updated: Mon., Oct. 18, 2010, 10:54 AM
Face it, Boise State is best
By LENN ROBBINS
Last Updated: 10:54 AM, October 18, 2010
Posted: 12:27 AM, October 18, 2010
The Post's No. 1-ranked team is about to get the shaft.
Despite a 6-0 record, Boise State, ranked No. 3 behind Oklahoma and Oregon in the first BCS standings released last night, has almost no chance of playing in the national-title game even if it runs the table.
Check that, the Broncos won't get there even if they continue to obliterate opponents as they have most of this season.
"I think their chances are slim," Jerry Palm, publisher of CollegeBCS.com, told The Post. "They need to be the only choice."
Why they aren't a clear choice -- if not the only choice -- is a travesty. Since beating Virginia Tech 33-30, the Broncos have won five straight by an average of almost 42 points.
They don't suffer letdowns like South Carolina did on Saturday. They don't get upset -- see Alabama, Ohio State and Nebraska.
They have mastered the almost impossible art of consistency. They have won 20 straight games. In the last five years they have beaten Oklahoma, Oregon, TCU and Oregon State twice.
"Every game our guys show up with butterflies in our stomach and the locker room is nervous," said Boise State coach Chris Petersen after Saturday's 48-0 win at San Jose State. "You know what can happen if you don't play well."
The undefeated Oregon Ducks were ranked first in the polls and got the No. 2 spot in the BCS. They have a G4 offense and a C+ defense.
Another argument usually leveled at Boise State is an abstract one: If the Broncos played in a BCS conference they wouldn't go undefeated. Yet no one ever questions if most BCS schools would go unbeaten in the WAC.
Stop laughing.
Would Alabama or Oklahoma or even Michigan State be, on paper, the best team in the WAC? Sure.
But that doesn't guarantee they wouldn't suffer a letdown against Boise State or Fresno State or Nevada, which crushed Cal earlier this season. This argument is hypothetical.
This is fact: Boise State leads the nation in rush defense, pass defense, total defense and sacks allowed, which means both lines are excellent.
Fact: Boise State is putting out NFL-caliber talent: See Jets cornerback Kyle Wilson and Chargers offensive tackle Ryan Claddy.
Fact: Boise State QB Kellen Moore, who despite throwing an astonishing 39 touchdown passes and a mere three interceptions didn't even get a trip to New York for last year's Heisman Trophy ceremony, is once again a legitimate candidate for college football's highest honor.
The Broncos don't eke out wins, they hammer opponents. But as Boise State goes through the WAC the way Liz Taylor went through husbands, the Broncos will slide in the computer rankings and possibly in the polls.
Boise State may not get to play for the crystal Waterford BCS trophy, but I guarantee this: If Boise goes undefeated and continues its dominant play, The Post will host a parade down the Canyon of Heroes. The Post will crown the Broncos their national champs.
Or maybe I'll just send Petersen a dozen bagels, an egg cream and one of those green rubber Statue of Liberty replicas.
lenn.robbins@nypost.com
whoever programmed the BCS computers were waaay smarter than any of us. They knew years and years ago that this would happen so they have ways to alter the results.
There is a reason all the gurus had Boise at #1 on BCS computer projections but in actuality they ended up at 3.....there is no chance they end up in the top 2 unless #1 teams continue to lose and lose.
There is a reason all the gurus had Boise at #1 on BCS computer projections but in actuality they ended up at 3.....there is no chance they end up in the top 2 unless #1 teams continue to lose and lose.
Are you kidding. It can be argued that 6 or 7 times out of the 12 years the bcs has been around that it had the wrong teams in the title game. Nebraska didnt even win its conferance and played in the title game in '01. Neither did oklahoma in '03. And lets not forget Auburn going 12-0 in 2004 and getting the shaft. Oh ya Utah was also undefeated that year. In fact 8 times a team went undefeated and not made the championship game. In 2008 Utah was the only undefeated team and didnt get in, and in that year they played Michigan, Oregon st, TCU, and crushed Alabama in the sugar bowl. In 2004 they also went undefeated and played 5 bcs schools. In 2000 miami's only loss was to the #4 team in the country yet Florida St went to the championship game despite the fact that Miami beat them in the regular season.
When will you guys learn college sports just like its pro counter part is a business. They exist to make money not to give us what we want.
College football is like the military. It is boot camp for the pros. These young adults can't enter the profession of the NFL until they intern three full years to the NCAA. How come people on an academic scholarship such as aspiring doctors and lawyers aren't disciplined for receiving some financial assistance? Because the academic pie isn't as large as the athletic pie.
You try to tell me that schools such as Texas, Oklahoma, Florida and Ohio State don't give kickbacks for favorable rankings and schedules. How much money do you think San Jose State will receive this year for being a tune up game for 5 top 20 ranked opponents. If you are not in a major conference and are not a school the power houses scrimmage against you will need to buy yourself a BCS ranking.
Boise State and your states 4 electoral votes get ready for either a TCU rematch, Utah or a Big East automatic BCS berth in your New Years bowl game.
If the Non BCS conferences want to crash into a Championship game they will need to tell the bottom feeders of their respective conferences to not schedule games with the Oklahomas, the Ohio States and the Nebraskas unless they play a home and home against the best their conferences have to offer within 5 years.
College football is like the military. It is boot camp for the pros. These young adults can't enter the profession of the NFL until they intern three full years to the NCAA. How come people on an academic scholarship such as aspiring doctors and lawyers aren't disciplined for receiving some financial assistance? Because the academic pie isn't as large as the athletic pie.
You try to tell me that schools such as Texas, Oklahoma, Florida and Ohio State don't give kickbacks for favorable rankings and schedules. How much money do you think San Jose State will receive this year for being a tune up game for 5 top 20 ranked opponents. If you are not in a major conference and are not a school the power houses scrimmage against you will need to buy yourself a BCS ranking.
Boise State and your states 4 electoral votes get ready for either a TCU rematch, Utah or a Big East automatic BCS berth in your New Years bowl game.
If the Non BCS conferences want to crash into a Championship game they will need to tell the bottom feeders of their respective conferences to not schedule games with the Oklahomas, the Ohio States and the Nebraskas unless they play a home and home against the best their conferences have to offer within 5 years.
