Monday, December 05, 2005
Oregon deserved a little better
As you'd expect, I'm very thrilled to see Ohio State going to the Fiesta Bowl. However, I can't help feeling a little bad for Oregon.
Instead of getting an at-large BCS bid, the Ducks will be playing in the Holiday Bowl on December 30. This was probably the best outcome possible because certain bowls are aligned with certain conferences. But, that really sucks for Oregon.
I do think Ohio State and Notre Dame are more deserving of a BCS bowl, even though each team has lost twice. OSU lost close games to Texas and Penn State, two BCS teams. On top of that, the Buckeyes play in a stronger conference than Oregon does. Notre Dame nearly beat USC, which blew Oregon away. The only knock against the Irish is that they lost to Michigan State. But, that was a close game which took place before the Spartans' tank job.
Instead of getting an at-large BCS bid, the Ducks will be playing in the Holiday Bowl on December 30. This was probably the best outcome possible because certain bowls are aligned with certain conferences. But, that really sucks for Oregon.
I do think Ohio State and Notre Dame are more deserving of a BCS bowl, even though each team has lost twice. OSU lost close games to Texas and Penn State, two BCS teams. On top of that, the Buckeyes play in a stronger conference than Oregon does. Notre Dame nearly beat USC, which blew Oregon away. The only knock against the Irish is that they lost to Michigan State. But, that was a close game which took place before the Spartans' tank job.
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 10:01 PM
