Countering the Whiners

[cheezyq]

It's no big deal, but after the incessant griping about how UNFAIR the system is, I've launched a blog representing my frustration with the media. No conspiracy stuff here (well, not much anyway), just solid logic to put the legions of morons in their place.

http://sportsmediawar.blogspot.com

Our side needed a voice, that's all.

Thanks,
Cheez

[Soonersince57]

Good site and good arguments.

[RedRum]

Good site. you have one typo to correct:

2. Texas beat OU "head-to-head" - ...and Texas Tech beat Texas head-to-head, and OU beat Texas head-to-head. Let's break this down.

I think that should be OU beat Texas TECH head-to-head.

[Sooner1979]

Good site and arguments...You did forget one thing though, and if it is on there, many sorries...

OU was the only team out of the 3 that won a "Big Game" on the road against a ranked opponent...

That should be the 5th Tie breaker...Compare the quality wins against losses...

[Knippz]

Great blog! I've posted it a couple of times already.

[cheezyq]

Good site. you have one typo to correct:

2. Texas beat OU "head-to-head" - ...and Texas Tech beat Texas head-to-head, and OU beat Texas head-to-head. Let's break this down.

I think that should be OU beat Texas TECH head-to-head.

Thanks! I'll correct it.

[cheezyq]

Good site and arguments...You did forget one thing though, and if it is on there, many sorries...

OU was the only team out of the 3 that won a "Big Game" on the road against a ranked opponent...

That should be the 5th Tie breaker...Compare the quality wins against losses...

I did put it on there, but my writing style is, well, chaotic to be honest. I'm not surprised that some points were missed. :)

I never thought of using the quality wins as a tiebreaker. I like the idea. It's less biased than the human poll part of the BCS.

[Ton Loc]

Check out ESPN's Corrections Page. It has been updated since October.

Don't miss the spot where it says Submit an Error :D :D

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/corrections


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[Bud_Wilkinson]

Great read and rationale. How do we link this up to a Facebook group?

[Jacie]

It is nice to see people on OUr side fighting back but the fact is, they can overwhelm us by sheer force of numbers.

At some point I expect the rest of the country including the media to get tired of hearing it and turn on them (like they did us when we got jobbed and everyone knew it).

Texas fans = crybabies

[swooperman]

Here's a story from MSNBC that says it best:

Go undefeated or stop griping


It appears from the latest BCS rankings that Florida and Oklahoma will play for the national title. Florida will likely knock off currently unblemished Alabama in the SEC championship game, while Oklahoma will do the same to Missouri in the Big 12 version.


That will leave Florida and Oklahoma in, and everybody else – including Texas, USC, Alabama, Penn State, Texas Tech, Utah, Boise State, even Ball State – out. And among those eliminated from the competition, there will certainly be some big-time, Division I-A grousing.


Listen up, those who don’t make it: You have no case. None. Well, maybe Utah, Boise State and Ball State, since they went undefeated. (Again, I’m assuming ‘Bama gets eaten by Gators.)


But unless you win all your games, you have no argument. None. When you lose even one game under this highly flawed arrangement, you have relinquished the moral high ground. When you lose a game, now you’re just like everybody else, clamoring for attention, desperate to be recognized, angry about how unjust the system is.


If you’re a fan of any of those schools and you’re not on a campaign to get a playoff system installed – and incidentally, it won’t happen, but knock yourself out and fight the good fight anyway – your complaints are falling limply to the ground like an incomplete pass on the last play of a close game.