kevpks
11/29/2009, 09:45 PM
I have a hard time believing this but if it happened it would be the funniest thing...well ever:
http://cfn.scout.com/2/924401.html
2009 BCS Analysis
...Can Cincinnati or TCU get up into the top two? If would take a Texas loss to Nebraska to start the discussion, but there's a chance that it might not be enough. If the Longhorns lose, Florida's computer and human scores are so high that the Gators still might play for the national title even if they lose to Alabama. There's a ten-mile wide gap between Florida and TCU, and it might be insurmountable considering the computers aren't going to be too upset with a Gator loss to the No. 2 team. And then there's the more interesting question. Could Florida still play for the national title it loses to Alabama no matter what Texas does?
At the moment, Texas is ranked No. 2 by the humans and aren't likely to be ranked No. 1 no matter how big the win over Nebraska. If Florida beats Alabama, then it's a done deal with the Gators playing the Longhorns in the BCS Championship. But if Alabama wins the SEC Championship game it'll almost certainly go from No. 3 to No. 1 in both human polls, Texas will stay at No. 2, and Florida, assuming it's a close loss to the Tide, would likely fall no further than No. 3. The computers would be the X factor, but the final results might turn out to be very, very, very close. The Gators, with a loss, might still play for the national title if they fall no further than third in the human polls; they might have to be dropped to No. 4 unless the computers give Texas a big boost, and that likely won't happen unless Cincinnati loses to Pitt. In other words, this might not be as cut and dry as you think, and if you're a Texas fan, get the Florida pom-poms out just to make sure.
http://cfn.scout.com/2/924401.html
2009 BCS Analysis
...Can Cincinnati or TCU get up into the top two? If would take a Texas loss to Nebraska to start the discussion, but there's a chance that it might not be enough. If the Longhorns lose, Florida's computer and human scores are so high that the Gators still might play for the national title even if they lose to Alabama. There's a ten-mile wide gap between Florida and TCU, and it might be insurmountable considering the computers aren't going to be too upset with a Gator loss to the No. 2 team. And then there's the more interesting question. Could Florida still play for the national title it loses to Alabama no matter what Texas does?
At the moment, Texas is ranked No. 2 by the humans and aren't likely to be ranked No. 1 no matter how big the win over Nebraska. If Florida beats Alabama, then it's a done deal with the Gators playing the Longhorns in the BCS Championship. But if Alabama wins the SEC Championship game it'll almost certainly go from No. 3 to No. 1 in both human polls, Texas will stay at No. 2, and Florida, assuming it's a close loss to the Tide, would likely fall no further than No. 3. The computers would be the X factor, but the final results might turn out to be very, very, very close. The Gators, with a loss, might still play for the national title if they fall no further than third in the human polls; they might have to be dropped to No. 4 unless the computers give Texas a big boost, and that likely won't happen unless Cincinnati loses to Pitt. In other words, this might not be as cut and dry as you think, and if you're a Texas fan, get the Florida pom-poms out just to make sure.