MarsBOW
8/18/2006, 02:31 PM
Interesting stuff Bellotti said last year. He was prophetic about the deciding factor in the Holiday Bowl.
December 24, 2005
Oregon coach Mike Bellotti, whose team was spurned by the Bowl Championship Series for the second time in four years, has a pretty good idea why.
It's called East Coast bias.
"There definitely is," said Bellotti, whose team arrived in San Diego yesterday for Thursday's Pacific Life Holiday Bowl against Oklahoma. "A lot of times people don't even know what our score is when they vote. The interesting thing about this year is that we dropped down in some human polls when (starting quarterback) Kellen (Clemens) got hurt, but we still continued to win. The computer polls kept us where we were, but the human polls dropped us down.
(later…)
Defense wins Holiday Bowls?
Bellotti summed up what he sees as the ultimate key to Thursday's game.
"I think in all honesty, defense is going to win this game," Bellotti said. "It's not going to be offense."
Bellotti called Oklahoma's defense the fastest and best his team will have seen all season.
December 24, 2005
Oregon coach Mike Bellotti, whose team was spurned by the Bowl Championship Series for the second time in four years, has a pretty good idea why.
It's called East Coast bias.
"There definitely is," said Bellotti, whose team arrived in San Diego yesterday for Thursday's Pacific Life Holiday Bowl against Oklahoma. "A lot of times people don't even know what our score is when they vote. The interesting thing about this year is that we dropped down in some human polls when (starting quarterback) Kellen (Clemens) got hurt, but we still continued to win. The computer polls kept us where we were, but the human polls dropped us down.
(later…)
Defense wins Holiday Bowls?
Bellotti summed up what he sees as the ultimate key to Thursday's game.
"I think in all honesty, defense is going to win this game," Bellotti said. "It's not going to be offense."
Bellotti called Oklahoma's defense the fastest and best his team will have seen all season.