Posted by dravz on 9/23/2010 8:19:00 AM (view original):
Posted by plague on 9/23/2010 6:03:00 AM (view original):
Posted by ebel331 on 9/22/2010 10:27:00 PM (view original):
Posted by tcochran on 9/22/2010 9:04:00 PM (view original):
I don't know how many people will be able to use that strategy successfully. You more or less have to take a non-BCS/no elite conference, be the dominant force in it, then convince coaches to join it (but not good enough to topple the big dog), and ride the wave of mediocre teams to NC appearances.
It's hilarious how far behind the curve you are.
I was not saying it would be easy, not every coach would be able to use this to his advantage, but its been shown a few times that Non BCS teams can schedule mediocre teams on their schedule, then play a inferior conference schedule, go undefeated, and play in the NC game. If you are in a BCS conference you can't avoid BCS teams, you have to play them in conference.
And those same teams could just as easily miss the NC game because their schedule was too light (thanks to a vastly inferior conference schedule). We've been over this before, there are two sides to this coin. The genius of UCF and Miami OH is the filling of the rest of their respective non-BCS conferences.
It's not about what could or could not happen. I am showing how you can game the system by using Nelson as a example. What are the odds of winning with a Non BCS team taking on mediocre schedule compared to taking on a BCS team like Indiana who plays 5 elites? Only 2 teams make the NC game, of course you could fail, but how does taking on a Non BCS team like this in comparison to lowly BCS teams?
Miami OH according to WIS has the 3rd hardest SOS. That is absurd, there is a problem in the rankings. The teams he played below is not the 3rd best SOS. My team according to WIS had the 5th hardest SOS. Below is the 3 highest ranked teams that Miami OH beat and the teams they beat. All of Miami OH teams opponents combined beat 3 BCS team, and only 1 of those teams beat a BCS team that had 4 seasons of recruits, and Miami OH played 2 BCS teams.
#22 Toledo (10-3)
Maryland (6-7, #51) defeats Toledo 28-9
Michigan (9-4,, #20) defeats Toldeo 28-10
#25 Buffalo (9-4)
Washington (10-4, #36) defeats Buffalo 35-17
Arizona St (9-4, #52) defeats Buffalo 22-21
Wisconsin (12-1, #15) defeats Buffalo 42-0
#29 Ohio
Penn St (8-5, #30) defeats Ohio 35-10
Here is the teams I played that are higher ranked the hardest team that Miami OH played............I had 3 losses, so I am not saying I deserved to play in the NC.
#6 Texas
#7 Alabama
#12 USC
#16 Boston College
#21 NC State
#23 Notre Dame
9/23/2010 9:18 AM (edited)