He's got a point

[ericdickerson4life]

Agreed. I only watch ESPN to watch live games. Nothing else. Stop watching programming 10+ years ago. They have an agenda and it is not good for college football on a whole.

But with that said, look at it from their side of the table. They control the story lines. Control conferences. Control the polls by said story lines and monster pulpit from which they can preach. And their ultimate goal is eyeballs on their TV station(s). That's why this is a reality TV show and not true reality. Wake up. From the day after the national championship game they will begin the story lines to setup the teams that help draw viewers for their upcoming programs in the off season, the college football season and lastly the next season's playoffs. Magically a poll will have teams ranked before even knowing who will be on the team to start the next season. Then more polls will be out before anyone kicks a football off to start a game. It's a setup. They don't care about who's the best on the football field. They care about who's the best for ratings. Just enjoy the entertainment they provide you.

[Digetydog]

Agreed. I only watch ESPN to watch live games. Nothing else. Stop watching programming 10+ years ago. They have an agenda and it is not good for college football on a whole.

But with that said, look at it from their side of the table. They control the story lines. Control conferences. Control the polls by said story lines and monster pulpit from which they can preach. And their ultimate goal is eyeballs on their TV station(s). That's why this is a reality TV show and not true reality. Wake up. From the day after the national championship game they will begin the story lines to setup the teams that help draw viewers for their upcoming programs in the off season, the college football season and lastly the next season's playoffs. Magically a poll will have teams ranked before even knowing who will be on the team to start the next season. Then more polls will be out before anyone kicks a football off to start a game. It's a setup. They don't care about who's the best on the football field. They care about who's the best for ratings. Just enjoy the entertainment they provide you.

After the committee had TCU and BU in front of OSU going into the B10 Championship game, it was amazing to watch them pitch the ideas that
(1) A Conference Championship game victory over a mediocre team was somehow an important "data point," and
(2) That BU and TCU didn't play a tough schedule. First of all, the B12 teams all play an extra conference game vs. what B10 teams play. Second, OSU didn't play a stellar OOC schedule either (Navy, Kent State, Va Tech (lost a game to 7-6 team at home), and Cincinnati.

[Charleston Pony]

Agreed. I only watch ESPN to watch live games. Nothing else. Stop watching programming 10+ years ago. They have an agenda and it is not good for college football on a whole.

But with that said, look at it from their side of the table. They control the story lines. Control conferences. Control the polls by said story lines and monster pulpit from which they can preach. And their ultimate goal is eyeballs on their TV station(s). That's why this is a reality TV show and not true reality. Wake up. From the day after the national championship game they will begin the story lines to setup the teams that help draw viewers for their upcoming programs in the off season, the college football season and lastly the next season's playoffs. Magically a poll will have teams ranked before even knowing who will be on the team to start the next season. Then more polls will be out before anyone kicks a football off to start a game. It's a setup. They don't care about who's the best on the football field. They care about who's the best for ratings. Just enjoy the entertainment they provide you.

After the committee had TCU and BU in front of OSU going into the B10 Championship game, it was amazing to watch them pitch the ideas that
(1) A Conference Championship game victory over a mediocre team was somehow an important "data point," and
(2) That BU and TCU didn't play a tough schedule. First of all, the B12 teams all play an extra conference game vs. what B10 teams play. Second, OSU didn't play a stellar OOC schedule either (Navy, Kent State, Va Tech (lost a game to 7-6 team at home), and Cincinnati.

TCU played their bowl game that year with a chip on their shoulder after that snub. Didn't they blow out a Mississippi team that had beaten Alabama earlier that year?

[PonyPower]

Washington had a crap non-conference schedule and got selected. Not sure what the Committee wants??

Neither is the committee, apparently. One year, it's a tough non-conference schedule. Then it's a conference title game. Then it's something else.
There aren't any clearly defined bylaws/guidelines, are there?

[Digetydog]

Agreed. I only watch ESPN to watch live games. Nothing else. Stop watching programming 10+ years ago. They have an agenda and it is not good for college football on a whole.

But with that said, look at it from their side of the table. They control the story lines. Control conferences. Control the polls by said story lines and monster pulpit from which they can preach. And their ultimate goal is eyeballs on their TV station(s). That's why this is a reality TV show and not true reality. Wake up. From the day after the national championship game they will begin the story lines to setup the teams that help draw viewers for their upcoming programs in the off season, the college football season and lastly the next season's playoffs. Magically a poll will have teams ranked before even knowing who will be on the team to start the next season. Then more polls will be out before anyone kicks a football off to start a game. It's a setup. They don't care about who's the best on the football field. They care about who's the best for ratings. Just enjoy the entertainment they provide you.

After the committee had TCU and BU in front of OSU going into the B10 Championship game, it was amazing to watch them pitch the ideas that
(1) A Conference Championship game victory over a mediocre team was somehow an important "data point," and
(2) That BU and TCU didn't play a tough schedule. First of all, the B12 teams all play an extra conference game vs. what B10 teams play. Second, OSU didn't play a stellar OOC schedule either (Navy, Kent State, Va Tech (lost a game to 7-6 team at home), and Cincinnati.

TCU played their bowl game that year with a chip on their shoulder after that snub. Didn't they blow out a Mississippi team that had beaten Alabama earlier that year?

They beat the crap out of whoever they played in the bowl game.

To be honest, they probably lost the BU game due to a few questionable "home town" calls.