Enhance Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 People in SEC-land are talking about the possibility of an all SEC MNC a la Mich and OSU back in 2006 It can't happen. You have to win your conference to qualify for the BCS National Championship Game. Also the Championship Game in '07 #1 Ohio St vs #2 Florida was a bigger a$$ kicking then '03 Miami - Nebraska NCG. Are you sure about having to win your conference? We went to the 2001 BCS National Championship game without having won our conference. Has there been a rule change? Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Like Lloyd Christmas said after he knew his odds were on in a million. So you are saying there's a chance? It's too bad that Russell Wilson was Wisconsin's only chance at a NC for about the next 40 years... Sorry had to say it! I was born in Milwaukee so I can say this. What does Wisconsin have to do with this thread? Don't make everything smack...I wasn't heading in that direction at all. Oh People in SEC-land are talking about the possibility of an all SEC MNC a la Mich and OSU back in 2006 It can't happen. You have to win your conference to qualify for the BCS National Championship Game. Also the Championship Game in '07 #1 Ohio St vs #2 Florida was a bigger a$$ kicking then '03 Miami - Nebraska NCG. I don't see a conference championship requirement in the rules...granted I read them on wiki but still "The participants are the two highest-ranked teams in the BCS standings at the end of the regular college football season, currently determined by averaging the results of the final weekly USA Today Coaches' Poll, Harris Interactive Poll of media, former players and coaches, and the average of six participating computer rankings." The scary thing is that it wouldn't take that much for the loser of Bama - LSU to slide back up to #2 in the polls. Quote Link to comment
sd'sker Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 it is crazy to think that we got to the MNC that year because southern miss won their last game. (i rooted against them in that game, not realizing the ramifications). Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 People in SEC-land are talking about the possibility of an all SEC MNC a la Mich and OSU back in 2006 It can't happen. You have to win your conference to qualify for the BCS National Championship Game. Also the Championship Game in '07 #1 Ohio St vs #2 Florida was a bigger a$$ kicking then '03 Miami - Nebraska NCG. Wrong Quote Link to comment
kansas husker Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 People in SEC-land are talking about the possibility of an all SEC MNC a la Mich and OSU back in 2006 It can't happen. You have to win your conference to qualify for the BCS National Championship Game. Also the Championship Game in '07 #1 Ohio St vs #2 Florida was a bigger a$$ kicking then '03 Miami - Nebraska NCG. Wrong I'm not 100% sure on this, but I believe there is a rule about a non AQ conference school. They must win their conference in order to qualify for a BCS game. Not positive but I think that might be where the confusion is comming from. Quote Link to comment
HuskerTrucker Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Step away from the crack pipe.... Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I reposted thi from another tread. You are correct there is no official rule. The formula was rewritten to keep it from happening. Like the BCS it is not perfect & I would assume there is some mathmatical chance of it, but it is not supose to happen. Here is a article that explains the tweek before the '04 season. July 15, 2004 New BCS formula approved The BCS has approved a new championship formula. Under the new plan, the AP poll, Coaches poll, and the average of the computer polls will count equally to determine the BCS rankings. The new system (code named: 33-33-33) all but ensures that the #1 & #2 human poll teams will meet in the BCS title game. Had the system been in place in past years, USC and LSU would have met in the Sugar Bowl last year. In 2001, Miami would have played Oregon instead of Nebraska. If you're keeping track at home, LSU would have still beaten USC. Posted by <a href="http://www.fanblogs.com/">Kevin Donahue Quote Link to comment
funhusker Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 The LSU win was actually the final "domino". The Colorado-Texas game was played a week before, the same day as Florida-Tennessee. The SEC championship was pushed back a week because of a hurricane earlier that fall causing postponements of games to the later weekend, that is why Florida and Tennessee played so late in the year. Also, the day after the SEC championship when the bowls were announced, I remember the Rose Bowl was announced immediately as the show began and that the selection show was early in the day, maybe even in the morning. Anyway, after all that, I still believe Nebraska did not deserve to be in that game even before kickoff. Not sure that Colorado did either with 2 losses, but I'm always been a firm believer in that if you arent even the best in your conference which is settled on the field, then how the hell can you even have a right to play for being the best in the Nation. Dont forget OU 2003 and all the spec. that Michigan deserved a 2nd chance in 2006. Playoffs. Funny story (at least to me).... The night of the LSU vs Tenn game I was in college at UNK. If there are any other UNK alumni from around 10 years ago, do you remember Leer Jets? Leer Jets was a weird bar in Kearney. It wasn't too far from campus so it tried it's best to be a popular hangout. It would try to be a "small pub" during the afternoon, dance club at night, and fill in all of the off hours with random entertainment like traveling stripper shows and "penny" pitchers. Anyhooo, the night (or late afternoon) of this game was a traveling group of female "dancers" showing their talents on the dancefloor of LeerJets. Of course myself and friends thought we would enjoy some cheap drinks and even cheaper entertainment while still having the football game on at the bar. I remember by the 2nd half of the football game all the guys in the bar would cheer louder for an extra point by LSU than they would for the "dancers"! I remember overhearing this conversation between a dancer and what I guessed to be the manager: Dancer: This is bulls**t, they aren't paying any attention or giving tips! We're leaving after the next set. Manager: Just wait, the game will be over in a little bit.... Dancer: We will stay if you turn off the game. Manager: OK. I'll make sure the DJ let's everyone know you guys are done after the next dance... I also remember Matt Mauck (sp?) being a stud in that game. Quote Link to comment
HotGrillonGrillAction Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Please - for the love of god....there is no rule about having to win your conference and getting to the BCS championship. They are two separate things, only except winning a conf championship gives you one more win and a 'better' chance at getting to the MNC. It isn't a requirement. 1 Quote Link to comment
Joe_5700 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Like Lloyd Christmas said after he knew his odds were on in a million. So you are saying there's a chance? It's too bad that Russell Wilson was Wisconsin's only chance at a NC for about the next 40 years... Sorry had to say it! I was born in Milwaukee so I can say this. What does Wisconsin have to do with this thread? Don't make everything smack...I wasn't heading in that direction at all. Oh People in SEC-land are talking about the possibility of an all SEC MNC a la Mich and OSU back in 2006 It can't happen. You have to win your conference to qualify for the BCS National Championship Game. Also the Championship Game in '07 #1 Ohio St vs #2 Florida was a bigger a$$ kicking then '03 Miami - Nebraska NCG. I don't see a conference championship requirement in the rules...granted I read them on wiki but still "The participants are the two highest-ranked teams in the BCS standings at the end of the regular college football season, currently determined by averaging the results of the final weekly USA Today Coaches' Poll, Harris Interactive Poll of media, former players and coaches, and the average of six participating computer rankings." The scary thing is that it wouldn't take that much for the loser of Bama - LSU to slide back up to #2 in the polls. You do know that you are in a Nebraska forum right? If you cannot take a light hearted joke, you need to grow thicker skin. I can only imagine what reactions a Nebraska fan would get by posting a face palm icon in another team's forum when that very thing had happened before. I wasn't talking smack, I was only being truthful. The opportunity was squandered. I always wish the best for the Badgers (have been following them for nearly 30 years) except when they play against Nebraska. Quote Link to comment
PuegotDaddy Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 1. IF 2. IFS 3. AND 4. BUTS 5. WERE 6. CANDY 7. AND 8. NUTS 9. WE'D 10. ALL 11. BE 12. NATIONAL 13. CHAMPIONS ... HOPE YOU ARE RIGHT THOUGH Back on Friday November 23, 2001, the Nebraska Cornhuskers were in prime position to play the Miami Hurricanes in the BCS National Championship game. The Huskers were 11-0, they were going into a huge game against Colorado, and also had Heisman winning quarterback Eric Crouch on their side. Later that day, those dreams were thought to be dashed as the Buffalos raced out to a 35-3 lead and never looked back as the Huskers fell 62-36. Everyone thought the Huskers were virtually out of the National Championship picture because they were not even going to play in the Big 12 Championship. A bid in a less relevant BCS bowl was inevitable (so we thought). The next day, a formula was derived for the Huskers to make it to the BCS National Championship game without winning or even playing for the Big 12 Championship. Without getting into the actual formula, I will tell you what took place over the next 14 days in college football. After the Husker loss, the Oklahoma Sooners thought that they now had a chance to get to the Big 12 Conference Championship, and later the BCS Championship. All the 10-1 Sooners had to do was beat a lowly 3-7 Oklahoma State Cowboys squad. Oklahoma came out flat that day and lost 16-13. This was the first domino that went in the favor of the Huskers. The next two weeks in SEC play were huge for the Huskers. The Florida Gators (ranked number 2 in the BCS) who if they could win out would make the National Championship were upset in Gainesville by the Tennessee Volunteers 34-32. Tennessee then jumped up to the number two spot in the BCS and with a win over LSU in the SEC Championship, would have claimed a spot in the National Championship. Then came Conference Championship week, and the real drama began. Nebraska had now jumped to #4 in the BCS and needed two huge upsets to possibly have a chance at getting to the National Championship. They needed the three loss LSU Tigers to upset the #2 ranked Tennessee Volunteers, and they needed the #5 ranked Colorado Buffaloes to upset the #3 ranked Texas Longhorns. LSU took care of business early by beating Tennessee 31-20. It then came down to the Colorado vs. Texas game. The Huskers and all their collective fans were cheering for Colorado in this game to not win by too much, or they could possibly jump the Huskers in the rankings. Colorado upset the Longhorns in a crazy game 39-37. The margin of victory also helped the Huskers. The Husker fans knew there was a chance, but would the pollsters and the computers put Nebraska at #2. The BCS bowls were announced on the Sunday after. Three teams thought they had a claim for the #2 spot--the 10-1 Huskers, the 10-1 Oregon Ducks, and the 10-2 Colorado Buffaloes. Oregon’s only loss came to came to an unranked Stanford team 42-49. The Buffaloes two losses came to a good Fresno State team and an earlier regular season loss to Texas. Nebraska was blown out by Colorado in their only loss. The only arguments seemed to be between Colorado and Oregon. Oregon had won a weak Pac 10, but had only 1 loss. Colorado had won a strong Big 12, had beaten Nebraska, but had two losses. The Huskers sat back and watched as the selections were handed out. The first bowl game to be announced was the Fiesta Bowl, which usually took the Big 12 and Pac-10 champion, unless one of those teams played in the National Championship. The teams ran over the screen Colorado vs. Oregon. Nebraska fans rejoiced, as they now knew their destination would be the Rose Bowl, which would later hold the BCS National Championship. Nebraska had beaten out the Colorado Buffaloes by .05 points in the BCS, mostly because of their strength of schedule in the non-conference. Nebraska would later go on to lose the National Championship 37-14 to the Miami Hurricanes. But theoretically Nebraska is not out of the BCS National Championship in 2011. As you can see crazier things have happened. Yesterday, I wrote about how Nebraska made it to the 2001 National Championship in what has to be the most unusual and sadistic way ever. Well I am here to tell you that Nebraska is not out of the picture this year. I will give you a detailed description on what must happen for Nebraska to play for the BCS National Championship in 2011. Currently Nebraska is ranked number 10 in the BCS. The teams ahead of them include Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Boise State, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Oregon, and South Carolina. All of these teams must lose one or two games for Nebraska to make it. I will begin with what must happen for the Huskers. 1. Nebraska needs to win out, and beat Wisconsin in the Big 10 Championship handily. For Wisconsin to even get to the Big 10 Championship, they must win out, and have Penn State lose 2 out of their last 3 games which include Nebraska, Ohio State, and Wisconsin. Wisconsin then needs Ohio State to lose one of their remaining games which include Indiana, Purdue, Penn State, and Michigan. Nebraska destroying Wisconsin in a rematch would work wonders in the eyes of the voters and the computers. 2. In the SEC, LSU needs to beat Alabama handily, which would take Alabama out of the SEC Championship because they were in the same division. LSU would then need to lose to Arkansas in the final week of the season, and lose in the SEC Championship. 3. In the Pac 12, Oregon would need to lose to Washington or USC, but beat Stanford. This would then knock Stanford and Oregon out in consecutive weeks. Even if Oregon/Stanford wins out, they could still lose the Pac 12 championship and that would knock them out. 4. Again in the SEC, South Carolina would need to beat Arkansas, and South Carolina would then need to lose the last game of their season to Clemson. 5. In the Big 12, Oklahoma needs to lose to either Baylor or Texas A&M, and then beat Oklahoma State in the Bedlam game. 6. Boise State can go undefeated, and we would still hop them. If all this happens, Nebraska will make the BCS National Championship, guarantee. But the odds in my mind are about 500 to 1. We can work with those. I was hoping this article could be place in the Daily Nebraskan but they shut me out. Quote Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 You do know that you are in a Nebraska forum right? If you cannot take a light hearted joke, you need to grow thicker skin. I can only imagine what reactions a Nebraska fan would get by posting a face palm icon in another team's forum when that very thing had happened before. I wasn't talking smack, I was only being truthful. The opportunity was squandered. I always wish the best for the Badgers (have been following them for nearly 30 years) except when they play against Nebraska. I agree with you... the single face palm was not appropriate... Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Like Lloyd Christmas said after he knew his odds were on in a million. So you are saying there's a chance? It's too bad that Russell Wilson was Wisconsin's only chance at a NC for about the next 40 years... Sorry had to say it! I was born in Milwaukee so I can say this. What does Wisconsin have to do with this thread? Don't make everything smack...I wasn't heading in that direction at all. Oh People in SEC-land are talking about the possibility of an all SEC MNC a la Mich and OSU back in 2006 It can't happen. You have to win your conference to qualify for the BCS National Championship Game. Also the Championship Game in '07 #1 Ohio St vs #2 Florida was a bigger a$$ kicking then '03 Miami - Nebraska NCG. I don't see a conference championship requirement in the rules...granted I read them on wiki but still "The participants are the two highest-ranked teams in the BCS standings at the end of the regular college football season, currently determined by averaging the results of the final weekly USA Today Coaches' Poll, Harris Interactive Poll of media, former players and coaches, and the average of six participating computer rankings." The scary thing is that it wouldn't take that much for the loser of Bama - LSU to slide back up to #2 in the polls. You do know that you are in a Nebraska forum right? If you cannot take a light hearted joke, you need to grow thicker skin. I can only imagine what reactions a Nebraska fan would get by posting a face palm icon in another team's forum when that very thing had happened before. I wasn't talking smack, I was only being truthful. The opportunity was squandered. I always wish the best for the Badgers (have been following them for nearly 30 years) except when they play against Nebraska. Nah really? A Nebraska forum? I had no idea, that's f'ing crazy, thanks for the heads up... You really don't get me at all dude ... anyhow moving on... Quote Link to comment
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