Mack Brown BCS Assesment
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maybe this is a blessing in disguise. OU is going to get whooped by Florida anyway
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Looks like Cal fans still hold some residual bitterness. :laugh2:
This time, it's Texas that gets rocked by BCS vote
Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times
December 1, 2008
Texas Coach Mack Brown learned Sunday that no two campaigns are alike.
In 2004, his lobbying on behalf of Texas for a Rose Bowl berth may have helped swing enough votes away from California to deny the Golden Bears their first trip to Pasadena since 1959.
Texas deprived Cal by claiming the coveted No. 4 spot in the Bowl Championship Series standings by a minuscule margin of .0129.
Cal lost points in the final coaches' and media polls after a 26-16 win at Southern Mississippi in which Coach Jeff Tedford ordered quarterback Aaron Rodgers to take a knee at the end rather than try to tack on another score.
Cal still hasn't been to a Rose Bowl since 1959.
Minutes after Sunday's release of the BCS standings, an e-mail hit my in-box that read, "I hope you remind readers that Texas, now crying foul, didn't seem to have a problem with the BCS when it jobbed Cal in the same fashion a few years ago. This Thanksgiving, Mack Brown is getting a karma cookie for dessert."
The 1st Amendment thrives in Berkeley.
This year, not for any lack of effort or eloquence, Brown's second campaign fell a few stump speeches short.
The release of the next-to-last BCS standings was bad news for Texas.
The 'Horns got hooked.
Alabama came in first, as expected, but Oklahoma jumped Texas for the No. 2 spot.
This was crucial because Big 12 Conference rules dictate the BCS standings be used to break a three-way tie in the South Division among Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech.
All three teams are 11-1, but only one could advance to next week's Big 12 championship game against Missouri.
The winner of the BCS bake-off was Oklahoma, which, if it beats Missouri, has the inside track to face the Southeastern Conference champion, Alabama or Florida, in the BCS title game on Jan. 8.
Of course, had Texas been forwarded by the BCS standings, the Longhorns would have the inside track.
"It is what it is," Brown said in a statement Sunday. "We don't like it, we don't agree with it or think it was fair, but, like anything else, we'll handle it and move forward."
Brown has never apologized for campaigning on behalf of his employer.
"What I want is obvious, that's what's best for Texas," Brown said.
Brown offered himself to numerous media outlets last week to speak to the merits of a Texas team that defeated Oklahoma, 45-35, in October.
It was a compelling argument.
Rest of the article here:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/printedition/la-sp-dufresne1-2008dec01,0,7919674.column
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Danny White;2455452 said:
Probably. Of course they still don't realize that they actually were not worthy of a BCS game that year. Their lost to Texas Tech in the Holiday Bowl that year should have made that clear. Both OU and Texas are worthy of playing for the Big 12 title and a possible chance at a MNC this season. One was going to get screwed no matter what. Radio shows, message boards and blogs would all be equally busy today if Texas got the nod and OU was left out.
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Rowdy;2455825 said:
It is a silly comment because OU is going to slip up and lose to Mizzou. :laugh2:
Just kidding. I would hate to see that happen anyway for one reason. It would then push Texas into the MNC game. That is not the reason. If Texas was in the game then BCS supporters would then sit there and say that the system worked. That is why I hope OU doesn't screw up.