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In my tribute to the Bowl "Championship" Series, allow me to translate this farce of a system and compare it to the NFL...
And not that anyone cares what I think, but I hope USC beats Michigan 77-0, and Oklahoma and LSU play to a 0-0 five overtime tie. And can anyone seriously get excited about seeing Miami and FSU play in the Orange Bowl....again? Talk about a scrimmage among friends. Neither team will even care.
In the AFC we have the following:
1. Miami - The Dolphins get home field throughout the playoffs, even if they lose their final three games and finish 8-8. That's based on their strength of schedule, and the snowballs in Gillette stadium causing a kink in their computer rating.
2. Tennessee - Even though they've lost to Indy twice, the Titans get the 2nd seed, because they beat the Dolphins, and their strength of schedule was better then the Chiefs. And also, the computer likes Jeff Fischer as a coach better then it does Tony Dungy.
3. Cincinnati - They win their division, and get the 3rd seed because they beat Baltimore earlier this year, and because this is what the media wants - a Cinderella story. Oh yeah, and the computers actually had them ranked 2nd, but their losses brought them down a few points.
4. Kansas City - Even though they ran off nine straight wins, they get the 4th seed because Cincinnati beat them, and the computers put them here as well. Oh yeah, and since they hosted the Big 12 Championship game, this is a residual pick because they couldn't go any higher due to previous years participation in the Outback Igloo Bowl that takes place in Anchorage, Alaska every March 1st.
5. Indy - Yeah, they get in by squeaking out a loss over Jacksonville. They win the tiebreaker over the Ravens and Patriots based on losses to lesser opponents not in contention for a title.
6. Baltimore - The computer just likes their uniforms better then they do the Patriots.
Left out this year - New England and Denver. The computer says so.
And in the NFC we break it down as follows:
1. Dallas - because they are America's team, and the computer's have them permanently fixed at #1. So what if they will only finish 8-8.
2. Seattle - Big wins over Arizona, coupled by close losses to Minnesota made this an easy selection. Plus, they will draw more fans to away games.
3. San Francisco - Being that they will host a home game first they have the biggest chance of winning. And the computer predicts they will lose on the road for the 9th straight time, so it's a perfect fit here.
4. Tampa Bay - Previous years champion is automatically guaranteed a division title. So what if they can't win two straight. It doesn't matter.
5. Philly - They lose any tiebreakers with Tampa - therefore demoting them to the next highest seed, behind Tampa Bay.
6. Minnesota - The only team from the NFC North to make the post season. They don't qualify for any seed higher then four, because of a strength of schedule error.
Left out this year - Carolina, Green Bay, and St. Louis. Carolina could have gone undefeated, but they will never qualify for the pro version of the BCS, because they play in an inferior division of an inferior conference. At least according to Dan Snyder, current President of the Pro BCS system.
And not that anyone cares what I think, but I hope USC beats Michigan 77-0, and Oklahoma and LSU play to a 0-0 five overtime tie. And can anyone seriously get excited about seeing Miami and FSU play in the Orange Bowl....again? Talk about a scrimmage among friends. Neither team will even care.
In the AFC we have the following:
1. Miami - The Dolphins get home field throughout the playoffs, even if they lose their final three games and finish 8-8. That's based on their strength of schedule, and the snowballs in Gillette stadium causing a kink in their computer rating.
2. Tennessee - Even though they've lost to Indy twice, the Titans get the 2nd seed, because they beat the Dolphins, and their strength of schedule was better then the Chiefs. And also, the computer likes Jeff Fischer as a coach better then it does Tony Dungy.
3. Cincinnati - They win their division, and get the 3rd seed because they beat Baltimore earlier this year, and because this is what the media wants - a Cinderella story. Oh yeah, and the computers actually had them ranked 2nd, but their losses brought them down a few points.
4. Kansas City - Even though they ran off nine straight wins, they get the 4th seed because Cincinnati beat them, and the computers put them here as well. Oh yeah, and since they hosted the Big 12 Championship game, this is a residual pick because they couldn't go any higher due to previous years participation in the Outback Igloo Bowl that takes place in Anchorage, Alaska every March 1st.
5. Indy - Yeah, they get in by squeaking out a loss over Jacksonville. They win the tiebreaker over the Ravens and Patriots based on losses to lesser opponents not in contention for a title.
6. Baltimore - The computer just likes their uniforms better then they do the Patriots.
Left out this year - New England and Denver. The computer says so.
And in the NFC we break it down as follows:
1. Dallas - because they are America's team, and the computer's have them permanently fixed at #1. So what if they will only finish 8-8.
2. Seattle - Big wins over Arizona, coupled by close losses to Minnesota made this an easy selection. Plus, they will draw more fans to away games.
3. San Francisco - Being that they will host a home game first they have the biggest chance of winning. And the computer predicts they will lose on the road for the 9th straight time, so it's a perfect fit here.
4. Tampa Bay - Previous years champion is automatically guaranteed a division title. So what if they can't win two straight. It doesn't matter.
5. Philly - They lose any tiebreakers with Tampa - therefore demoting them to the next highest seed, behind Tampa Bay.
6. Minnesota - The only team from the NFC North to make the post season. They don't qualify for any seed higher then four, because of a strength of schedule error.
Left out this year - Carolina, Green Bay, and St. Louis. Carolina could have gone undefeated, but they will never qualify for the pro version of the BCS, because they play in an inferior division of an inferior conference. At least according to Dan Snyder, current President of the Pro BCS system.
