NCAA Football 2017 Bowling

[lowplaces]

Of course UCF is isn't officially national champion.

But they did beat the team that beat both teams in next Monday's game.

It would have been interesting to see them have a chance to prove themselves in the playoff but it is what it is.

 

[Funky Ghost]

UCF declares themselves national champions! Banner, parade and all. As one local commentator said (which I wholeheartedly agree with), they are celebrating something they did not achieve, rather than a great accomplishment they did achieve (an undefeated 13-0 season). UCF to raise championship banner, hold parade

I'm cool with this. Let them make their own fake trophy. Just have them give the Peach Bowl trophy back since clearly that means very little to them.

 

[GregC]

UCF declares themselves national champions! Banner, parade and all. As one local commentator said (which I wholeheartedly agree with), they are celebrating something they did not achieve, rather than a great accomplishment they did achieve (an undefeated 13-0 season). UCF to raise championship banner, hold parade

I like a scrappy underdog, but this quote from the AD made me chuckle.

"There should be change," White said. "It's not an equitable system. It's not equitable in terms of how we do the rankings. The BCS era was much more accurate for how teams were ranked, more objective, and I don't think the playoff is adequate to determine a true national champion. You can't subjectively pick only four teams. I think you need to come up with some more objective rankings, which we already had in place with the BCS, that allowed computers to have a voice, that allowed the media to have a voice, and the coaches' poll to have a voice so it was a combination of objectivity and subjectivity."

Sagarin, one of the rating services used by the BCS, ranks UCF 13th--and that's after beating Auburn. And ESPN's FPI ranks them 15th.

 

[the harp unstrung]

Of course UCF is isn't officially national champion.

But they did beat the team that beat both teams in next Monday's game.
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Following this line of logic...! Woah! Poor choice of words!

Following this train of thought, my Bride and my daughter...both grads of Th ‘Cuse...we’re pulling hard for Clemson to win the Whole thing so that they could crown The Orange National Champions!

 

[MJ5150]

UCF declares themselves national champions! Banner, parade and all. As one local commentator said (which I wholeheartedly agree with), they are celebrating something they did not achieve, rather than a great accomplishment they did achieve (an undefeated 13-0 season). UCF to raise championship banner, hold parade

Indeed mpg.
Mr. White, please stop embarrassing your school, yourself, and the football team at UCF.
I appreciate what they did and was even pulling for them. Now, I'll take a step back.

-Mike

 

[Pilgrim]

Hey, football teams have been declaring themselves national champions with little or no justification since the 20's. It's part of a grand tradition!!

Any playoff which allows only four teams in isn't worth much. My interest in football drops precipitously after the Rose Bowl, one of the few real bowl games.

An all-SEC championship game excites me very little. But it's a grand chance to root against Alabama.

 

[Funky Ghost]

Michigan will award the Harbaugh Enthusiastic Handshake of Manliness award to UCF. That should appease them

 

[MJ5150]

Michigan will award the Harbaugh Enthusiastic Handshake of Manliness award to UCF. That should appease them

I heard Butch Jones may award them the championship of life since they have five star hearts and always max out on leadership reps.

-Mike

 

[FilterFunk]

Of course UCF is isn't officially national champion.

But they did beat the team that beat both teams in next Monday's game.

It would have been interesting to see them have a chance to prove themselves in the playoff but it is what it is.

Following this line of logic...! Woah! Poor choice of words!

Following this train of thought, my Bride and my daughter...both grads of Th ‘Cuse...we’re pulling hard for Clemson to win the Whole thing so that they could crown The Orange National Champions!

It doesn't seem to me that lowplaces was trying to justify UCF's claim to the national championship. He put an interesting fact out there that does make the notion of expanding the playoff field seem a little more intriguing, IMO.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Gotta admit, I was happy to see West Point and Annapolis make it. Schools where the athletes take real classes, and football practice is the easy part of their day.

 

[FilterFunk]

P.S. Big10 can brag all they want about their great record in meaningless bowl games but there's nothing like the SEC for honey shots.

While it's true that you have to take bowl wins in context, I wouldn't call the Cotton, Fiesta, and Orange Bowls "meaningless".

 

[nutdog]

While it's true that you have to take bowl wins in context, I wouldn't call the Cotton, Fiesta, and Orange Bowls "meaningless".

It's all meaningless.

 

[Funky Ghost]

It's all meaningless.

 

[nutdog]

I love that movie. I had a reasoned, considered, carefully articulated response crafted and then I remembered it was football.

Actually it was more of a flu induced rant.

 

[D M C]

I had a reasoned, considered, carefully articulated response crafted and then I remembered it was football.

There is nothing more important in the world than sports. NOTHING!

 

[Pilgrim]

There is nothing more important in the world than sports. NOTHING!

But....but....but....what about BEER?????

 

[D M C]

But....but....but....what about BEER?????

What beverage is invariably proffered at sporting events? Now I ask you, which came first? It’s obvious.

 

[Funky Ghost]

Keep the beer ...

Gimme a dog or soft pretzel with spicy brown mustard

 

[mrpackerguy]

Beer. The foundation of all humanity.

 

[Pilgrim]

Beer. The way we maintain the integrity of our precious bodily fluids. For much of human history, it was one of the few safe things to drink!!