The ranking system is a joke and a national champion should not be declared without a playoff. You should just get "X" bowl champion because there is no true champion.
Under the current system though, I'd still have to say we should all call a mulligan because there is no team worthy of that title. Even Hawaii. I'd give it to them with a good win instead of the 2nd AA team.
I have plenty of reasons to hate LSU and I think they're valid. I think there is plenty of hate to go around in the college football world so quit whining like a schoolgirl about it.
When it comes to OU, USC, Georgia, Kansas and Virginia Tech, I agree. They are not worthy of the title. They all had their chances, and they blew it. Ohio State and LSU blew it too, but the other five have absolutely no legitimate gripe. They could have been there, but they blew it. Because they blew it, the pagaent judges got to pick the lucky winners.
Hawaii is a different story. They never had the chance. I can't tell you how much I hate the fact that every year when the football season starts that no matter how well Tech plays, they have no chance for the national championship. They are locked out by the oligarchy. They have no chance. The best they can do is get a court mandated share of the BCS money. To not be able to play for all the mables sucks.
Hawaii won their conference. Hawaii went undefeated. Hawaii deserves a right to the shot at the title. This format does not provide for that. Therefore, it must be changed.
Hogdawg is right. The non-BCS teams need to team up together and fight this injustice.
Well, in my world of respect it would have been enough. The Big Cartel System wouldn't have let them in regardless. But IMO they would have been a shoe in with a win over a good PAC 10 team in addition to their other 11 wins.
I was just saying as far as "deserving based on what they have done this season." Although beating 2 AA teams is probably better than losing to 2 unranked teams like our probable Nat. "champ."
They had other BCS teams on the schedule and they bought the games out and cancelled. Then Hawaii furiously called other BCS programs and had no takers. It really wasn't their fault. If you have a buyout clause in the contract, which is almost always there, what are you supposed to do?
Can we delete this thread, I for one am tired of a GO LSWHO thread on our board. Take it to the flamer section.
If we were in the Championship Game I would imagine the majority of their fans would be cordial enough to congratulate us. Why can't we grow up? As many of you know I despise LSU but will it hurt you that much to congratulate them on a job well done (whether you believe they deserve it or not)?
JFord