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rjzeller · 11-20-2006, 04:19 PM

I'm truly torn on this one...but what say you? Should there BE and Ohio State/Michigan rematch in the BCS title?

OSU dominated statistically, but only won by three points. OSU would have won huge were it not for three turnovers -- but turnovers are part of the game. Michigan's Mike Hart clearly showed he was an oustanding running back. Chad Henne had no interceptions and finished a solid game against a solid D -- but he did overthrow some receivers on key plays. Troy Smith turned in a great performance, but he did have a critical turnover. On and on and on....

Give the Buckeyes +3 for homefield advantage and you have a dead even matchup...

Clearly, unquestionably, Michigan is the second best team in the land (that is to say, they're DEFINITELY well above numbers 3 or 4).

Michigan shouldn't have to lose out on the championship game just because they got beat by the #1 team in their last game on the ROAD by the margin of a single field goal.

So Michigan, by all rights, deserves a second chance.

But then there's the other arguments:

They played tOSU and lost. They had their chance.

Despite three turnovers, one inside the 10 and another inside the 24, Michigan still couldn't pull out a win against a team that led them through most of the game (including the entire second half).

A team that cannot even win its own conference should not be given a chance to play for the national title.

It's not "fair" to Ohio State to have to beat them twice.

USC has played a tougher schedule. If they run the table, they are the more deserving.

And perhaps the only truly convincing argument for me: If they get a rematch, that means Ohio State has to go 2-0 against Michigan to win the title, whereas Michigan would only have to go 1-1. Hardly seems equittable...

I dunno...what say you folks?

11-20-2006, 04:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
rjzeller Forte User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 1,212	Rematch?? I'm truly torn on this one...but what say you? Should there BE and Ohio State/Michigan rematch in the BCS title? OSU dominated statistically, but only won by three points. OSU would have won huge were it not for three turnovers -- but turnovers are part of the game. Michigan's Mike Hart clearly showed he was an oustanding running back. Chad Henne had no interceptions and finished a solid game against a solid D -- but he did overthrow some receivers on key plays. Troy Smith turned in a great performance, but he did have a critical turnover. On and on and on.... Give the Buckeyes +3 for homefield advantage and you have a dead even matchup... Clearly, unquestionably, Michigan is the second best team in the land (that is to say, they're DEFINITELY well above numbers 3 or 4). Michigan shouldn't have to lose out on the championship game just because they got beat by the #1 team in their last game on the ROAD by the margin of a single field goal. So Michigan, by all rights, deserves a second chance. But then there's the other arguments: They played tOSU and lost. They had their chance. Despite three turnovers, one inside the 10 and another inside the 24, Michigan still couldn't pull out a win against a team that led them through most of the game (including the entire second half). A team that cannot even win its own conference should not be given a chance to play for the national title. It's not "fair" to Ohio State to have to beat them twice. USC has played a tougher schedule. If they run the table, they are the more deserving. And perhaps the only truly convincing argument for me: If they get a rematch, that means Ohio State has to go 2-0 against Michigan to win the title, whereas Michigan would only have to go 1-1. Hardly seems equittable... I dunno...what say you folks? __________________ There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand binary and those who do not.