Comments on: LS-Who Cares? http://rumorsandrants.com/2008/01/ls-who-cares.html Goes Down Easy With Little Or No Aftertaste Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:43:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bayouboilermaker http://rumorsandrants.com/2008/01/ls-who-cares.html/comment-page-1#comment-6435 Bayouboilermaker Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:17:14 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=1430#comment-6435 Folks, I was in the Dome for the National Chap game. One team walk away winning it all - you may not like it, and it may not happen again for a long time - but, take a look at what LSU will be putting on the football field for the next several years. You might be swimming in Gumbo for years. - Lots of great teams out there and the Tiger will stumble at times. However, get use to Purple and Gold and funny talking football fans 'cause they'll have something to yell about for a long time (or I could be wrong). Folks, I was in the Dome for the National Chap game. One team walk away winning it all – you may not like it, and it may not happen again for a long time – but, take a look at what LSU will be putting on the football field for the next several years. You might be swimming in Gumbo for years. – Lots of great teams out there and the Tiger will stumble at times. However, get use to Purple and Gold and funny talking football fans ’cause they’ll have something to yell about for a long time (or I could be wrong).

]]> By: Anonymous http://rumorsandrants.com/2008/01/ls-who-cares.html/comment-page-1#comment-4922 Anonymous Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:12:00 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=1430#comment-4922 Wow, you're hatred for LSU really shows in that piece. I'm no LSU apologist, but if you want to bitch and moan about something, do it about the system which, I remind you, they all agreed to. Need I remind you that this is a system that doesn't take into account how strong someone finishes, but how they played over the course of an entire season. <br/>If you are USC and want a shot at the title, how about beating an awful, 41-point underdog Stanford team AT HOME. Did I mention that Stanford was using a 3rd string qb as well? If not, let me just mention they were using a 3rd string qb at the time. Also, how about beating more than 3 teams that had winning records, that would also be a good start.<br/>As for UGA, I'll skip the part about not even winning your own division within the SEC, let alone the entire SEC, and skip to the fact that you were shalacked at home against UT and lost to a 6-6 SC team. Want to talk about finishing strong? If by finishing strong you mean beating Vandy on a last second field goal and squeaking out a "W" against the powerhouse of Troy, then yes, you did finish strong.<br/>Now granted, LSU could have easily been a team with 4 or 5 losses, but the fact is they played a complete season winning the toughest conference in college football. They lost to a then-top 20 ranked UK team in 3ot and to an Arkansas team in OT that finished the season with 8 wins. They beat 8 teams that at the time they played, were ranked in the top 20. If you didn't think LSU dominated tOSU in the NC game, then you were obviously not watching it. Yes, the BCS is an imperfect system, but LSU was the team most fit to play for and win the title. Wow, you’re hatred for LSU really shows in that piece. I’m no LSU apologist, but if you want to bitch and moan about something, do it about the system which, I remind you, they all agreed to. Need I remind you that this is a system that doesn’t take into account how strong someone finishes, but how they played over the course of an entire season.
If you are USC and want a shot at the title, how about beating an awful, 41-point underdog Stanford team AT HOME. Did I mention that Stanford was using a 3rd string qb as well? If not, let me just mention they were using a 3rd string qb at the time. Also, how about beating more than 3 teams that had winning records, that would also be a good start.
As for UGA, I’ll skip the part about not even winning your own division within the SEC, let alone the entire SEC, and skip to the fact that you were shalacked at home against UT and lost to a 6-6 SC team. Want to talk about finishing strong? If by finishing strong you mean beating Vandy on a last second field goal and squeaking out a “W” against the powerhouse of Troy, then yes, you did finish strong.
Now granted, LSU could have easily been a team with 4 or 5 losses, but the fact is they played a complete season winning the toughest conference in college football. They lost to a then-top 20 ranked UK team in 3ot and to an Arkansas team in OT that finished the season with 8 wins. They beat 8 teams that at the time they played, were ranked in the top 20. If you didn’t think LSU dominated tOSU in the NC game, then you were obviously not watching it. Yes, the BCS is an imperfect system, but LSU was the team most fit to play for and win the title.

]]> By: Kevin Hayward http://rumorsandrants.com/2008/01/ls-who-cares.html/comment-page-1#comment-4841 Kevin Hayward Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:34:00 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=1430#comment-4841 It's hard to blame LSU for showing up in a bowl they were invited to and playing dominating football. If you're going to rant on this one, rant on the BCS selection committee and their refusal to adapt a playoff system. It’s hard to blame LSU for showing up in a bowl they were invited to and playing dominating football. If you’re going to rant on this one, rant on the BCS selection committee and their refusal to adapt a playoff system.

]]> By: McD http://rumorsandrants.com/2008/01/ls-who-cares.html/comment-page-1#comment-4840 McD Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:54:00 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=1430#comment-4840 No really, good for LSU. They beat a team that made the game because they only scheduled one out of conference game outside their home state (against Washington) and survived in a crappy year for their conference. This year, more than any other, none of the major questions were resolved. So good for LSU. All they did was make us wonder if they could beat an actual good team instead of a mediocre one.<br/><br/>My solution: USC vs. Georgia vs. LSU in a triple-threat match at Wrestlemania. No really, good for LSU. They beat a team that made the game because they only scheduled one out of conference game outside their home state (against Washington) and survived in a crappy year for their conference. This year, more than any other, none of the major questions were resolved. So good for LSU. All they did was make us wonder if they could beat an actual good team instead of a mediocre one.

My solution: USC vs. Georgia vs. LSU in a triple-threat match at Wrestlemania.

]]> By: ETVal http://rumorsandrants.com/2008/01/ls-who-cares.html/comment-page-1#comment-4839 ETVal Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:17:00 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=1430#comment-4839 This entire season, and last night's pretend 'national championship' game, have been one long confirmation of the fact that big-time college football is a joke until a real playoff system is instituted. Forget, who was best. Fact is, you still have about six teams in the argument and it was not settled on the field. http://valentinesviews.blogspot.com/2008/01/national-championship-has-hollow-ring.html This entire season, and last night’s pretend ‘national championship’ game, have been one long confirmation of the fact that big-time college football is a joke until a real playoff system is instituted. Forget, who was best. Fact is, you still have about six teams in the argument and it was not settled on the field. http://valentinesviews.blogspot.com/2008/01/national-championship-has-hollow-ring.html

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