2010 Orange Bowl
A quick blog about this year’s Orange Bowl, because it might have some interesting bits about it.
This year, or season if you will, the Orange Bowl has the top spot of the BCS bowls, meaning they get to select first the teams they want to play in their bowl AFTER the BCS Championship is made. I want to take a moment to say how tasteless the ROSE BOWL is acting, where they continue to get what they want without working with the other 3 bowls. Jerks.
Anyway, to give you an idea of who could be playing in that Orange Bowl, consider first that the selection process begins AFTER the BCS is determined. Now we know at this moment Florida and Alabama both are 1 and 2, but we know that will change because they must play each other. (let’s not also forget they both had QUESTIONABLE calls to keep them undefeated…)
But for sake of argument, lets assume Alabama loses to Florida in the SEC Championship. If so then it is safe to assume Texas plays Florida in the BCS Championship, right. So how does that affect the Orange Bowl?
Once that game is set, the Orange Bowl gets to pick the two teams it would like in their bowl game. But because of the Rose Bowl, they can’t touch the best Pac-10 and Big 10, because they are obligated to the Rose bowl. This would take out Oregon and Ohio State…at this moment.
So now the Orange Bowl has its pick of everybody else, including Cincinnati, TCU, Boise State and Alabama. But here is a tricky part…they are contractually obligated to the ACC Champion…which at this moment could be Georgia Tech.
Now that is not a bad choice, since GA Tech is in the mix for the top 10, but the Orange Bowl would be losing some power by taking a #7 team when it can have a #4 vs. #5. So the Orange bowl has to find an opponent for Georgia Tech.
They would likely have some good options with TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State, or even Alabama. None of those schools are obligated anywhere else, so the Orange Bowl would love to have any of those. But I don’t see them picking Boise State, they are just too far out there to guarantee heavy ticket sales… and yes folks, it is about the money for these bowls. I wonder if TCU might be a stretch as well. To me, I think the Orange Bowl might try to snatch undefeated Cincinnati to make this a very good game. By doing that, they might actually do the Sugar and Fiesta bowls a favor, allowing the Fiesta to take EITHER Boise or TCU (not both, since they played last year).
So right now, it looks like the Orange Bowl could be Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati… if all holds out.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
2010 Fiesta Bowl
2010 Fiesta Bowl
It is still very early to determine who will be playing in the Fiesta Bowl, but IF things hold its form, this is what we may be looking at:
If you are new to how this works, it is very complicated, but let’s try to make it as simple as possible.
The teams selected in the BCS Bowls are based off the BCS rankings, which were ONLY designed to determine the #1 and #2 teams…that is all. Don’t get fooled in thinking it was designed for anything else. Now, there are 5 BCS Bowls, starting with the National Championship game, then the other four bowls, Rose, Orange, Fiesta and Sugar.
Once the National Championship is determined, then the other major bowls get to pick who they want, depending on contractual obligations and ranking of selections. That gets a little complicated but I will touch on that in a sec.
This year, BCS will take place at the same local as the Rose Bowl, but it is NOT the Rose Bowl. IF the season ended today, Florida and Alabama would play in the National Championship…but that is a huge error.
We all know they MUST play each other in the SEC Championship, so there is no way they will both meet in the BCS Championships, right? One must lose, and the other moves on. For sake of argument, let’s say Florida wins. If they do, then the BCS Title game will likely be Florida vs. Texas.
So where does all the other teams fall, like Alabama, TCU, Cincinnati, Boise State, and others? Well, they fall based on the bowls they are contractually obligated to. For example, the Rose Bowl will take the best Pac-10 and Big 10 teams, which in this case would be Oregon (Pac 10) and Ohio State (Big 10). That is how it looks right now.
The other three have a rotating ranking system, and actually take turns each year on who picks first, second and third. This year the order is Orange, Fiesta and Sugar. That means the Orange Bowl gets to pick from the remaining teams, then Fiesta and finally Sugar.
Now since this is about the Fiesta bowl, we know they pick AFTER the Orange bowl…but there are some complications. The Fiesta bowl is normally obligated to take the Big 12 Champion…UNLESS that same team is in the National Championship. If that happens, then they are free to take anyone else. Since Texas is (in this example) in the BCS Title game, they can pick any other two teams (minding you that they can’t pick Oregon or Ohio State because of the Rose Bowl.
It is quite likely that the Orange Bowl will take Georgia Tech because they must take the ACC champs, and it might be quite desirable that they will also take Cincinnati, because they are undefeated and nearer to the site of the Orange Bowl (Florida) than TCU or Boise State. If such is the case, who then would the Fiesta Bowl take?
I believe the Fiesta would have a choice of three teams…TCU, Boise State and Alabama. Two are undefeated (TCU and BSU), but you have a quality team in Alabama, and you know they travel well. I could see the Fiesta Bowl taking Alabama, because I am not so sure they want to take a repeat of TCU/Boise State…after all they played last year.
So I think either TCU or Boise State would be out, but can you ignore a bowl with two undefeated teams? This puts the Fiesta Bowl in a tough spot. A TCU/Alabama game would be nice, but so would a Boise State/Alabama game. I think if all things being equal, I think TCU and Alabama would be their choice. Alabama played the tougher schedule and is indeed better with one loss than Boise State with none, and TCU has the tough schedule to prove they are better than Boise State.
So that’s who I see in the Fiesta at this moment, TCU and Alabama.
It is still very early to determine who will be playing in the Fiesta Bowl, but IF things hold its form, this is what we may be looking at:
If you are new to how this works, it is very complicated, but let’s try to make it as simple as possible.
The teams selected in the BCS Bowls are based off the BCS rankings, which were ONLY designed to determine the #1 and #2 teams…that is all. Don’t get fooled in thinking it was designed for anything else. Now, there are 5 BCS Bowls, starting with the National Championship game, then the other four bowls, Rose, Orange, Fiesta and Sugar.
Once the National Championship is determined, then the other major bowls get to pick who they want, depending on contractual obligations and ranking of selections. That gets a little complicated but I will touch on that in a sec.
This year, BCS will take place at the same local as the Rose Bowl, but it is NOT the Rose Bowl. IF the season ended today, Florida and Alabama would play in the National Championship…but that is a huge error.
We all know they MUST play each other in the SEC Championship, so there is no way they will both meet in the BCS Championships, right? One must lose, and the other moves on. For sake of argument, let’s say Florida wins. If they do, then the BCS Title game will likely be Florida vs. Texas.
So where does all the other teams fall, like Alabama, TCU, Cincinnati, Boise State, and others? Well, they fall based on the bowls they are contractually obligated to. For example, the Rose Bowl will take the best Pac-10 and Big 10 teams, which in this case would be Oregon (Pac 10) and Ohio State (Big 10). That is how it looks right now.
The other three have a rotating ranking system, and actually take turns each year on who picks first, second and third. This year the order is Orange, Fiesta and Sugar. That means the Orange Bowl gets to pick from the remaining teams, then Fiesta and finally Sugar.
Now since this is about the Fiesta bowl, we know they pick AFTER the Orange bowl…but there are some complications. The Fiesta bowl is normally obligated to take the Big 12 Champion…UNLESS that same team is in the National Championship. If that happens, then they are free to take anyone else. Since Texas is (in this example) in the BCS Title game, they can pick any other two teams (minding you that they can’t pick Oregon or Ohio State because of the Rose Bowl.
It is quite likely that the Orange Bowl will take Georgia Tech because they must take the ACC champs, and it might be quite desirable that they will also take Cincinnati, because they are undefeated and nearer to the site of the Orange Bowl (Florida) than TCU or Boise State. If such is the case, who then would the Fiesta Bowl take?
I believe the Fiesta would have a choice of three teams…TCU, Boise State and Alabama. Two are undefeated (TCU and BSU), but you have a quality team in Alabama, and you know they travel well. I could see the Fiesta Bowl taking Alabama, because I am not so sure they want to take a repeat of TCU/Boise State…after all they played last year.
So I think either TCU or Boise State would be out, but can you ignore a bowl with two undefeated teams? This puts the Fiesta Bowl in a tough spot. A TCU/Alabama game would be nice, but so would a Boise State/Alabama game. I think if all things being equal, I think TCU and Alabama would be their choice. Alabama played the tougher schedule and is indeed better with one loss than Boise State with none, and TCU has the tough schedule to prove they are better than Boise State.
So that’s who I see in the Fiesta at this moment, TCU and Alabama.
2010 Sugar Bowl
2010 Sugar Bowl
It is still very early to determine who will be playing in the Sugar Bowl, but IF things hold its form, this is what we may be looking at:
If you are new to how this works, it is very complicated, but let’s try to make it as simple as possible.
The teams selected in the BCS Bowls are based off the BCS rankings, which were ONLY designed to determine the #1 and #2 teams…that is all. Don’t get fooled in thinking it was designed for anything else. Now, there are 5 BCS Bowls, starting with the National Championship game, then the other four bowls, Rose, Orange, Fiesta and Sugar.
Once the National Championship is determined, then the other major bowls get to pick who they want, depending on contractual obligations and ranking of selections. That gets a little complicated but I will touch on that in a sec.
This year, BCS will take place at the same local as the Rose Bowl, but it is NOT the Rose Bowl. IF the season ended today, Florida and Alabama would play in the National Championship…but that is a huge error.
We all know they MUST play each other in the SEC Championship, so there is no way they will both meet in the BCS Championships, right? One must lose, and the other moves on. For sake of argument, let’s say Florida wins. If they do, then the BCS Title game will likely be Florida vs. Texas.
So where does all the other teams fall, like Alabama, TCU, Cincinnati, Boise State, and others? Well, they fall based on the bowls they are contractually obligated to. For example, the Rose Bowl will take the best Pac-10 and Big 10 teams, which in this case would be Oregon (Pac 10) and Ohio State (Big 10). That is how it looks right now.
The other three have a rotating ranking system, and actually take turns each year on who picks first, second and third. This year the order is Orange, Fiesta and Sugar. That means the Orange Bowl gets to pick from the remaining teams, then Fiesta and finally Sugar.
So this year the Sugar Bowl is the last of the BCS bowl games to select who they wish to play in their bowl. This in theory says they should pick the #9 and #10 teams on the BCS standings, right? Wrong. That’s not how it works.
If we take a guess at who may be going where, we can assume at least at the moment that Florida plays Texas in the BCS Championship. That takes care of the SEC and Big 12 Conferences.
We assume that the Rose Bowl will take Oregon and Ohio State, taking care of the Pac-10 and Big 10 Conferences.
We believe the Orange Bowl, since it has the first selections of the remaining three bowls, will take Georgia Tech because they are contracted to take the ACC Champs, and will likely take Cincinnati for a great matchup.
That would take care of the ACC and Big East. So technically, all the major conferences are satisfied. But the BCS must also give a spot to the best non-BSC school, in this case, TCU.
Because the Fiesta Bowl picks next, they are normally obligated to take a Big 12 school, but with Texas in the BCS Title game, they are no longer bound to that. We think the Fiesta Bowl will take TCU and likely Alabama, and pass up on Boise State because BSU and TCU played in a bowl last year.
If this is the case, then the last of the major bowls would be the Sugar Bowl. They are normally contracted to have the SEC Champions, but with Florida in the BCS, they are no longer bound to that. They could select anyone they want…which brings in Boise State.
Ideally the Sugar Bowl would love to have Alabama, because it is closer for them, and it brings the SEC familiarity to the bowl game. But if Fiesta takes Alabama, then the Sugar Bowl has to consider who it wants…and most likely it would be Boise State. The question is if the fans can travel from Idaho to Louisiana…it is a bit further than Arizona.
The Sugar Bowl could take Boise State and one other team…how about LSU? That would be a great game, to have Boise State and LSU, or maybe Boise State plays Pittsburgh? But the assumption here is that Boise State is the lock, as I believe they should be, but is it more tempting to have LSU play Pittsburgh? Can Boise State draw in the east? That would be pretty interesting.
But if I had to put money on it, I would think the Sugar Bowl would take Boise State and SEC friend LSU.
It is still very early to determine who will be playing in the Sugar Bowl, but IF things hold its form, this is what we may be looking at:
If you are new to how this works, it is very complicated, but let’s try to make it as simple as possible.
The teams selected in the BCS Bowls are based off the BCS rankings, which were ONLY designed to determine the #1 and #2 teams…that is all. Don’t get fooled in thinking it was designed for anything else. Now, there are 5 BCS Bowls, starting with the National Championship game, then the other four bowls, Rose, Orange, Fiesta and Sugar.
Once the National Championship is determined, then the other major bowls get to pick who they want, depending on contractual obligations and ranking of selections. That gets a little complicated but I will touch on that in a sec.
This year, BCS will take place at the same local as the Rose Bowl, but it is NOT the Rose Bowl. IF the season ended today, Florida and Alabama would play in the National Championship…but that is a huge error.
We all know they MUST play each other in the SEC Championship, so there is no way they will both meet in the BCS Championships, right? One must lose, and the other moves on. For sake of argument, let’s say Florida wins. If they do, then the BCS Title game will likely be Florida vs. Texas.
So where does all the other teams fall, like Alabama, TCU, Cincinnati, Boise State, and others? Well, they fall based on the bowls they are contractually obligated to. For example, the Rose Bowl will take the best Pac-10 and Big 10 teams, which in this case would be Oregon (Pac 10) and Ohio State (Big 10). That is how it looks right now.
The other three have a rotating ranking system, and actually take turns each year on who picks first, second and third. This year the order is Orange, Fiesta and Sugar. That means the Orange Bowl gets to pick from the remaining teams, then Fiesta and finally Sugar.
So this year the Sugar Bowl is the last of the BCS bowl games to select who they wish to play in their bowl. This in theory says they should pick the #9 and #10 teams on the BCS standings, right? Wrong. That’s not how it works.
If we take a guess at who may be going where, we can assume at least at the moment that Florida plays Texas in the BCS Championship. That takes care of the SEC and Big 12 Conferences.
We assume that the Rose Bowl will take Oregon and Ohio State, taking care of the Pac-10 and Big 10 Conferences.
We believe the Orange Bowl, since it has the first selections of the remaining three bowls, will take Georgia Tech because they are contracted to take the ACC Champs, and will likely take Cincinnati for a great matchup.
That would take care of the ACC and Big East. So technically, all the major conferences are satisfied. But the BCS must also give a spot to the best non-BSC school, in this case, TCU.
Because the Fiesta Bowl picks next, they are normally obligated to take a Big 12 school, but with Texas in the BCS Title game, they are no longer bound to that. We think the Fiesta Bowl will take TCU and likely Alabama, and pass up on Boise State because BSU and TCU played in a bowl last year.
If this is the case, then the last of the major bowls would be the Sugar Bowl. They are normally contracted to have the SEC Champions, but with Florida in the BCS, they are no longer bound to that. They could select anyone they want…which brings in Boise State.
Ideally the Sugar Bowl would love to have Alabama, because it is closer for them, and it brings the SEC familiarity to the bowl game. But if Fiesta takes Alabama, then the Sugar Bowl has to consider who it wants…and most likely it would be Boise State. The question is if the fans can travel from Idaho to Louisiana…it is a bit further than Arizona.
The Sugar Bowl could take Boise State and one other team…how about LSU? That would be a great game, to have Boise State and LSU, or maybe Boise State plays Pittsburgh? But the assumption here is that Boise State is the lock, as I believe they should be, but is it more tempting to have LSU play Pittsburgh? Can Boise State draw in the east? That would be pretty interesting.
But if I had to put money on it, I would think the Sugar Bowl would take Boise State and SEC friend LSU.
Does EPSN Push Boise State/
Is ESPN Pushing for Boise State?
You know, I am as much a fan of the underdog as anybody else, my college is from the Southern Conference, and we have been underdogs for quite some time. And I understand in college football how so many like to pull for teams like TCU and Boise State because the could “crash” the BCS…but I gotta tell ya, some of this is getting down right stupid.
Why does ESPN and the guys there seem to feel that it is so righteous for Boise State to be in a National Championship? Again, I am not against BSU, but so often we try to force a situation without taking a hard look at the things around it.
Let’s get this straight right now folks, and we can debate this until eternity… Boise State is NOT the best team in college football…undefeated or not. They are also NOT the second best either. They are very good but NOT the best. It seems like it is getting to the point where Boise State is asking everybody to pity them, so they can either force a playoffs or be considered for the National Championship. But there are a lot of glaring problems with that.
First off, their schedule.
I said months ago and I say again, if you want to BE a champion, play a schedule like one. BSU can’t help the WAC schedule, but they CAN help games like UC Davis and Miami Ohio….BSU knew they needed to play a tougher schedule than that, and they choose not to. That’s their fault. Consider folks, TCU right now has a strong upper hand over Boise State for the Non-BCS team in the big bowls. And rightly so.
IF Boise State had scheduled maybe Colorado or some Big 12 team instead of UC Davis, and maybe Minnesota or Illinois instead of Miami OH, this would seem a stronger schedule. It is that strength of schedule that is hurting them. And don’t tell me that a perfect record is a worth a title shot alone…does ANYBODY remember Ball State from last year? Weren’t they like 12-0...what happened to them?
I thought so.
Second, the media keeps talking about “BCS Busters”. Technically that term isn’t accurate. The NCAA came up with 5 bowls, one being the National Championship, the other 4 available to the best of the BCS conferences, and a guaranteed slot for one of the other conferences that performs well. This means that there is a slot for a team like TCU and/or Boise State…meaning you are not BUSTING in anything. You have permission to enter IF you qualify. This year, at this very moment, TCU qualifies…and so does Boise State.
So IF these teams have qualified, they are not “Busting” in anything. Last night ESPN had the WAC Commissioner during the Boise State/Utah State game to try to get him to plead his case for Boise State. Personally I saw no need for him to do that, in my opinion, Boise State is CLEARLY in, if they are the #6 team in the nation. They WILL get a BCS bowl, but why was the guys for ESPN trying to create a controversy that they MIGHT not get in. This is foolishness and ignorance created by ESPN to stir the pot.
The WAC Commissioner made a point that Boise State ought to be considered because they demonstrated that the fans can travel, as in the case to the Fiesta Bowl… now folks, that was in Arizona, right? Check your maps and see how far Boise State is from Arizona….
That isn’t really saying so much, is it?
The selling point here seemed to be that Boise State can travel anywhere…I disagree. Remember folks, these bowls want teams that travel VERY well, or teams closer to the bowl. For that reason, I just can’t see Boise State in any circumstances going to the Orange Bowl…if I was a member of the Orange Bowl committee, I am just not convinced that they can travel in large numbers from Boise to Florida. Besides, I also think they deserve a better game than against Georgia Tech, you’d like to pit BSU against another undefeated team, right?
As it stands right now, before the games start, we can fairly assume that the Florida/Alabama winner will play Texas in the National Championship. Let’s just assume it will be Florida for the sake of argument. That means the National Championship is set, leaving the other 4 bowls.
We know the Rose Bowl will punk out and get their traditional teams, in this case the Pac 10 vs. Big 10. At this moment it looks like Oregon/Ohio State. So to this point, you have your SEC, Big 12, Big 10 and Pac 10 satisfied.
The Orange Bowl has a contractual commitment to the ACC, so Georgia Tech goes there. That makes 5 slots filled. This leaves the last 5 slots to Cincinnati as the Big East Champs, (at this point in time), TCU, Boise State, Alabama and one other team.
If it goes as I think it can, I think the Sugar Bowl will take Alabama, because it is closer to home. The Fiesta Bowl COULD take TCU and Boise State…but this could be a problem because they played last year… a repeat might not sell as well. So it might be hip for the Fiesta Bowl to take Cincinnati and TCU, and hope that Cincinnati can travel to the desert.
This could make a Sugar Bowl matchup with Alabama and Boise State, which would be interesting, leaving one slot open for the Orange Bowl. This brings in two other teams, LSU and Pittsburgh. Either could work, but if Pittsburgh loses to Cincinnati, then LSU could be the obvious choice, also being a little closer to Florida. After all the fans of LSU are familiar with Florida having played the Gators anyway….Pittsburgh could say the same about playing South Florida.
So in all this, not once has Boise State been excluded from the BCS Bowls. They are in at this moment, and squarely in. I think the Fiesta Bowl might not take them to play TCU because it is a show we have seen before, so Boise State COULD be snubbed from there to the Sugar Bowl…but I gotta tell ya, that sounds like a good bowl to me, an Alabama/Boise State game.
So all this yapping about ESPN trying to champion a cause…come on you guys, get off that. You don’t need to make a case for BSU, they are in the BCS. Stop creating the news, and just report it!
You know, I am as much a fan of the underdog as anybody else, my college is from the Southern Conference, and we have been underdogs for quite some time. And I understand in college football how so many like to pull for teams like TCU and Boise State because the could “crash” the BCS…but I gotta tell ya, some of this is getting down right stupid.
Why does ESPN and the guys there seem to feel that it is so righteous for Boise State to be in a National Championship? Again, I am not against BSU, but so often we try to force a situation without taking a hard look at the things around it.
Let’s get this straight right now folks, and we can debate this until eternity… Boise State is NOT the best team in college football…undefeated or not. They are also NOT the second best either. They are very good but NOT the best. It seems like it is getting to the point where Boise State is asking everybody to pity them, so they can either force a playoffs or be considered for the National Championship. But there are a lot of glaring problems with that.
First off, their schedule.
I said months ago and I say again, if you want to BE a champion, play a schedule like one. BSU can’t help the WAC schedule, but they CAN help games like UC Davis and Miami Ohio….BSU knew they needed to play a tougher schedule than that, and they choose not to. That’s their fault. Consider folks, TCU right now has a strong upper hand over Boise State for the Non-BCS team in the big bowls. And rightly so.
IF Boise State had scheduled maybe Colorado or some Big 12 team instead of UC Davis, and maybe Minnesota or Illinois instead of Miami OH, this would seem a stronger schedule. It is that strength of schedule that is hurting them. And don’t tell me that a perfect record is a worth a title shot alone…does ANYBODY remember Ball State from last year? Weren’t they like 12-0...what happened to them?
I thought so.
Second, the media keeps talking about “BCS Busters”. Technically that term isn’t accurate. The NCAA came up with 5 bowls, one being the National Championship, the other 4 available to the best of the BCS conferences, and a guaranteed slot for one of the other conferences that performs well. This means that there is a slot for a team like TCU and/or Boise State…meaning you are not BUSTING in anything. You have permission to enter IF you qualify. This year, at this very moment, TCU qualifies…and so does Boise State.
So IF these teams have qualified, they are not “Busting” in anything. Last night ESPN had the WAC Commissioner during the Boise State/Utah State game to try to get him to plead his case for Boise State. Personally I saw no need for him to do that, in my opinion, Boise State is CLEARLY in, if they are the #6 team in the nation. They WILL get a BCS bowl, but why was the guys for ESPN trying to create a controversy that they MIGHT not get in. This is foolishness and ignorance created by ESPN to stir the pot.
The WAC Commissioner made a point that Boise State ought to be considered because they demonstrated that the fans can travel, as in the case to the Fiesta Bowl… now folks, that was in Arizona, right? Check your maps and see how far Boise State is from Arizona….
That isn’t really saying so much, is it?
The selling point here seemed to be that Boise State can travel anywhere…I disagree. Remember folks, these bowls want teams that travel VERY well, or teams closer to the bowl. For that reason, I just can’t see Boise State in any circumstances going to the Orange Bowl…if I was a member of the Orange Bowl committee, I am just not convinced that they can travel in large numbers from Boise to Florida. Besides, I also think they deserve a better game than against Georgia Tech, you’d like to pit BSU against another undefeated team, right?
As it stands right now, before the games start, we can fairly assume that the Florida/Alabama winner will play Texas in the National Championship. Let’s just assume it will be Florida for the sake of argument. That means the National Championship is set, leaving the other 4 bowls.
We know the Rose Bowl will punk out and get their traditional teams, in this case the Pac 10 vs. Big 10. At this moment it looks like Oregon/Ohio State. So to this point, you have your SEC, Big 12, Big 10 and Pac 10 satisfied.
The Orange Bowl has a contractual commitment to the ACC, so Georgia Tech goes there. That makes 5 slots filled. This leaves the last 5 slots to Cincinnati as the Big East Champs, (at this point in time), TCU, Boise State, Alabama and one other team.
If it goes as I think it can, I think the Sugar Bowl will take Alabama, because it is closer to home. The Fiesta Bowl COULD take TCU and Boise State…but this could be a problem because they played last year… a repeat might not sell as well. So it might be hip for the Fiesta Bowl to take Cincinnati and TCU, and hope that Cincinnati can travel to the desert.
This could make a Sugar Bowl matchup with Alabama and Boise State, which would be interesting, leaving one slot open for the Orange Bowl. This brings in two other teams, LSU and Pittsburgh. Either could work, but if Pittsburgh loses to Cincinnati, then LSU could be the obvious choice, also being a little closer to Florida. After all the fans of LSU are familiar with Florida having played the Gators anyway….Pittsburgh could say the same about playing South Florida.
So in all this, not once has Boise State been excluded from the BCS Bowls. They are in at this moment, and squarely in. I think the Fiesta Bowl might not take them to play TCU because it is a show we have seen before, so Boise State COULD be snubbed from there to the Sugar Bowl…but I gotta tell ya, that sounds like a good bowl to me, an Alabama/Boise State game.
So all this yapping about ESPN trying to champion a cause…come on you guys, get off that. You don’t need to make a case for BSU, they are in the BCS. Stop creating the news, and just report it!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Is Boise State worth the ranking?
Where does Boise State rank now?
Ok, so there was that game last night where Boise State played Louisiana Tech… and won 45-35.
Are you impressed with Boise State?
Well, to me, I can’t say as much. Now don’t get me wrong, Boise State is a good team, no doubt about it. And they have won every game on their schedule, which includes a home game vs. Oregon. But where do they rank?
To me, Boise State should be ranked at LEAST below all undefeated teams in the nation, and I think there are at least 3 teams with one loss that should be ranked ahead of Boise State. Everybody likes to pull for the underdog, and with valid reasons, but the purpose of the top 25 is to put the best teams in line for a BCS Championship. Is Boise State one of those top two…not at all.
The strength of their schedule is severely lacking too. To struggle against a 3-6 team and win by 10 is laughable. That was last night’s game.
You spanked a 1-6 San Jose State team…big deal.
Scrubbed a 2-6 Hawaii team…ok, what else ya working on?
Tulsa was a nice team last year, but they are 4-4 now, and you beat them only by one touchdown.
Why did you play UC Davis?
Bowling Green is currently 4-5 and you beat them too.
But you did have a good win over Fresno State. They are 5-3 but have not been ranked anytime this year.
Miami OH is 1-9.…what’s up with that?
And of course, you started the season off beating Oregon.
Folks, I just cannot give the nod for a top 3 or top 5 team in Boise State if this is the level of competition they face. Only two teams at this moment have a winning record, and many of the others are bottom feeders. This does NOT make for a top 5 team, regardless of the record.
It’s funny because I hear media guys and gals talk about only the fact that they are undefeated…folks that does NOT determine your strength. Two of the last 4 games Boise State have are bottom feeders, but one could easily argue that Nevada and Idaho are benefiting from similar games. This does not make for a strong Boise State team, and last night showed that even against a losing team, they barely got the job done.
Is Boise State a top 10 team…of course they are. You cannot take away the fact that they are undefeated, AND that they beat Oregon. But folks, if Oregon wins out, and Boise State wins out, there is no argument that Oregon should be the better team.
The logic behind the idea that BSU beat Oregon is flawed because it’s not just the head on competition. If you use that same premise then Michigan ought to be ranked ahead of Notre Dame. Never mind that Michigan is 5-4, all that matters is that they beat Notre Dame, so they ought to be ranked higher, even if ND goes 10-2 and Michigan goes 5-7.
See how silly that sounds?
Oregon lost one game, but they have made up for it several times over by beating ranked foes. Boise State has not done so, in fact struggled against less than average teams. This does not make them a top 5 team, but I will not argue them being in the top 10. Now, if a lot of upsets happen today, they will , BY DEFAULT, slide up the rankings. But that does not mean they are better… remember Ole Miss…and Virginia Tech.
Certainly a BCS bowl is in the sights, but a national championship? Not really, not until they start playing higher caliber teams.
Ok, so there was that game last night where Boise State played Louisiana Tech… and won 45-35.
Are you impressed with Boise State?
Well, to me, I can’t say as much. Now don’t get me wrong, Boise State is a good team, no doubt about it. And they have won every game on their schedule, which includes a home game vs. Oregon. But where do they rank?
To me, Boise State should be ranked at LEAST below all undefeated teams in the nation, and I think there are at least 3 teams with one loss that should be ranked ahead of Boise State. Everybody likes to pull for the underdog, and with valid reasons, but the purpose of the top 25 is to put the best teams in line for a BCS Championship. Is Boise State one of those top two…not at all.
The strength of their schedule is severely lacking too. To struggle against a 3-6 team and win by 10 is laughable. That was last night’s game.
You spanked a 1-6 San Jose State team…big deal.
Scrubbed a 2-6 Hawaii team…ok, what else ya working on?
Tulsa was a nice team last year, but they are 4-4 now, and you beat them only by one touchdown.
Why did you play UC Davis?
Bowling Green is currently 4-5 and you beat them too.
But you did have a good win over Fresno State. They are 5-3 but have not been ranked anytime this year.
Miami OH is 1-9.…what’s up with that?
And of course, you started the season off beating Oregon.
Folks, I just cannot give the nod for a top 3 or top 5 team in Boise State if this is the level of competition they face. Only two teams at this moment have a winning record, and many of the others are bottom feeders. This does NOT make for a top 5 team, regardless of the record.
It’s funny because I hear media guys and gals talk about only the fact that they are undefeated…folks that does NOT determine your strength. Two of the last 4 games Boise State have are bottom feeders, but one could easily argue that Nevada and Idaho are benefiting from similar games. This does not make for a strong Boise State team, and last night showed that even against a losing team, they barely got the job done.
Is Boise State a top 10 team…of course they are. You cannot take away the fact that they are undefeated, AND that they beat Oregon. But folks, if Oregon wins out, and Boise State wins out, there is no argument that Oregon should be the better team.
The logic behind the idea that BSU beat Oregon is flawed because it’s not just the head on competition. If you use that same premise then Michigan ought to be ranked ahead of Notre Dame. Never mind that Michigan is 5-4, all that matters is that they beat Notre Dame, so they ought to be ranked higher, even if ND goes 10-2 and Michigan goes 5-7.
See how silly that sounds?
Oregon lost one game, but they have made up for it several times over by beating ranked foes. Boise State has not done so, in fact struggled against less than average teams. This does not make them a top 5 team, but I will not argue them being in the top 10. Now, if a lot of upsets happen today, they will , BY DEFAULT, slide up the rankings. But that does not mean they are better… remember Ole Miss…and Virginia Tech.
Certainly a BCS bowl is in the sights, but a national championship? Not really, not until they start playing higher caliber teams.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
NEW BCS top 8, November 4th 2009
My NEW BCS Top 8
I know the real BCS scores are out, and right now if you are an undefeated team, you are on that top 10 list easily, but there are also a few one-loss teams that are making a statement to try to get to that BCS Championship.
As I speak there are still technically MANY teams that can fight for that Championship game. To be truthful, at this moment if you have one loss, you are still in the mix IF you are in a BCS conference.
For example, from the ACC there is still Georgia Tech with one loss. You have Pittsburgh with one loss from the Big East, and Penn State from the Big 10. LSU still has one loss in the SEC, while Oregon remains with only one loss from the first game of their season. And although they are not a BCS Conference, I give Utah a nod too because the Mountain West Conference is as tough as most of the BCS conferences this year.
But because Oregon defeated USC in a major game, I would, at least for the moment, make them the best one loss team in the nation, and include them in my list of the top 8...this is temporary, because I have not run other teams through my NEW BCS formula. I only did the 7 undefeated teams and Oregon. So for the moment, I have my top 8 teams, based on my formula.
#8 Oregon (291 points): This is premature, because I have not run the other one loss teams through my formula, but I will give them the TEMPORARY benefit of the doubt for this spot because they knocked off USC, which was a major win. But because they have played a lot of the bottom feeders of the Pac-10, this could be with mixed reviews.
#7 Boise State (300 points): You see here how a BCS team with one loss is almost as good as a team from a weak conference like Boise State? To their credit, they have won every game, including beating Oregon, but when your WAC schedule turns weak as water, there isn’t much respect that one can give over the other teams. Beating one great team is awesome, but to be a BCS Champ, you gotta beat more than one a year.
#6 Cincinnati (303 points): Only 3 points make the difference between Cincinnati and Boise State, and the strength of schedule favors Cincinnati. Granted, both teams are seen as underdogs, but if the Bearcats can get that big game with Pittsburgh without them losing another game, it would clearly validate them over Boise State…still gotta win to get there though.
#5 TCU (311 points): TCU to me is coming out of a better and stronger conference at the moment than Cincinnati. Having Utah, BYU and Air Force makes a pretty tough conference, not to take anything away from the Big East. But the formula also shows that this TCU team has a very good defense, and they do have 2 quality wins over top 25 teams, as opposed to one by Boise State or Cincinnati.
#4 Florida (326 points): The difference between Florida and the two teams above them is only 5 points…this is razor thin. But you can easily guess one of those teams above Florida, and if both go undefeated, they would meet in the SEC Championship… as I said on other blogs, this is a problem that will solve itself.
#3 Alabama (331 points): Alabama is by my stats the best defensive team on the list, and this is what helped them lock in this spot. But some wonder how good this team is, and we will learn everything this weekend when LSU plays Alabama. If they get by LSU, we expect a date with Florida in the SEC Championships. Few will argue that the winner goes to the BCS Championship.
#2 Texas (332 points): Slimmest of margins make Texas almost a shoe in for the BCS Championship. The Big 12 isn’t as dangerous as it was last year, and Texas has no equal. The next few games could be a walk in the park, but the Longhorns have to be careful not to slip up on games they are favored to win. Texas gets a bonus game in the Big 12 Championship, which if they win should remove any doubt as to them being either the best, or second best, in the nation.
#1 Iowa (342 points): Many wonder if Iowa could squeeze in the BCS if they go undefeated, and my formula has them as the best team in the nation…BUT there is an exception here. Iowa is the only team in this list with 9 games and 9 wins. That extra game gives them many more points above anyone with 8 wins. As you can see, they have 11 points more than Texas, who is number 2. But a couple of weeks ago when I started doing this, Iowa had about a 40 point lead, having played one more game than anybody else. What this may be showing is that as the season goes on, we learn the true strength of Iowa in that even after 9 wins, their hold on the number 1 spot is very small…and apparently shrinking.
So if the season ended now, one might assume that I am saying that Iowa and Texas plays in the National Championship…not really. Remember, Iowa has played more games at this point than anybody else, and is benefiting from that advantage. All things being equal, it seems to boil back down to Texas vs. the likely winner of the Alabama/Florida SEC championship …but that is only if Alabama gets by LSU.
And what if Iowa beats Ohio State?
What if Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh?
So many questions…but all will be told in time….
I know the real BCS scores are out, and right now if you are an undefeated team, you are on that top 10 list easily, but there are also a few one-loss teams that are making a statement to try to get to that BCS Championship.
As I speak there are still technically MANY teams that can fight for that Championship game. To be truthful, at this moment if you have one loss, you are still in the mix IF you are in a BCS conference.
For example, from the ACC there is still Georgia Tech with one loss. You have Pittsburgh with one loss from the Big East, and Penn State from the Big 10. LSU still has one loss in the SEC, while Oregon remains with only one loss from the first game of their season. And although they are not a BCS Conference, I give Utah a nod too because the Mountain West Conference is as tough as most of the BCS conferences this year.
But because Oregon defeated USC in a major game, I would, at least for the moment, make them the best one loss team in the nation, and include them in my list of the top 8...this is temporary, because I have not run other teams through my NEW BCS formula. I only did the 7 undefeated teams and Oregon. So for the moment, I have my top 8 teams, based on my formula.
#8 Oregon (291 points): This is premature, because I have not run the other one loss teams through my formula, but I will give them the TEMPORARY benefit of the doubt for this spot because they knocked off USC, which was a major win. But because they have played a lot of the bottom feeders of the Pac-10, this could be with mixed reviews.
#7 Boise State (300 points): You see here how a BCS team with one loss is almost as good as a team from a weak conference like Boise State? To their credit, they have won every game, including beating Oregon, but when your WAC schedule turns weak as water, there isn’t much respect that one can give over the other teams. Beating one great team is awesome, but to be a BCS Champ, you gotta beat more than one a year.
#6 Cincinnati (303 points): Only 3 points make the difference between Cincinnati and Boise State, and the strength of schedule favors Cincinnati. Granted, both teams are seen as underdogs, but if the Bearcats can get that big game with Pittsburgh without them losing another game, it would clearly validate them over Boise State…still gotta win to get there though.
#5 TCU (311 points): TCU to me is coming out of a better and stronger conference at the moment than Cincinnati. Having Utah, BYU and Air Force makes a pretty tough conference, not to take anything away from the Big East. But the formula also shows that this TCU team has a very good defense, and they do have 2 quality wins over top 25 teams, as opposed to one by Boise State or Cincinnati.
#4 Florida (326 points): The difference between Florida and the two teams above them is only 5 points…this is razor thin. But you can easily guess one of those teams above Florida, and if both go undefeated, they would meet in the SEC Championship… as I said on other blogs, this is a problem that will solve itself.
#3 Alabama (331 points): Alabama is by my stats the best defensive team on the list, and this is what helped them lock in this spot. But some wonder how good this team is, and we will learn everything this weekend when LSU plays Alabama. If they get by LSU, we expect a date with Florida in the SEC Championships. Few will argue that the winner goes to the BCS Championship.
#2 Texas (332 points): Slimmest of margins make Texas almost a shoe in for the BCS Championship. The Big 12 isn’t as dangerous as it was last year, and Texas has no equal. The next few games could be a walk in the park, but the Longhorns have to be careful not to slip up on games they are favored to win. Texas gets a bonus game in the Big 12 Championship, which if they win should remove any doubt as to them being either the best, or second best, in the nation.
#1 Iowa (342 points): Many wonder if Iowa could squeeze in the BCS if they go undefeated, and my formula has them as the best team in the nation…BUT there is an exception here. Iowa is the only team in this list with 9 games and 9 wins. That extra game gives them many more points above anyone with 8 wins. As you can see, they have 11 points more than Texas, who is number 2. But a couple of weeks ago when I started doing this, Iowa had about a 40 point lead, having played one more game than anybody else. What this may be showing is that as the season goes on, we learn the true strength of Iowa in that even after 9 wins, their hold on the number 1 spot is very small…and apparently shrinking.
So if the season ended now, one might assume that I am saying that Iowa and Texas plays in the National Championship…not really. Remember, Iowa has played more games at this point than anybody else, and is benefiting from that advantage. All things being equal, it seems to boil back down to Texas vs. the likely winner of the Alabama/Florida SEC championship …but that is only if Alabama gets by LSU.
And what if Iowa beats Ohio State?
What if Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh?
So many questions…but all will be told in time….
Monday, November 2, 2009
Was Brett Farve Justified?
Justified win for Brett Farve?
So the Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers AT Green Bay by 12...
Interesting.
I realize this is just the 8th game of a 16 game regular season, but the circus that has been around Brett Farve has been legendary by media standards. This has been happening for about 3 years, when Brett Farve was a Packer, and was thinking about retiring.
There are a lot of people that are on different sides of the fence on this, and there were indeed some boos when Brett took to the field, but there were also a lot of cheers too. But it just seems to me that the media took the more exciting venue, that of the boos and the controversy that surrounded this great quarterback.
Some people say that Brett Farve is THE best quarterback ever…I don’t believe that, I certainly think he is on the list of maybe top 10, maybe top 15 of all time. If he wins another Superbowl…which at this moment is still quite possible, he would be on my top 10 list easily…maybe top 5.
But it is all the drama that surrounds Farve that made this a story that every sports show wanted to follow. Now, for the record…we here in the Carolina Panthers area didn’t get to see that game, because we were FORCED to watch a dismal Panthers team play the Cardinals (although the Panthers did win that game).
So, was the win justified for Farve? I assure you, there were a lot of “haters” of Brett out there. I am not the #1 fan of Brett Farve, but I seriously appreciate what he has done for football. Personally I think he was done wrong by those fans, media and the team he helped build.
I remember that this was the guy that brought a Superbowl to Green Bay, and took them to a second…and on his last year with the Packers he had them on the verge of another Superbowl. But he felt it was time to quit and retire, while at the same time the management of the Packers had spent 12 million on a Honda Civic….
That being Aaron Rodgers….and let me point out, he is a decent quarterback. But the problem here is that the management gave this guy all this money and felt that they needed to play him….even unproven they felt he should lead the team instead of Brett Farve.
So the problems kinda started there. Farve wanted to play, but the Packers management felt he should be a starter anymore…remember folks just the year before this happened, Brett Farve had the Packers in the NFC Championship…it wasn’t like the Packers was 7-9.
So now the problems start, because the Packers want Brett to play second string…which in all honestly is a load of crap because they made the mistake of overpaying a second string quarterback. Brett was not willing to do that, so now there is beef between Farve and Packers management, which resulted in him wanting to be traded.
To me, the fault lies with the Packer management…not the fans, because they are caught in the middle. Management did poorly in trying to recoup what they spent on Rodgers. So the result is that they had to get rid of Farve…this is where it gets wicked.
They KNEW he wanted to go to another NFC North team, but refused any deals with them, and instead found a team in the New York Jets that they could send him to. A team with no real future, and one that was not on the Packers schedule. And get this, the deal with the Jets included that they (the Jets) could not trade him to any team that would play the Packers in Green Bay. This deal, if you read between the lines, shows that the management of the Packers were dead set on kicking Brett Farve out, THEN locking the door behind him so that he never, ever sets foot in Lambeau Field ever again.
Don’t tell me THAT isn’t wicked and evil.
So Brett Farve is forced out of the team he took to 2 Superbowls, and a hair shy of a third. As soon as he goes to the Jets, he helps the team through the first half of the season but they faltered in the end. And somewhere in the management of Green Bay, they are laughing at him.
At the end of the season Brett calls it quits but now a new story comes up… there is a chance he could play for Minnesota…which scares Green Bay to the roots of their boots. If Brett Farve goes to Minnesota, that means he would be able to do the one thing Green Bay management tried to prevent him from doing…
Coming home.
I say again, this is not the fans fault, so my blame is not directed at the fans…at this time. This is ALL the fault of Green Bay management, who kicked out a legend who only kept winning for the team, in exchange for an over-priced quarterback.
So now the rumors are flying around about Brett Farve possibly playing for the Vikings, and the media is rehashing it over and over like Thanksgiving Turkey two weeks after Thanksgiving. By their repeated and annoying reporting, people are stating to blame Brett Farve for not making up his mind…
Uh folks, get a life! The man deserves the right to decide how to live his life…leave him alone!.
So the circus spins around over the summer and finally Brett Farve makes it official that he is now a Viking…to the dismay of the Packer Fans, who now begin to hate him. But this is misplaced…Brett Farve was KICKED out of Green Bay by poor management, he would have loved to stay there a few more years. Him going to Minnesota was the best career move he could make, and he did it. His loyalty to Green Bay was severed when the management tried to conspire to prevent him from setting foot in Green Bay as a player ever again…but the funny thing was that they wanted to talk to him about a contract deal AFTER he retired, so they could retain the rights to all Brett Farve jerseys…
Wicked monsters.
But now I place blame on some of the fans of Green Bay. If you are a Packer fan and booed Brett Farve, shame on you. How many Superbowls did Aaron Rodgers win for you? How many NFC Championships did he win? How dare you turn coat on a man who gave you everything he could…and was stabbed by the team he helped build?
I can understand if you booed him as the game was going on, because you have to root for your Packers…I understand that. But put your differences aside for 10 minutes and give that man what he is due…respect. Cheer his legacy at the beginning of the game, and even at the end, but you can boo him during the game.
So we go through all the rumors and talks about Brett Farve playing with the Vikings which of course are the hated foes of the Packers…along with the Bears let’s not forget.
So I can understand how some Packer fans feel, having their legend go to another team, I understand that. But this is where the fanatics show their butts…a real fan would root for the Packers through and through…A REAL FAN would remember what Brett Farve did for their team and city and give him that respect.
And so the media takes turns taking shots at Farve, saying that he throws too many interceptions and the can’t win, and that if Farve ONLY hands the ball off Adrian Peterson, they will be fine. But as the season starts, we see that the Vikings indeed needed a passing game. It’s odd because during the pre season there were many criticisms about some players saying they didn’t need Brett Farve, and was better off with their original quarterback…how’s that working out?
Now lets not fool ourselves to say that Brett is a saint…after all, he isn’t playing in New Orleans….
(HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…oh that never gets old…..)
Ahem…
Anyway I didn’t want to say all that to make it look like Brett Farve was totally innocent in all that has transpired the last few months or the last 3 years, but to me, a man who plays in the NFL ought to have a right to call his shots if he is still good enough to call them. But too many people feel like they have a right to tell Farve when HE should retire, and that isn’t their responsibility. So many people got sick of hearing about the Farve saga, but blame the media for that. Those people camped out on his doorstep looking for anything to throw out there, and places like ESPN and FOX ran with it.
So now the game is over, and Farve has beaten his old team. Justified?
After all the hell he went through just to play football…yes, it was justified. And yet he could have said some things and thrown some daggers…which would have been pulled off his back, but he did not.
Brett Farve is a professional, and he handled all this as best he could. I think he handled it better than the media and some of the fanatics of Packer fans. I give the highest respect to the Packer fans that remembered who Farve was, and what he meant to them. It is ok to boo him during the game because you have to cheer for your Packers, but for just a few minutes before and after the game, give the man his due…he earned it.
And that was justified Sunday evening.
So the Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers AT Green Bay by 12...
Interesting.
I realize this is just the 8th game of a 16 game regular season, but the circus that has been around Brett Farve has been legendary by media standards. This has been happening for about 3 years, when Brett Farve was a Packer, and was thinking about retiring.
There are a lot of people that are on different sides of the fence on this, and there were indeed some boos when Brett took to the field, but there were also a lot of cheers too. But it just seems to me that the media took the more exciting venue, that of the boos and the controversy that surrounded this great quarterback.
Some people say that Brett Farve is THE best quarterback ever…I don’t believe that, I certainly think he is on the list of maybe top 10, maybe top 15 of all time. If he wins another Superbowl…which at this moment is still quite possible, he would be on my top 10 list easily…maybe top 5.
But it is all the drama that surrounds Farve that made this a story that every sports show wanted to follow. Now, for the record…we here in the Carolina Panthers area didn’t get to see that game, because we were FORCED to watch a dismal Panthers team play the Cardinals (although the Panthers did win that game).
So, was the win justified for Farve? I assure you, there were a lot of “haters” of Brett out there. I am not the #1 fan of Brett Farve, but I seriously appreciate what he has done for football. Personally I think he was done wrong by those fans, media and the team he helped build.
I remember that this was the guy that brought a Superbowl to Green Bay, and took them to a second…and on his last year with the Packers he had them on the verge of another Superbowl. But he felt it was time to quit and retire, while at the same time the management of the Packers had spent 12 million on a Honda Civic….
That being Aaron Rodgers….and let me point out, he is a decent quarterback. But the problem here is that the management gave this guy all this money and felt that they needed to play him….even unproven they felt he should lead the team instead of Brett Farve.
So the problems kinda started there. Farve wanted to play, but the Packers management felt he should be a starter anymore…remember folks just the year before this happened, Brett Farve had the Packers in the NFC Championship…it wasn’t like the Packers was 7-9.
So now the problems start, because the Packers want Brett to play second string…which in all honestly is a load of crap because they made the mistake of overpaying a second string quarterback. Brett was not willing to do that, so now there is beef between Farve and Packers management, which resulted in him wanting to be traded.
To me, the fault lies with the Packer management…not the fans, because they are caught in the middle. Management did poorly in trying to recoup what they spent on Rodgers. So the result is that they had to get rid of Farve…this is where it gets wicked.
They KNEW he wanted to go to another NFC North team, but refused any deals with them, and instead found a team in the New York Jets that they could send him to. A team with no real future, and one that was not on the Packers schedule. And get this, the deal with the Jets included that they (the Jets) could not trade him to any team that would play the Packers in Green Bay. This deal, if you read between the lines, shows that the management of the Packers were dead set on kicking Brett Farve out, THEN locking the door behind him so that he never, ever sets foot in Lambeau Field ever again.
Don’t tell me THAT isn’t wicked and evil.
So Brett Farve is forced out of the team he took to 2 Superbowls, and a hair shy of a third. As soon as he goes to the Jets, he helps the team through the first half of the season but they faltered in the end. And somewhere in the management of Green Bay, they are laughing at him.
At the end of the season Brett calls it quits but now a new story comes up… there is a chance he could play for Minnesota…which scares Green Bay to the roots of their boots. If Brett Farve goes to Minnesota, that means he would be able to do the one thing Green Bay management tried to prevent him from doing…
Coming home.
I say again, this is not the fans fault, so my blame is not directed at the fans…at this time. This is ALL the fault of Green Bay management, who kicked out a legend who only kept winning for the team, in exchange for an over-priced quarterback.
So now the rumors are flying around about Brett Farve possibly playing for the Vikings, and the media is rehashing it over and over like Thanksgiving Turkey two weeks after Thanksgiving. By their repeated and annoying reporting, people are stating to blame Brett Farve for not making up his mind…
Uh folks, get a life! The man deserves the right to decide how to live his life…leave him alone!.
So the circus spins around over the summer and finally Brett Farve makes it official that he is now a Viking…to the dismay of the Packer Fans, who now begin to hate him. But this is misplaced…Brett Farve was KICKED out of Green Bay by poor management, he would have loved to stay there a few more years. Him going to Minnesota was the best career move he could make, and he did it. His loyalty to Green Bay was severed when the management tried to conspire to prevent him from setting foot in Green Bay as a player ever again…but the funny thing was that they wanted to talk to him about a contract deal AFTER he retired, so they could retain the rights to all Brett Farve jerseys…
Wicked monsters.
But now I place blame on some of the fans of Green Bay. If you are a Packer fan and booed Brett Farve, shame on you. How many Superbowls did Aaron Rodgers win for you? How many NFC Championships did he win? How dare you turn coat on a man who gave you everything he could…and was stabbed by the team he helped build?
I can understand if you booed him as the game was going on, because you have to root for your Packers…I understand that. But put your differences aside for 10 minutes and give that man what he is due…respect. Cheer his legacy at the beginning of the game, and even at the end, but you can boo him during the game.
So we go through all the rumors and talks about Brett Farve playing with the Vikings which of course are the hated foes of the Packers…along with the Bears let’s not forget.
So I can understand how some Packer fans feel, having their legend go to another team, I understand that. But this is where the fanatics show their butts…a real fan would root for the Packers through and through…A REAL FAN would remember what Brett Farve did for their team and city and give him that respect.
And so the media takes turns taking shots at Farve, saying that he throws too many interceptions and the can’t win, and that if Farve ONLY hands the ball off Adrian Peterson, they will be fine. But as the season starts, we see that the Vikings indeed needed a passing game. It’s odd because during the pre season there were many criticisms about some players saying they didn’t need Brett Farve, and was better off with their original quarterback…how’s that working out?
Now lets not fool ourselves to say that Brett is a saint…after all, he isn’t playing in New Orleans….
(HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…oh that never gets old…..)
Ahem…
Anyway I didn’t want to say all that to make it look like Brett Farve was totally innocent in all that has transpired the last few months or the last 3 years, but to me, a man who plays in the NFL ought to have a right to call his shots if he is still good enough to call them. But too many people feel like they have a right to tell Farve when HE should retire, and that isn’t their responsibility. So many people got sick of hearing about the Farve saga, but blame the media for that. Those people camped out on his doorstep looking for anything to throw out there, and places like ESPN and FOX ran with it.
So now the game is over, and Farve has beaten his old team. Justified?
After all the hell he went through just to play football…yes, it was justified. And yet he could have said some things and thrown some daggers…which would have been pulled off his back, but he did not.
Brett Farve is a professional, and he handled all this as best he could. I think he handled it better than the media and some of the fanatics of Packer fans. I give the highest respect to the Packer fans that remembered who Farve was, and what he meant to them. It is ok to boo him during the game because you have to cheer for your Packers, but for just a few minutes before and after the game, give the man his due…he earned it.
And that was justified Sunday evening.
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