BSU deserves to be in the BCS over Utah. Here’s the argument:
1.) BSU had a harder schedule than Utah
- BSU defeated more bowl eligible opponents than Utah (8 wins vs. 5 wins)
- BSU only played 3 teams with losing records, Utah played 6. Each played an FCS school of which I have not calculated stats.
- BSU had a more rigorous non conference schedule than Utah (at 9-3 Oregon, 6-6 Bowling Green, at 6-6 Southern Mississippi vs. 8-4 Oregon St., 3-9 at Michigan, 3-9 Utah St.)
2.) BSU has superior Statistics than Utah
- BSU ranks 12th in ppg, Utah ranks 15th
- BSU ranks 13th in ypg, Utah ranks 31st
- BSU ranks 3rd in scoring defense, Utah ranks 12th
- BSU ranks 16th in total defense, Utah ranks 18th
The counterargument is thus:
1.) Utah defeated 3 teams in the top 25 (BYU, TCU, Oregon State – all at home), BSU defeated 1 (Oregon – on the road)
2.) Utah defeated 2 10-win teams (BYU, TCU), BSU defeated none.
3.) Utah had a stronger conference this year
All very good arguments but…
Even if no one buys this argument (I really do think that Utah deserves to be in a BCS game this year), there is no excuse for not allowing BSU to play for the big money too! Selecting the “best” teams to play in the big bowl games based solely on how much money they will make is NOT the way to do it.
What else does BSU have to do? Ranked higher, better record, better stats, conference champ. There will never be parity in college football until all school are given a fair chance to play.
