what if GA beats LSU? Will two teams from the same conference play for the NATTY when neither is the conf champion?
that'd be something else, but lsu has beaten alabama, arkansas, and oregon. i dont see them dropping below #2 even if they lost to georgia.
If two teams from the same conference play in the championship game, then a third team can be picked, but I don't know if Arkansas would be picked. I think a team like Michigan would be picked ahead of them.
what if GA beats LSU? Will two teams from the same conference play for the NATTY when neither is the conf champion?
Good point, I guess a 2 loss Arkansas may not look as attractive as say a Michigan after getting smoked by LSU their last game. I stand corrected.
It's really about the fanbase and the fact that Michigan will get a chance to go to a BCS bowl after not being in one since 07 with a bigger fanbase than Arkansas. I'd personally rather watch Arkansas than Michigan, but the Sugar would rather have a team playing well with a bigger base riding momentum in their bowl game.
Actually, just went back to the BCS rules. We have all been talking about some of these scenarios lately I just forget..so many rules. The Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl is going to get screwed this year unless Houston loses next week and even then Boise would get an auto bid likely. IF Bama and LSU play for the NCG the Sugar Bowl will select a replacement team, Maybe Michigan?? The Fiesta Bowl chooses its at large this year first and they may choose Michigan or any other number of teams to include the non auto qualifier OR B.East champion (won't happen). They will probably select a PAC12 team to play the BIG12 Champion (Stanford??) The Sugar Bowl will select 2nd to last and they will probably have to take either the non auto qualifier (because they will finish higher in the BCS than the BEast champ) or the Big East champ. The Orange Bowl gets the leftover that the Sugar doesn't want.
I think that the Sugar will take Houston over the Big East champ for two reasons:
1. The team will be perceived as much better.
2. Houston is not that bad of a commute and they will spin it as NO giving back to the people of Houston, for their response to Katrina.
When we win, we will get the BE champ. Pray for WVU.
The key thing to keep in mind here is that it's not necessarily about the best team for a bowl, but about the $$$ they can get from the fans.
FTR: Im not totally up to date on all the BCS rules but doesnt the non-AQ school have to be conference champ?
Depending on how things play out this wk in the Big East conference and ACCcg, (if available) VT v/s WVU would be the biggest $$$ maker for the OB imo.
The key thing to keep in mind here is that it's not necessarily about the best team for a bowl, but about the $$$ they can get from the fans.
FTR: Im not totally up to date on all the BCS rules but doesnt the non-AQ school have to be conference champ?
Depending on how things play out this wk in the Big East conference and ACCcg, (if available) VT v/s WVU would be the biggest $$$ maker for the OB imo.