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Rock · December 9th, 2004, 03:05 PM

Cal got screwed, but to blame Texas for that is ludicrous. However I will say I do believe that Texas is more deserving. Your stats and statistical rankings mean nothing since neither team had 1 common opponent. In the end what did matter to voters was that Texas had knocked off 3 BCS top 25 teams(Tech, A&M, and OSU) Cal just one (ASU) Texas lost votes for going to Kansas and narrowly escaping over a bad Kansas team with a win earlier in the season, and Cal got punished for leaving a bad Southern Miss team in the game until the 5 minute mark of the second half. I think it sucks that both teams can't go but to say Cal has a better case than Texas is ridiculous.

I also think if you want your Big 10 Pac 10 matchup then your conferences should drop their BCS dollars and go play Michigan against USC in the Rose and let OU and Auburn play for the national championship. If you want to be a part of the national championship then you loose your conference tie in the bowl game, take your pick, I'm sure noone else in the nation would stop you, the Cotton could become the 4th BCS and Auburn could be playing for the national championship. In the end though Cal would still be in the Holiday bowl..................

December 9th, 2004, 03:05 PM	#9
Rock Join Date: 07-09-2002 Posts: 375 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	Cal got screwed, but to blame Texas for that is ludicrous. However I will say I do believe that Texas is more deserving. Your stats and statistical rankings mean nothing since neither team had 1 common opponent. In the end what did matter to voters was that Texas had knocked off 3 BCS top 25 teams(Tech, A&M, and OSU) Cal just one (ASU) Texas lost votes for going to Kansas and narrowly escaping over a bad Kansas team with a win earlier in the season, and Cal got punished for leaving a bad Southern Miss team in the game until the 5 minute mark of the second half. I think it sucks that both teams can't go but to say Cal has a better case than Texas is ridiculous. I also think if you want your Big 10 Pac 10 matchup then your conferences should drop their BCS dollars and go play Michigan against USC in the Rose and let OU and Auburn play for the national championship. If you want to be a part of the national championship then you loose your conference tie in the bowl game, take your pick, I'm sure noone else in the nation would stop you, the Cotton could become the 4th BCS and Auburn could be playing for the national championship. In the end though Cal would still be in the Holiday bowl..................