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If you guys win out, and VT wins out, would you want to play us again?

There is only one team that I would love to play in the BCSNC game, and that is Notre Dame. Since they are not going to get there, VT will work as well as anyone else.

If I had to place a bet right now on the team to face the SEC Champ in the MNC game, I would bet on Boise State. Texas and Cincy have much tougher schedules.

For now, I am just enjoying the ride. College football is a funny sport, and the best teams don't always get a shot at the MNC. We just have to enjoy the season and take it as it comes...
 
NYBamaFan said:
College football is a funny sport, and the best teams don't always get a shot at the MNC.
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yep; it needs a playoff, but i won't hijack the thread. I'd only want to play VT if it's for the NC game; any other bowl I'd prefer to play a new team (ND in the Sugar Bowl would make my day considering I think they are vastly overrated).
 
With numbers like Sagarin's going into the equation, a rematch could happen.

VT is currently ranked ahead of Bama, on the virtue of having played three and beaten two of the top 30.

bamacpa70 said:
Personally, I think a 1-loss Florida would get the nod over any other undefeated team or 1-loss team at the end of the year.
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Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe a rule was created to insure that a team must earn its conference title in order to reach the title game. My recollection was that they installed this after Oklahoma back-doored into the game against LSU after losing the Big XII Championship Game.

If Bama wins the west, then meets and beats Florida in the SECCG, our opponent could well be Virginia Tech.
 
No rematches for championships. This came up a few years ago with Ohio State & Michigan - thank god that didn't happen. The same people who argued for the rematch were also people who argued for playoffs, & having a rematch like that is the full opposite of playoff. The regular season already acts as a playoff, people just won't accept it. The problems with the championship are the human polls, always have been. Add in conference bias, & a disrespect for "non-BCS" conferences, & the controversy in collegiate football should come to no surprise.

The only scenario I would be settled seeing a BAMA/VT rematch.... would be if both won out and no other team had a record the same or better. For example, if Bama is undefeated or a 1-loss team, & VT is a 1-loss team... then ALL other schools should have at least 2-losses (which I don't see happenning, this year). And it's only because our game happenned at the beginning of the year, that I would be accepting to this.

On the otherhand, for games at the end of the season... Even if Bama & Florida met in the SEC championship undefeated, and it is a close game... I don't want to see a rematch even if we lose. In that scenario, even if no team had a record the same or better than a 1-loss Alabama, I wouldn't mind seeing a team with a record below Bama's playing Florida for the championship. We would have had our shot.

If we win out to where we can play for the championship, I would much rather play and undefeated Houston over a 1-loss Florida or 1-loss VT, that we would have already played.
 
if we go undefeated at the end of the year. that's pretty much means 1-loss gators, 1-loss USC and undefeated UT/ 1-loss USC. 1-loss Cincy likely.

they all gonna ranked before VT by those experts' hype...
 
GulfCoastTider said:
...VT is currently ranked ahead of Bama, on the virtue of having played three and beaten two of the top 30...
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That is one point of contention that I have with their formulae. A team should not get SoS credit for a team that BEATS them. SoS points should only be awarded for wins. You should get no positive from a loss in a computer formula. You lost.
 
NYBamaFan said:
That is one point of contention that I have with their formulae. A team should not get SoS credit for a team that BEATS them. SoS points should only be awarded for wins. You should get no positive from a loss in a computer formula. You lost.
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I don't think Sagarin's formula includes SoS credit just for playing a Top 30 team. I think you have to beat them. VT has played Bama, Nebraska and Miami, all Top 30 teams according to Sagarin's rankings. VT has beaten two Top 30's and we have only beaten one. There may be some tilted logic in his algorithm.

I've seen and heard Sagarin interviewed several times, and he stresses that his rankings are not worth much until about midway through the season (five to six games).

I'm sure it will all sort itself out. It usually does and it's the best we've got until the University Presidents are convinced that a playoff system earns just as much money as the current bowl system does.
 
My "wish list" order -

First, the "grudge" teams: Texas, ND, and Utah qualify. Only Tejas is likely.

Secondly, the "traditional rival" teams: PSU, Texas, USC, and Oklahoma qualify. One of the Oklahoma/Tejas pair should survive.

Thirdly, the "overrated" teams (very subjective, this group): tOSU, USC, and whichever Cinderella team survives through November fit here. Yes, I remember last January. If we lose a game against a team in this group, we will hear about it for years.

Fourthly, the "good game" teams: This is where VT, among others, fits.

I would enjoy a rematch with VT, but I would like to beat the Texicans even more. I have found myself following the Hokies more than I had thought, however, and am pulling for them this season. We'll see...
 
I don't think Boise State (WAC) or Houston (USA) can play for the BCS National Championship since they're not from a BCS conference. At least that's what I think, correct me if I'm wrong.
As far as VT goes, if we're ranked #1 and they're ranked #2 of course I want to play them for the national championship.
 
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Being a Virginia resident for over 30 years, I'd like to see a Bama-VT rematch in the BCSCG. Could happen if the right teams lose.

One of those that needs to lose is Boise State. Wish I could count on the pollsters not awarding BSU entre to the championship game by virtue of playing one maybe-good team (Oregon) and eleven cupcakes. But I expect they will.
 
Blood Red said:
I don't think Boise State (WAC) or Houston (USA) can play for the BCS National Championship since they're not from a BCS conference. At least that's what I think, correct me if I'm wrong...
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You are incorrect. It has nothing to do with conference. It is based on one thing - the BCS ranking...
 
tftplisa said:
I'm hoping for Texas. We owe them for the Orange Bowl no TD call with Namath. They have tradition, a great guy at QB and great looking cheerleaders.
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I'm in total agreement with you! We owe the Longhorns big time.

However, I'll take any opponent. I just want Bama to be in it. So we're in-it-to-win-it no matter the opponent!

How many Tiders would end up in Pasadena? I was there for the UCLA game with about 30,000 Bama fans in 2001 (I think). How many tickets can each University get for that game? Can VT take 30,000+ fans that far west?

We do need to go back to give more meaning to "Yea Alabama".
 
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