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TCU - Iowa State
Nice win for TCU. It proves a teams mettle when the can pull out a clutch score at the end. Very nice seaason for the Horned Frogs.
"History doesn't always repeat itself but it often rhymes." - Mark Twain
Yeah, TCU is still a mid-major in my opinion. They are a very good team, but would've done a little better than Iowa State had they been in the Big 12. I just don't think they were capable of winning a BCS game. But, we'd have to see them play a bigger team. They had control over their BCS berth, all they had to do was NOT lose to SMU, and they're more than likely in because they'd recieve the same respect as Utah did last year.
Running bowl/MSU/OSU record '05-present: 11-32
I'm not familiar with the BCS' qualifications of what has to happen if this and that happen. But it depends which rule they take more seriously, if you finish in the top 6 in the BCS if you are a mid-major or Notre Dame, or if you are a non-conference champion and in the top 4. And if the non-conference champ was selected, is it up to the selectors to decide Notre Dame and TCU, or is it the higher ranked of the two? Boy, this is confusing.
Running bowl/MSU/OSU record '05-present: 11-32
Here's what I found within the Automatic Qualification Standards:
Automatic Qualification for At-Large Selection:
Paragraph 2: Any team from an independent institution Conference, USA, the Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt, or Western Athletic Conference that is ranked three through six shall quality for automatic selection.
a. If one or more teams other than Notre Dame qualify for automatic selection under this provision, Notre Dame shall also qualify provided it is ranked in the top ten or has won at least nine games.
This is different from the Pool of Eligible Teams Section which says:
All Division 1-A college football teams are eligible for at-large selection provided they meet both of the following requirements:
1. Have won at least nine regular season games.
2. Are among the top 12 teams in the final BCS Standings.
After application of the previous provisions, if any at-large slots remain unfilled and the team ranked either three or four is form the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pacific-10 or Southeastern Conference but is not its representative, that team shall automatically fill one at-large slot and shall be selected to play in one of the BCS bowls.
The Pool of Eligible Section is about which teams can qualify for an at large selection by a BCS bowl while the Automatic Qualification for At-Large Selection would by-pass the selection option.
That's how Ohio State and Notre Dame earned and were awarded their bids.
Automatic Qualification for At-Large Selection:
Paragraph 2: Any team from an independent institution Conference, USA, the Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt, or Western Athletic Conference that is ranked three through six shall quality for automatic selection.
a. If one or more teams other than Notre Dame qualify for automatic selection under this provision, Notre Dame shall also qualify provided it is ranked in the top ten or has won at least nine games.
This is different from the Pool of Eligible Teams Section which says:
All Division 1-A college football teams are eligible for at-large selection provided they meet both of the following requirements:
1. Have won at least nine regular season games.
2. Are among the top 12 teams in the final BCS Standings.
After application of the previous provisions, if any at-large slots remain unfilled and the team ranked either three or four is form the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pacific-10 or Southeastern Conference but is not its representative, that team shall automatically fill one at-large slot and shall be selected to play in one of the BCS bowls.
The Pool of Eligible Section is about which teams can qualify for an at large selection by a BCS bowl while the Automatic Qualification for At-Large Selection would by-pass the selection option.
That's how Ohio State and Notre Dame earned and were awarded their bids.
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