Bama<OK State

**IowaSTATCyclone** · 01-10-2012, 02:08 PM

OSU would have scored more than LSU did! They would also have gotten more turnovers.

I just wish I could have seen them play each other. I think the Cowboys would have beaten LSU, but I doubt Alabama.

But you don't want to base a NC on what I think, because I'd give it to West Virginia based on their cartoonish beatdown of Clemson. I'm not kidding: I don't think Bugs Bunny scored that many against the Gashouse Gorillas.

Which is why championships should be based on games played, not games not played.

**cybsball20** · 01-10-2012, 02:10 PM

OSU would be BY FAR the best offense Alabama has seen. Oklahoma State was #4 in total offense, the best offense Alabama saw all year was Arkansas at #28. After Arkansas you have to go down to LSU at #57 to find the next best offense... Iowa State finished at #54.

**alarson** · 01-10-2012, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by 3TrueFans

Okie St. barely being able to beat Stanford doesn't help their case any.

But end of the day, they did beat them, so imo it does help. They were the BCS #4.

**RhoadsRage** · 01-10-2012, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by atlantacyclone

If KSU and A&M had beaten Arkansas there would be no debate. OSU is probably a better team.

If Alabama's kickers didn't look like ISU's in the first LSU game, we wouldn't even be having this conversation. Bama missed 4 of 6 FGs in that game.

**cyclonespiker33** · 01-10-2012, 02:15 PM

I'll admit that Bama played very good defense last night. But you can't convince me that they would have done the same thing to OSU. The LSU offense was just terrible with absoultely no vertical pass game threat. It's pretty easy to defend that.

**3TrueFans** · 01-10-2012, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by alarson

But end of the day, they did beat them, so imo it does help. They were the BCS #4.

I mean as far as the "eyeball" test goes, if OSU would have beaten Stanford soundly it would be much easier to consider them as being better than Alabama.

**alarson** · 01-10-2012, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonespiker33

I'll admit that Bama played very good defense last night. But you can't convince me that they would have done the same thing to OSU. The LSU offense was just terrible with absoultely no vertical pass game threat. It's pretty easy to defend that.

Yep. And while alabama may have scored more, so we cant tell for sure who would have won, it wouldve been much more interesting than watching this rematch play out again. Yet another reason you should have to win your conference to play in the title game- ensuring conferences that otherwise might not play each other much get a shot at each other.

As of now, we have a sample size of one: Arkansas. And what happened with them? It took a meltdown by one of our most underachieving teams to lose to them, and Kstate played a very competitive game with them (takeaway the kick return for a td that shouldve been called back and things mightve been even closer)

**Clonehomer** · 01-10-2012, 02:20 PM

Personally, I'm sick of hearing about the SEC defenses. They played in a league with zero good QB's. How hard is it to stop teams when you don't have to worry about a guy like Luck, or Griffin, or Weeden. Really, how many good offensive players are there in the SEC?

**alarson** · 01-10-2012, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by 3TrueFans

I mean as far as the "eyeball" test goes, if OSU would have beaten Stanford soundly it would be much easier to consider them as being better than Alabama.

True, it would help more, but anytime you beat a top 5 team i'd say thats a resume builder, no matter how many points you beat them by.

**BigBake** · 01-10-2012, 02:23 PM

The osu v bama what if is pointless. If the bcs wasn't a joke it'd been okie st v Lsu last night.

**ManofCyience** · 01-10-2012, 02:24 PM

At the end of the day, we will never know if OSU was better than Bama because of the current system. Debate it all you want.

**alarson** · 01-10-2012, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by BigBake

The osu v bama what if is pointless. If the bcs wasn't a joke it'd been okie st v Lsu last night.

True. Shouldve added the conference title requirement a long time ago.

**DurangoCy** · 01-10-2012, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by RhoadsRage

If Alabama's kickers didn't look like ISU's in the first LSU game, we wouldn't even be having this conversation. Bama missed 4 of 6 FGs in that game.

Wouldn't everyone just be ****** that LSU got another rematch had they lost the first game, since their only loss would've been to Alabama?

One other thing that I never saw an answer to was this scenario.... If Georgia would've beaten LSU in the SEC title game it would've been possible that final BCS still had Alabama and LSU as #1 and #2 in the polls. Assuming a conference can only have 2 teams in the BCS would Georgia have been left out, or the #2 team?

**3TrueFans** · 01-10-2012, 02:26 PM

Debate it all you want.

I think I shall.

**cyclonespiker33** · 01-10-2012, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Clonehomer

Personally, I'm sick of hearing about the SEC defenses. They played in a league with zero good QB's. How hard is it to stop teams when you don't have to worry about a guy like Luck, or Griffin, or Weeden. Really, how many good offensive players are there in the SEC?

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