BCS

[thrill]

Mizzou beat two existing BCS teams.

Arizona State is co-Pac 10 champ.

Kansas, Hawaii, and to show my fairness, Illinois don't deserve a BCS bid over ASU and Mizzou.

[redbirdjazzz]

Damn skippy!

[number9]

I found this gem on the BCS website. Looks like Ole Mizzou was 2 years too late:

Starting with the 2006 college football season, there are new criteria for automatic qualification for the Bowl Championship Series.

The major change for automatic qualification dictates that one team from among the champions of Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference or the Western Athletic Conference earn automatic qualification if such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS standings or such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS standings and its ranking in the final BCS standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth.

In previous years, automatic qualification was earned for any team finishing sixth or higher in the final BCS standings.

So the rules were changed 2 years ago. Prior to that, #6 in the BCS was an automatic berth. Mizzou, of course, stands at #6 right now and will be the only team ranked in the BCS Top 10 that isn't playing in a BCS game.

[ThatGuy]

Has anyone from the BCS attempted to justify Mizzou being left out yet? I haven't been watching much ESPN lately, but I would be interested in hearing an explanation (mostly because I don't think there's a reason good enough to leave #6 out in the cold completely).

[MrCrowesGarden]

Has anyone from the BCS attempted to justify Mizzou being left out yet? I haven't been watching much ESPN lately, but I would be interested in hearing an explanation (mostly because I don't think there's a reason good enough to leave #6 out in the cold completely).

If it doesn't make sense, follow the money...

I guess they think Kansas will travel better than Mizzou would.

[JL21]

thrill, the first thing I thought when watching last night was "thrill will feel Mizzou fans' pain because of ASU".

[M1IRONMIKE]

I thought I heard that BCS rules forbid 3 teams from the same conference getting BCS bowl bids.

[JL21]

I thought I heard that BCS rules forbid 3 teams from the same conference getting BCS bowl bids.

It does. But the argument is that Mizzou deserves it more than KU.

[M1IRONMIKE]

I thought I heard that BCS rules forbid 3 teams from the same conference getting BCS bowl bids.

It does. But the argument is that Mizzou deserves it more than KU.

i whole heartedly agree with that

[thrill]

It has now come out that Kansas AD guaranteed a set amount of ticket sales and was promised the berth before the announcements were made because of that.

So there you go Mizzou fan, don't blame the system. Blame your athletic director for not being a total sleaze bag who bends rules.