I just can't get very excited about this year's championship

mgoblue678 · 01-08-2009, 04:41 PM

Florida and Oklahoma are both great offensive teams so I have no doubt the game will be at least be entertaining but I just can't get excited about this game because in mind this doesn't really feel like the real national championship game. In the back of mind watching this game I will be thinking about Texas, Utah and USC who won't get even get a shot despite having at least equally good seasons as the two teams playing and as much talent. Once again this feels like a pseudo national championship, the team that wins won't be a true national champion to me.

Obviously as a Michigan fan this I can't get overlyexcited about any national championship game unless Michigan was playing it in but I still am pretty excited to watch the national championship every year.

BoomerSooner11 · 01-08-2009, 04:45 PM

Makes two of us.

fistofrage · 01-08-2009, 04:47 PM

Its always that way sans the Texas USC game a few years back.

There is a reason the NCAA doesn't recognize a D1 national champion in football.

ZB9 · 01-08-2009, 04:56 PM

I agree. There are three teams with equal or better cases than the two teams playing tonight.

hopefully, most of the AP will want to make a statement and will vote Utah, Texas, or USC #1. If we've ever needed a split, we do this year...however, a couple of teams will still be left out obviously in a split also.

but it's not always all about "who is #1", at least it shouldnt be.

ehh · 01-08-2009, 04:59 PM

I haven't been excited for a college football game period since Texas/USC.

I guess I should become a USC fan, I like watching them stomp people and seem to enjoy college football more when they are in the NC for some reason.

BoomerSooner11 · 01-08-2009, 05:04 PM

Ya I enjoyed the 55-19 raping of OU a few years back..lol.

Olson-for-Heisman · 01-08-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ehh


	I haven't been excited for a college football game period since Texas/USC. I guess I should become a USC fan, I like watching them stomp people and seem to enjoy college football more when they are in the NC for some reason.

I don't know why. There have been great games since then. The entire 2007 season, minus the bowl games, was probably the most entertaining college football I've ever watched.

College football is entertaining year after year, which is why I despise the BCS.

buckeyefan78 · 01-08-2009, 05:52 PM

Maybe if college football actually went back to its traditional bowl setup and forgot about crowning some fictional NC (cuz playoffs won't work either) people would enjoy the games more.

If Ohio State and Texas can't sellout the Fiesta Bowl (there were many empty seats) then the game CLEARLY can't survive on some contrived ending (which is what we have now and would have under playoffs).

ehh · 01-08-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Olson-for-Heisman


	College football is entertaining year after year, which is why I despise the BCS.

That's the problem for me, the BCS. It's killed any interest I have in college football. The last two seasons I've basically haven't watched college football though I wasn't a huge diehard to begin with. I follow it on paper and watch a bowl game here and there but besides that I don't see the point, the BCS has made the entire sport meaningless to me.

BoomerSooner11 · 01-08-2009, 07:47 PM

Plus, who is going to get excited about watching a game that features a team who has lost 4 straight BCS games and two being National Championships.

01-08-2009, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
mgoblue678 MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,410	I just can't get very excited about this year's championship Florida and Oklahoma are both great offensive teams so I have no doubt the game will be at least be entertaining but I just can't get excited about this game because in mind this doesn't really feel like the real national championship game. In the back of mind watching this game I will be thinking about Texas, Utah and USC who won't get even get a shot despite having at least equally good seasons as the two teams playing and as much talent. Once again this feels like a pseudo national championship, the team that wins won't be a true national champion to me. Obviously as a Michigan fan this I can't get overlyexcited about any national championship game unless Michigan was playing it in but I still am pretty excited to watch the national championship every year. __________________ Hail to the Victors Last edited by mgoblue678; 01-08-2009 at 04:59 PM.

01-08-2009, 04:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
BoomerSooner11 MVP OVR: 21 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tulsa/Norman, OK Posts: 1,526	Re: I just can't get very excited about this year's championship Makes two of us. __________________ 5-3 (3-1)

01-08-2009, 04:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
fistofrage Hall Of Fame OVR: 33 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Banks of the Red Cedar Posts: 10,058	Re: I just can't get very excited about this year's championship Its always that way sans the Texas USC game a few years back. There is a reason the NCAA doesn't recognize a D1 national champion in football. __________________ Chalepa Ta Kala.....

01-08-2009, 04:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
ZB9 Hall Of Fame OVR: 26 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 15,384	Re: I just can't get very excited about this year's championship I agree. There are three teams with equal or better cases than the two teams playing tonight. hopefully, most of the AP will want to make a statement and will vote Utah, Texas, or USC #1. If we've ever needed a split, we do this year...however, a couple of teams will still be left out obviously in a split also. but it's not always all about "who is #1", at least it shouldnt be.

01-08-2009, 04:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
ehh Hall Of Fame OVR: 42 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 19,748	Re: I just can't get very excited about this year's championship I haven't been excited for a college football game period since Texas/USC. I guess I should become a USC fan, I like watching them stomp people and seem to enjoy college football more when they are in the NC for some reason. __________________ Ehh's Blog: Five Dos and Donts of NBA Live 10's Gameplay

01-08-2009, 05:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
BoomerSooner11 MVP OVR: 21 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tulsa/Norman, OK Posts: 1,526	Re: I just can't get very excited about this year's championship Ya I enjoyed the 55-19 raping of OU a few years back..lol. __________________ 5-3 (3-1)

01-08-2009, 05:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
buckeyefan78 Pro OVR: 11 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 864	Re: I just can't get very excited about this year's championship Maybe if college football actually went back to its traditional bowl setup and forgot about crowning some fictional NC (cuz playoffs won't work either) people would enjoy the games more. If Ohio State and Texas can't sellout the Fiesta Bowl (there were many empty seats) then the game CLEARLY can't survive on some contrived ending (which is what we have now and would have under playoffs).

01-08-2009, 07:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
BoomerSooner11 MVP OVR: 21 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tulsa/Norman, OK Posts: 1,526	Re: I just can't get very excited about this year's championship Plus, who is going to get excited about watching a game that features a team who has lost 4 straight BCS games and two being National Championships. __________________ 5-3 (3-1)

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