How can they not be ranked #1?

Shkspr · 12-09-2003, 01:01 AM

The war for the National Championship in college football should be played on the field, not in the voting booth. With that in mind, a query:

How can you leave Louisiana-Monroe out of the title picture?

Look at their record - they played the toughest schedule in America, admittedly because every team out there was better than them. As far as quality wins are concerned, look at this.

LSU lost to Florida,
who lost to Ole Miss,
who lost to Memphis,
who lost to Alabama-Birmingham,
who lost to Troy State.

Now, USC lost to California,
who lost to Kansas State.

Now, Oklahoma ALSO lost to Kansas State,
who lost to Marshall,
who lost to Troy State,
who as we've seen also beat Alabama-Birmingham.

Troy State lost to Middle Tennessee State,
who lost to Louisiana-Lafayette,
who provided Louisiana-Monroe with their only win of the year.

You may look at the other losses as setbacks, but the important thing is that ULM came up big when it counted, and thus should be in the Sugar Bowl.
They may have been denied the chance to win their conference championship by spurious "rules", but they defeated every major challenger for the Mythical National Championship by proxy, and they deserve a trip to New Orleans. If USC and LSU get to play what amounts to a home bowl game for a shot at the title, so should ULM.

The_herd · 12-09-2003, 01:05 AM

If they aren't ranked in the New York Times top 25 how can anyone take them seriously?

sooner333 · 12-09-2003, 02:15 AM

680 Chowan beat 638 Randolph Macon
beat 578 Emory & Henry
beat 634 Catholic
beat 582 La Salle
beat 515 Marist
beat 502 Central Conn
beat 294 Monmouth NJ
beat 284 Georgetown
beat 218 Lafayette
beat 223 Columbia
beat 148 Harvard
beat 119 Northeastern
beat 54 Delaware
beat 70 Navy
beat 110 Tulane
beat 101 UAB
beat 69 Memphis
beat 18 Mississippi
beat 15 Florida
beat 1 LSU

Of course you can take the UAB and bring it out to USC or OU as well, as presented earlier.

cthomer5000 · 12-09-2003, 08:05 AM

I also posted my chart as to why Rutgers was the best team in the country....

quoting enraged bowl-haters:

"See... this is why we need a playoff!"

12-09-2003, 01:05 AM	#2
The_herd College Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Fort Lackland, Texas (San Antonio)	If they aren't ranked in the New York Times top 25 how can anyone take them seriously? __________________ Oakland Raiders: HFL's 1970 AC West Champs

12-09-2003, 02:15 AM	#3
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	680 Chowan beat 638 Randolph Macon beat 578 Emory & Henry beat 634 Catholic beat 582 La Salle beat 515 Marist beat 502 Central Conn beat 294 Monmouth NJ beat 284 Georgetown beat 218 Lafayette beat 223 Columbia beat 148 Harvard beat 119 Northeastern beat 54 Delaware beat 70 Navy beat 110 Tulane beat 101 UAB beat 69 Memphis beat 18 Mississippi beat 15 Florida beat 1 LSU Of course you can take the UAB and bring it out to USC or OU as well, as presented earlier.

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