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  • Gopher
    Rookie
    • Apr 2010
    • 259

    #1

    BOWL SEASON BUSTED

    I am a OC for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Finished the regular season 11-1 and the only loss was against Michigan. (Beating Nebraska).

    Big Ten Championship game #1 (12-0) Ohio State vs #8 (11-1) Minnesota... Gophers win.

    Who plays for the National Championship?????
    #2 (11-1) Nebraska Cornhuskers

    WTF is up with this? They didn't win the Big Ten and the Gophers hold the tie breaker. Nebraska is #2 in the country and the Gophers are #3 playing in the Rose Bowl.

    **** IS ****ED.

  • tril
    MVP
    • Nov 2004
    • 2914

    #2
    Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

    seriously, whats the difference between this and the real BCS. seems like an accurate representation. you were ranked #8, what was your strength of schedule verses all the other schools ahead of you
    Better luck next year!!!

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    • Gopher
      Rookie
      • Apr 2010
      • 259

      #3
      Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

      Originally posted by tril
      seriously, whats the difference between this and the real BCS. seems like an accurate representation. you were ranked #8, what was your strength of schedule verses all the other schools ahead of you
      Better luck next year!!!
      Gophers strength of schedule was a B or B+ I believe. Either way though, I don't see how it's possible for Nebraska to squeak through the BCS like that. They didn't play for a Big Ten title and they didn't ever beat the #1 team in the country.

      On top of that, I beat them during the regular season which is why they weren't playing in the BTC in the first place. I have no evidence, but I don't see this scenario ever happening in real life.

      Now its #1 (13-0) Fresno State Bulldogs vs #2 (11-1) Nebraska Cornhuskers. Gophers got snubbed.

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      • BleedGreen710
        Eagles Fan
        • Oct 2012
        • 4025

        #4
        Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

        "Wow that surprises me, I always thought EA's Bowls and Rankings logic was spot on!"

        -No one ever

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        • thedudedominick
          MVP
          • Mar 2009
          • 3794

          #5
          Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

          Except this did happen a couple years ago. Alabama won the national title without even playing for an SEC title. While rare, it isn't completely unrealistic.

          Could be that exact situation where 'Bama went because their loss was to a higher ranked team when OK State lost to a lower ranked team. The real life people weighted losses over wins that season, not hard to imagine they would do it again.
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          • d11king
            MVP
            • Feb 2011
            • 2716

            #6
            Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

            What probably happened:

            • You beat Nebraska early on in the season, that's how they finished #2.
            • Nebraska although not winning the Big 10 championship, is ranked in the Top 2 in BCS format which gives them the right to the BCS title game, (stupid format)
            • Alabama made it to the Nat'l title game despite not winning their conference just 2 seasons ago. The team they played (LSU) not only won their conference but won their division.
            • Good luck in the Rose Bowl
            • Next time, go undefeated

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            • ODogg
              Hall Of Fame
              • Feb 2003
              • 37953

              #7
              Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

              The Golden Gophers playing for the National Title? DOES NOT COMPUTE. Select Nebraska.
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              • cgalligan
                MVP
                • Mar 2005
                • 1675

                #8
                Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

                Originally posted by thedudedominick
                Except this did happen a couple years ago. Alabama won the national title without even playing for an SEC title. While rare, it isn't completely unrealistic.
                Exactly... And when this happened, Bama was still ranked in the Top 3 if I remember correctly and they also played an SEC Schedule, which, 1,000 times out of 1,000 is better than any schedule the Big 10 (or any other conference) will play.
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                • DeadlyVirus_1031
                  Banned
                  • Jul 2013
                  • 10

                  #9
                  Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

                  Welcome to the world of college football. Gotta love it!

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                  • HozAndMoose
                    MVP
                    • Mar 2013
                    • 3614

                    #10
                    Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

                    How long have you been a fan of college football?

                    2012
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                    2008
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                    2007 My personal Favorite
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                    01-02
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                    99-2000
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                    1998-1999
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                    BCS is BS.
                    Last edited by HozAndMoose; 07-23-2013, 07:20 AM.

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                    • JLoco11
                      Rookie
                      • Jun 2013
                      • 236

                      #11
                      Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

                      Busted? Based on how the BCS screws team over, this sounds 100% legit

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                      • Manning2Harrison
                        Banned
                        • Aug 2006
                        • 7412

                        #12
                        Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

                        How can you complain about a lack of realism when you had Minnesota at 12-1?

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                        • cbc72
                          Rookie
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 344

                          #13
                          Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

                          Originally posted by ODogg
                          The Golden Gophers playing for the National Title? DOES NOT COMPUTE. Select Nebraska.
                          LOL!

                          What he said!

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                          • BDawg35
                            MVP
                            • Apr 2003
                            • 2349

                            #14
                            Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

                            It could happen. A higher-ranked team that doesn't have to put its neck on the line in a championship game squeaks in.

                            I would be relieved, actually. I'm not sure what season you're in - I'm assuming 2013 or 2014 - but I wouldn't feel right playing in the national championship game with Minnesota right off the bat in a dynasty. THAT seems unrealistic. I would restart any dynasty in which I got THAT good THAT soon with THAT bad a team.

                            I used Minnesota last year in an abbreviated dynasty and went 7-6, losing a bowl game. That felt right to me, maybe even a little too good for Minnesota, but I won enough to keep from breaking a controller.

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                            • Haze88
                              Pro
                              • Oct 2010
                              • 667

                              #15
                              Re: BOWL SEASON BUSTED

                              Originally posted by Devine_Hot_Dog
                              I am a OC for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Finished the regular season 11-1 and the only loss was against Michigan. (Beating Nebraska).

                              Big Ten Championship game #1 (12-0) Ohio State vs #8 (11-1) Minnesota... Gophers win.

                              Who plays for the National Championship?????
                              #2 (11-1) Nebraska Cornhuskers

                              WTF is up with this? They didn't win the Big Ten and the Gophers hold the tie breaker. Nebraska is #2 in the country and the Gophers are #3 playing in the Rose Bowl.

                              **** IS ****ED.
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