If this was our schedule...

[HurricaneU]

Ohio Bobcats
Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky
FIU
Temple
Rutgers
UCF
USF
Connecticut
Houston
Memphis
Cincinnati

Do you think Miami would belong in a) the top 10 in the BCS and/or b) should go to a BCS bowl game/championship game?

 

[duppy03]

oh **** no.

 

[Bigtip]

12-0 easy

**** is weak

 

[ball915]

This is why it's hard to respect a Boise State and in this case Louisville. They both know that their conference schedule is weak and refuse to play a tough OOC to help their strength of schedule. They are more fond of taking the easy way and hoping that other teams who actually play real opponents knock each other out and then Louisville/Boise can back their way into the BCS or BCS Title. If they don't, then they are the first to point the finger "we are 12-0 and should be in over a 1 loss power conference school". It is a joke

 

[pcitycane]

Ohio Bobcats
Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky
FIU
Temple
Rutgers
UCF
USF
Connecticut
Houston
Memphis
Cincinnati

Do you think Miami would belong in a) the top 10 in the BCS and/or b) should go to a BCS bowl game/championship game?

not one good team on that schedule and a few teams that are downright awful

 

[DeadPoets]

This is why it's hard to respect a Boise State and in this case Louisville. They both know that their conference schedule is weak and refuse to play a tough OOC to help their strength of schedule. They are more fond of taking the easy way and hoping that other teams who actually play real opponents knock each other out and then Louisville/Boise can back their way into the BCS or BCS Title. If they don't, then they are the first to point the finger "we are 12-0 and should be in over a 1 loss power conference school". It is a joke

Boise always had at least 1 really tough OOC game... Either on the road or neutral site.

 

[nwFL Griz]

This is why it's hard to respect a Boise State and in this case Louisville. They both know that their conference schedule is weak and refuse to play a tough OOC to help their strength of schedule. They are more fond of taking the easy way and hoping that other teams who actually play real opponents knock each other out and then Louisville/Boise can back their way into the BCS or BCS Title. If they don't, then they are the first to point the finger "we are 12-0 and should be in over a 1 loss power conference school". It is a joke

The assumptions made in this post are laughable. Louisville may have refused to play a "tough OOC" but Boise surely does not. They are consistently told, thanks but no thanks, by many of the power schools. Not saying Boise has/had a tough schedule, because the surely did not, but slamming them for not being able to get a tougher OOC schedule is ignorant of the facts of cfb scheduling practices.

 

[nystateofmind]

UCF is gonna give them a good game. Wouldn't be shocked if they win.

 

[ball915]

This is why it's hard to respect a Boise State and in this case Louisville. They both know that their conference schedule is weak and refuse to play a tough OOC to help their strength of schedule. They are more fond of taking the easy way and hoping that other teams who actually play real opponents knock each other out and then Louisville/Boise can back their way into the BCS or BCS Title. If they don't, then they are the first to point the finger "we are 12-0 and should be in over a 1 loss power conference school". It is a joke

Boise always had at least 1 really tough OOC game... Either on the road or neutral site.

Agreed and fared well most of the time. However, after 1 of 4 tough conference games to then add schools as UT-Martin, Miami (OH), Wyoming.....just doesn't cut it. Beef up your OOC to make up for your weak Conference and then you have an argument.

 

[sebastian91]

Boise has played plenty of tough OOC games, and been denied to play others. Bad example.

 

[ball915]

This is why it's hard to respect a Boise State and in this case Louisville. They both know that their conference schedule is weak and refuse to play a tough OOC to help their strength of schedule. They are more fond of taking the easy way and hoping that other teams who actually play real opponents knock each other out and then Louisville/Boise can back their way into the BCS or BCS Title. If they don't, then they are the first to point the finger "we are 12-0 and should be in over a 1 loss power conference school". It is a joke

The assumptions made in this post are laughable. Louisville may have refused to play a "tough OOC" but Boise surely does not. They are consistently told, thanks but no thanks, by many of the power schools. Not saying Boise has/had a tough schedule, because the surely did not, but slamming them for not being able to get a tougher OOC schedule is ignorant of the facts of cfb scheduling practices.

Superior teams don't want to play on the smurf turf in a 35,000 seat venue. Hard to blame. Even more of a reason for Boise to go on the road or neutral site and prove that they belong instead of just talking about it.

 

[tsimonitis]

They play all year without matching up against a ranked opponent

 

[Oh Snap]

Didn't Boise play VT in DC? "Neutral site"

 

[Jonnyblaze]

L'ville may actually drop in the polls after that sorry effort.

 

[crossover22[]_[]]

Ucf is the best team they play.

 

[Consigliere]

This is why it's hard to respect a Boise State and in this case Louisville. They both know that their conference schedule is weak and refuse to play a tough OOC to help their strength of schedule. They are more fond of taking the easy way and hoping that other teams who actually play real opponents knock each other out and then Louisville/Boise can back their way into the BCS or BCS Title. If they don't, then they are the first to point the finger "we are 12-0 and should be in over a 1 loss power conference school". It is a joke

The assumptions made in this post are laughable. Louisville may have refused to play a "tough OOC" but Boise surely does not. They are consistently told, thanks but no thanks, by many of the power schools. Not saying Boise has/had a tough schedule, because the surely did not, but slamming them for not being able to get a tougher OOC schedule is ignorant of the facts of cfb scheduling practices.

BSU does try to schedule big games, they get turned down a lot because there is no real incentive to play them.

 

[hoops156]

This is why it's hard to respect a Boise State and in this case Louisville. They both know that their conference schedule is weak and refuse to play a tough OOC to help their strength of schedule. They are more fond of taking the easy way and hoping that other teams who actually play real opponents knock each other out and then Louisville/Boise can back their way into the BCS or BCS Title. If they don't, then they are the first to point the finger "we are 12-0 and should be in over a 1 loss power conference school". It is a joke

boise, at least, started to play a BCS opponent when they had VT in fedex field that one season

 

[hoops156]

L'ville may actually drop in the polls after that sorry effort.

yes

 

[PharmCane305]

This is why it's hard to respect a Boise State and in this case Louisville. They both know that their conference schedule is weak and refuse to play a tough OOC to help their strength of schedule. They are more fond of taking the easy way and hoping that other teams who actually play real opponents knock each other out and then Louisville/Boise can back their way into the BCS or BCS Title. If they don't, then they are the first to point the finger "we are 12-0 and should be in over a 1 loss power conference school". It is a joke

Louisville tried to schedule teams, one being Alabama but they preferred VA tech. Louisville has tried, how hard they tried with their AD is unknown to us all with effort placed. Also conference realignment did not help. I'm not defending them, just stating some facts. Do I believe they should get the big game if undefeated? **** no, the sugar bowl? Sure.

The acc has hard far worst teams go to the orange bowl due to acc affiliation so we can't complain.

 

[hoops156]

This is why it's hard to respect a Boise State and in this case Louisville. They both know that their conference schedule is weak and refuse to play a tough OOC to help their strength of schedule. They are more fond of taking the easy way and hoping that other teams who actually play real opponents knock each other out and then Louisville/Boise can back their way into the BCS or BCS Title. If they don't, then they are the first to point the finger "we are 12-0 and should be in over a 1 loss power conference school". It is a joke

The assumptions made in this post are laughable. Louisville may have refused to play a "tough OOC" but Boise surely does not. They are consistently told, thanks but no thanks, by many of the power schools. Not saying Boise has/had a tough schedule, because the surely did not, but slamming them for not being able to get a tougher OOC schedule is ignorant of the facts of cfb scheduling practices.

Superior teams don't want to play on the smurf turf in a 35,000 seat venue. Hard to blame. Even more of a reason for Boise to go on the road or neutral site and prove that they belong instead of just talking about it.

they did play VT at fedex field, they played at washington this year, they play in atlanta against ole miss next year, at MSU last year, they basically played at UGA in the GA dome two years ago...