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SBD/Issue 53/Sports Media
Blog Hound: Will The BCS Validate Itself?
Published November 27, 2007
The college football season nears its end with a myriad of scenarios still possible for the BCS title game. Bloggers discuss whether the ever-controversial system will produce a match-up worthy of determining the best team in the nation.
| All On The Field Posted by: Kevin Hayward |
| “If we somehow were forced to watch a Kansas-Hawaii BCS championship -- won't happen now, I know -- eh, I'll pass on the game, I have to drop something off at the UPS store.” |
| FanIQ Posted by: CritcalFanatic |
| “Despite the fact most everyone outside of the Ohio-West Virginia, Big Ten country region would hate such a final [between Ohio State and West Virginia], it could prove to be the necessary fuel needed to push a playoff forward.” |
| The Tailgate Posted by: Ryan White |
| “I need a BCS that works in the world I live in, adds up all the numbers, spits 'em out and gives us ... West MissOhGeorgiaKan vs. VirgLouisSouthernHomaAii.” |
| In The Corner With Matt Posted by: J. Matthew Barnes |
| “For the BCS to not look completely inept and in need of replacement or serious revision, both Missouri and West Virginia cannot lose.” |
| Stadium And Main Posted by: Nick |
| “In a year as crazy as this one has been, why are 2-loss teams being left out of the discussion? And if this was the mid-90s, LSU would be undefeated with 2 ties.” |
BUILDING THE BUZZ: Sports Media Challenge's Buzz Manager analyzed blog posts about the BCS system. Bloggers who feel the system will create the best bowl games possible were counted positive, and represented 16.67% of posts. Bloggers who argue the BCS will produce bowl games between undeserving teams were tallied negative, comprising 61.11% of the total. 22.22% were neutral. Due to technical issues, additional information from Buzz Manager is unavailable today.
- The topic ranked 4 of 10 on The Buzz, indicating a medium level of interest.
- Positive sentiment stemmed from bloggers who thought the BCS worked well.
- Negative sentiment came from bloggers frustrated with the BCS selection process, with many still hoping for a playoff system to be created.
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