Boise State’s national championship cause takes a massive hit
When Boise State knocked off Virginia Tech on Monday night, their hope was that the Hokies would go on to run the table so that the victory looked great in the eyes of BCS voters come the end of the year.
So much for that idea.
James Madison shocked the college football nation on Saturday by knocking off the Hokies 21-16 in Blacksburg. The Dukes were only able to produce 14 first downs but they forced three turnovers, which included a fumble recovery with 5:21 remaining to seal the game. Quarterback Drew Duzik also ran for two touchdowns as James Madison beat the Hokies for the first time in school history.
The loss destroys VA Tech’s national title hopes, although they haven’t even begun conference play yet so they still have plenty to push on for this season. The biggest blow will likely be felt by Boise State, as their win on Monday night now holds less water than a colander. Thanks to a soft WAC slate, they don’t have another team on their schedule to help prop them up in the eyes’ of voters.
While the Broncos did what they had to do in beating Virginia Tech on Monday, unfortunately the Hokies didn’t live up to their end of the bargain. The coaches will have their vote and will never put a Boise team in the title game when their claim to fame was knocking off a team that was beat by James Madison the very next week.
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What if VT goes on to run the table from here on out?
John, she’ll still be the prom queen candidate who had a tooth knocked out!
Who would have ever thought the James Madison Dukes would affect the BCS?
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Poor Boise.These guys can’t get a break.
In 2007 Ohio State was ranked 7th before beating Michigan and “earning” selection for the BCS title game. Yes, the same Michigan team that opened the season with losses to Appalachian State and Oregon. We all know about the huge upset by App. State but Oregon was unranked at the time and beat the snot out of Michigan 39-7 in Ann Arbor.
So Va Tech got beat by the 3rd ranked team in the nation and an unranked James Madison. If Va Tech runs the table or finish with 3 losses, I don’t see how this should effect Boise States chances at the title game. If Boise is good enough to be considered the 3rd best team in the country, what has happened to change that? If they run the table themselves, they’ve done exactly what was expected of them and no team should move ahead of them in the rankings. Of course, the crooks that run the BCS will make sure they get the game their cronies want, not what the country deserves.