# BCS Championship predictions **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 9, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089 "2011-10-09T17:36:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/1 "2011-10-09T17:36:10Z")
What two teams do you want to see play? Be realistic,no picking Central Michigan against Kentucky. Keep to the teams currently ranked in the top thirty. What two teams do you think will play? I want to see Michigan vs Boise State or Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State. I think it will be Oklahoma vs Stanford. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/2 "2011-10-09T17:42:08Z")
Well I think the realistic options are Alabama/LSU, Stanford, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. If 2 of those are unbeaten, I don’t think there’s any way that Boise gets in. I’d give Clemson and OK State slim outside chances. Michigan? Call me back when they play somebody. Stanford is going to have its hands full with a resurgent Oregon offense. I guess if I had to pick the two teams today, I would like to see LSU-Oklahoma. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/3 "2011-10-09T17:49:53Z")
> [@Doctor\_Who](#): > > Well I think the realistic options are Alabama/LSU, Stanford, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. If 2 of those are unbeaten, I don’t think there’s any way that Boise gets in. I’d give Clemson and OK State slim outside chances. > > Michigan? Call me back when they play somebody. > > Stanford is going to have its hands full with a resurgent Oregon offense. > > I guess if I had to pick the two teams today, I would like to see LSU-Oklahoma. This is my guess as well. There is no love lost between Stoops and Miles. checking the final coaches poll (its public!) that Miles and Stoops both undervalue each others team compared to the other coaches. this is the Matchup I want to see: Ga Tech vs Stanford. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/4 "2011-10-09T17:57:56Z")
> [@Doctor\_Who](#): > > Michigan? Call me back when they play somebody. Tell me about it ☹ We only have Nebraska,Illinois and Michigan State ranked in the top 30.Even if Michigan runs the table they probably wont make the BcS title game. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/5 "2011-10-09T18:04:46Z")
> [@Doctor\_Who](#): > > Michigan? Call me back when they play somebody. I’d say the same thing about Wisconsin. The two teams with a somewhat realistic chance that I’d like to see are Boise St. and Georgia Tech. Wouldn’t that be a fun game to watch? I wouldn’t even care who wins. Unfortunately, the rest of college football would have to implode for that kind of match-up. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/6 "2011-10-09T18:10:53Z")
Who are the leaders in fewest points allowed so far this year? ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/7 "2011-10-09T20:08:37Z")
I’d like to see LSU vs the winner of Stanford vs Oregon. LSU’s defense hits hard and I like their rb Ware. I love watching Oregon, though I haven’t heard the status of LaMichael James, but should he be healthy by the end of the season, a rematch of the game in Dallas would be fun. No matter, though, I’m pretty sure that LSU in yet another BCS CG at the Superdome is a foregone conclusion as to who will win the title. Match-ups remaining (or potentially remaining) between current unbeaten teams: LSU-Alabama Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State Kansas St vs OU-OSU winner (Big XII CG) Wisconsin vs Illinois Michigan vs WI-IL winner (B1G CG) Clemson vs GT (ACC CG) Other noteworthy games (or possible games) between highly ranked teams: Stanford vs Oregon, as mentioned above LSU vs Arkansas LSU/Alabama/Arkansas vs South Carolina (SEC CG) ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/8 "2011-10-09T20:41:55Z")
It’s going to be the winner of Alabama/LSU vs whoever. Doesn’t really matter. The SEC Champion is the real National Champion no matter what happens in the BCS game…really just a coronation ceremony. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/9 "2011-10-09T21:29:30Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > It’s going to be the winner of Alabama/LSU vs whoever. Doesn’t really matter. The SEC Champion is the real National Champion no matter what happens in the BCS game…really just a coronation ceremony. Neither one will make the game. ---
**Author:** ![Fred\_Garvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c67d28/32.png) [@Fred\_Garvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred_Garvin)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/10 "2011-10-10T00:08:50Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Neither one will make the game. So the winner of their game would then have to lose in order for neither of them to make it to the title game. Who do you see beating either team? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/11 "2011-10-10T00:19:50Z")
Michigan has no defense. They will not be there at the end. They have had a very east schedule and barely got through it. Wisconsin looks pretty tough. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/12 "2011-10-10T01:52:48Z")
> [@mkecane](#): > > I’d like to see LSU vs the winner of Stanford vs Oregon. LSU’s defense hits hard and I like their rb Ware. I love watching Oregon, though I haven’t heard the status of LaMichael James, but should he be healthy by the end of the season, a rematch of the game in Dallas would be fun. No matter, though, I’m pretty sure that LSU in yet another BCS CG at the Superdome is a foregone conclusion as to who will win the title. > > Match-ups remaining (or potentially remaining) between current unbeaten teams: > > LSU-Alabama > Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State > Kansas St vs OU-OSU winner (Big XII CG) > Wisconsin vs Illinois > Michigan vs WI-IL winner (B1G CG) > Clemson vs GT (ACC CG) > > Other noteworthy games (or possible games) between highly ranked teams: > Stanford vs Oregon, as mentioned above > LSU vs Arkansas > LSU/Alabama/Arkansas vs South Carolina (SEC CG) No Big 12 CG any more. KSU hosts OU then goes to OSU in a few weeks. I want to see LSU/OSU in the title game. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/13 "2011-10-10T02:28:49Z")
Bama-OU ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/14 "2011-10-10T02:48:27Z")
I think that one of the reasons there is so much backlash against the BCS is because people put too much emphasis on the polls/rankings too early in the season. Wake me up after Week 8 before we even start talking about this. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/15 "2011-10-10T02:55:41Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Neither one will make the game. Listen…I hate the SEC at least as much as the next guy, but how the hell would that even happen? LSU loses to Alabama, Alabama loses to Auburn then loses the SEC Championship Game to…South Carolina? :dubious: Only scenerio I see is the winner of the matchup losing once, then losing the SEC Championship game. I don’t think so. LSU/Oklahoma ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/16 "2011-10-10T04:11:32Z")
At this point, I don’t see anybody in the Big 12 beating Oklahoma. So, I say we stick with the chalk horses. The championship game will be between Oklahoma and either Alabama or LSU. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/17 "2011-10-10T04:52:37Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Michigan has no defense. They will not be there at the end. They have had a very east schedule and barely got through it. > Wisconsin looks pretty tough. Maybe you oughta look at the scores in the Michigan games. 34-10 35-31 31-3 28-7 58-0 42-24 Granted it is a very easty schedule,but saying they barely got through it is silly(save ND,which they barely got through) ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/18 "2011-10-10T11:32:04Z")
Michigan?? That’s just slightly more likely than Central Michigan making it. LSU-Oklahoma is the most probable. Bama, Ok State, 'sconsin and Stanford have a shot if either of them stumble. But LSU looks like the national champ to me. Of course, Miles always has the ability to mismanage the clock in a critical situation, so there is some hope for others. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/19 "2011-10-10T17:18:14Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > Michigan?? That’s just slightly more likely than Central Michigan making it. > > LSU-Oklahoma is the most probable. Bama, Ok State, 'sconsin and Stanford have a shot if either > of them stumble. But LSU looks like the national champ to me. Of course, Miles always has the ability to mismanage the clock in a critical situation, so there is some hope for others. With all due respect to the SEC fans here, I seriously enjoy seeing the mighty take a tumble, last shall be first and the first shall be last. So my dream scenario is a BCSCG between LSU and somebody else (probably Oklahoma, although Wisconsin or Stanfurd would be fun) – there has to be an SEC team in the game, so they don’t spend all off-season whining about how they were unfairly deprived of their rightful place. And then the game is decided by a last minute Les Miles brain fart. I would laugh for 9 months straight. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2011, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089/20 "2011-10-31T09:37:23Z")
Anyone care to update their predictions after a few weeks have gone by? Given all Great Conference Musical Chairs, I think this would be a great year for Boise St to finally be allowed to play in the BCS championship game against the SEC champ. Losing by a score somewhere in the range of 50-3 would hopefully silence all their jibber-jabber. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcs-championship-predictions/599089.md?page=2)