Boise State Broncos and the BCS Controversy

I was reading an article on CBSsports.com today and it was a rebuttal to the comments made by Ohio State University’s president about Boise State and TCU not be worthy of playing in the National Title Game. Well, his comments prompted Boise State’s school president to make a rebuttal.

The article stated, " “It's easy for the presidents to talk, but ask the ADs when's the last time that they seriously entertained taking requests or inviting Boise State to [play them]," Kustra said. "If you're Boise State or TCU, they're going to want to steer way clear of you."

He said he had phone records that would prove that Boise State had tried to schedule home-and-home games with Top 25 teams from the BCS conferences, but that they would not play the Broncos anywhere but at their home stadium. ”

Well… Let’s see how Boise State has fared against BCS Schools since it was implemented in 1998, because after all, all the controversy is because of the BCS system…

Since 1998, Boise State is 7-12 against teams from the BCS conferences and they have yet to win against a school from the SEC.

In 1998, the “Mighty” Washington State (PAC-10) beat BSU by a score of 33-21…. In Boise.
In 1999, UCLA (PAC-10) promptly beat Boise down 33-7… A home game for UCLA.
In 2000, Arkansas (SEC) beat BSU by a score of 38-31 and Washington State (PAC-10) beat BSU by a score of 42-35.
In 2001, the South Carolina Gamecocks (SEC) beat BSU 32-13.
In 2002, BSU got hammered, 41-14 by Arkansas (SEC).
In 2003, Oregon State (PAC-10) beat BSU 26-24.
Now, in 2004, BSU got its first win against a BCS team by crushing Oregon State (PAC-10) 53-34.
In 2005, BSU was 0-3 against BCS teams losing to Georgia (SEC) 48-13, Oregon State (PAC-10) 30-27, and Boston College (ACC) 27-21 in the MPC Computers Bowl.
In 2006, BSU turned the corner and was 2-0 against BCS schools by beating Oregon State (PAC-10), again, 42-14 and Oklahoma (Big 12) in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 42-41 with the “Hook and Lateral and the infamous Statue of Liberty” plays.
In 2007, BSU lost to ECU (Big East) 41-38.
In 2008, BSU beat Oregon (PAC-10) 37-32.
In 2009, BSU beat Oregon (PAC-10) 19-8.
And finally, in 2010, BSU has beaten Virginia Tech (ACC) 33-30 and Oregon State (PAC-10) 37-24.

In relation to the articles written, in my opinion, neither school president has any room to say anything. Sure, Ohio State is 4-3 in BCS bowls but they were blown out 2 years in a row in the National Championship game. Ohio State has definitely benefited from the BCS more than any other school but haven't proven anything in the BCS. Like Boise State who is struggling with the SEC, Ohio State is 0-9 all time versus the SEC in bowl games. So, a president from a school benefiting from the BCS will naturally defend it and adamitly disagree with a playoff system. Another president with a school that continually cries about no one will play them from the big conferences... Look pal, when your record is 7-12 agains BCS conferences, why should they play you and why should you ever be considered for a National Title??? Also, when you stop asking for more of a cut than you could ever give back to an opposing school, stop crying about a home and home game. It's true... Boise State called the big name schools and got a home and home accepted... Then, the greed set in and they wanted $1 million of the "gate" to play at an opposing team's home and would only be able to give about $250,000 or so to a visiting school, if that much.... In a home and home series... It's ridiculous to ask for 4 times more than you could ever offer. So... Boise State... STOP CRYING! You haven't proven anything yet. At least Ohio State has won BCS bowls and play BCS schools at least 8 times a year.

Boise State will play Oregon again but this time on a bigger stage in the BCS National Championship game… I say this because I believe South Carolina will beat Auburn, knocking them out of the National Title game. Does Boise State deserve to be there? I don’t know and don’t really care… I think they should schedule a better schedule every year and these big time schools should accept the “weak” challenges… As I have said before, if BSU were to play all of the teams in the SEC, even this year, the best record they muster against them is 7-5. Again, BSU is 7-12 against BCS schools since the inception of the BCS and in that record, they are 0-4 against SEC. I am thankful that BSU will play UGA in 2011 in Atlanta… Chick-Fil-A is an outstanding place to eat and a fabulous organization, especially given the fact they are giving fans what they want to see… the likes of BSU against some of the big name schools… Steve Spurrier has said if ESPN would put it together on the opening night game on ESPN, which USC plays in every year, he’d play BSU or TCU…. Chick-Fil-A has stepped up to make money a “non-issue…” Now, will the likes of ESPN, CBS, NBC, Fox do the same? That’s what it’s going to take to make this happen.

The original article by OSU’s president can be found at http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/14347652/ohio-state-president-tcu-boise-dont-deserve-title-shot

The Rebuttal argument can be found at http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/14349324/boise-state-tcu-retort-to-ohio-state-presidents-slam