Comments on: The BCS and the “grass ceiling” or “Welcome to the NCAA. No you can’t play for it all.” http://www.charlesknutson.net/2008/11/11/the-bcs-and-the-grass-ceiling-or-welcome-to-the-ncaa-no-you-cant-play-for-it-all/ “It is impossible for a software organization to be saved in ignorance.” Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:44:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Chuck Knutson http://www.charlesknutson.net/2008/11/11/the-bcs-and-the-grass-ceiling-or-welcome-to-the-ncaa-no-you-cant-play-for-it-all/#comment-1090 Chuck Knutson Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:38:57 +0000 http://www.charlesknutson.net/2008/11/11/the-bcs-and-the-grass-ceiling-or-welcome-to-the-ncaa-no-you-cant-play-for-it-all/#comment-1090 As additional evidence of the point I made in this blog post comes the following from ESPN.com. On December 7, 2008, Pat Forde wrote the following: "In 2004, the nation's other vital, voter-driven enterprise -- college football -- decided its BCS national championship in Florida's Orange Bowl amid howls of protest from the undefeated team that was excluded, Auburn." Memo to Pat Forde. In 2004 there were *two* (TWO! 2!!) undefeated teams excluded from the national championship game. You can make the argument that Utah was undeserving, but you can't make the argument that Utah wasn't undefeated or that Utah wasn't excluded. Chuck As additional evidence of the point I made in this blog post comes the following from ESPN.com.

On December 7, 2008, Pat Forde wrote the following: “In 2004, the nation’s other vital, voter-driven enterprise — college football — decided its BCS national championship in Florida’s Orange Bowl amid howls of protest from the undefeated team that was excluded, Auburn.”

Memo to Pat Forde. In 2004 there were *two* (TWO! 2!!) undefeated teams excluded from the national championship game. You can make the argument that Utah was undeserving, but you can’t make the argument that Utah wasn’t undefeated or that Utah wasn’t excluded.

Chuck

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