dcm@busch.UUCP (Craig Miller) (11/26/84)
[] Ok, let's hear it, college football fans... Why is BYU (B Y who?) number 1 in the country in the polls? (please note the date on this article - I haven't seen this week's poll results yet... maybe they'll dropped BYU to 2 or 3 or something?) After seeing Oklahoma tie Texas, who was number 1 at the time, beat Nebraska, who was number 1 at the time, and beat Oklahoma State, who was number 3 (I think) at the time, I don't see how there can be any question who's the best team... But, since apparently they are going to be in different bowls, I guess we'll never know for sure who the best team is... Has BYU played anyone real this season? (that is a serious question since I really have no idea who they played... but, from what I've heard, their schedule was a joke compared to Oklahoma's...) Maybe a net poll would be appropriate on BYU (kinda like ABC, eh)? Ok, here we go: << Should BYU be number 1, and why or why not? >> Send your reply to me (..!ihnp4!we53!busch!dcm), and I'll summarize in a couple of weeks (if, of course, there's any response at all...). -- Craig Miller (OU graduate...) ..!ihnp4!we53!busch!dcm The Anheuser Busch Companies; St. Louis, Mo.
rkp@drutx.UUCP (Russ Pierce) (11/28/84)
I would also question BYU's claim to #1. The latest Sporting News (11/26/84) had them rated at #7, with Florida, OK, OK State, Ohio State, and Nebraska rounding out the top five. I tend to belive them for pretty accurate ratings. They don't follow the "popular" polls and I have found them over the last few years to be quite good, especially in college basketball. Anyway, every sportscaster here in Denver thinks they deserve their rating of #1. I'm not too sure about that. The composite records of their opponents this year is 50-75-3, with the best team having a 6-4-0 record. Not too impressive. My vote would have to go with Oklahoma (even though I despise Barry Switzer). I only vote for them because Florida is on probation till hell freezes over, so they really shouldn't be counted. Russell Pierce AT&T Something or Other... (303) 538-2023 1200 W. 120th Ave. ...!drutx!rkp Denver, CO 80234
dvw@hopd3.UUCP (D. V. Wilkerson) (11/28/84)
Would someone please mail me (or tell me where to find) BYU's complete schedule for this season, along with the scores? It's time to start a raging argument around here. It's been rather quiet lately... Thanks, Diane Wilkerson ..!hopd3!dvw
lab@qubix.UUCP (Q-Bick) (11/28/84)
BYU *could* have had a chance to prove itself #1, except for one thing:
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
The Holiday Bowl made offers to a lot of schools, but they chose $$$$
rather than showing whether or not an undefeated team was really any good.
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The Ice Floe of Larry Bickford
{amd,decwrl,sun,idi,ittvax}!qubix!lab
You can't settle the issue until you've settled how to settle the issue.ram@decvax.UUCP (Ram Rao) (12/01/84)
In article <hopd3.233> dvw@hopd3.UUCP (D. V. Wilkerson) writes: >Would someone please mail me (or tell me where to find) BYU's complete schedule >for this season, along with the scores? It's time to start a raging argument >around here. It's been rather quiet lately... > >Thanks, >Diane Wilkerson >..!hopd3!dvw OK, here is BYU's complete schedule (extracted from the Boston Globe 11/30) Opponent Score Opponent's Record Pittsburgh 20-14 3-7-1 Baylor 47-13 5-6 Tulsa 38-15 ? Hawaii 18-13 6-4 Colorado St. 52-9 3-8 Wyoming 41-38 6-6 Air Force 30-25 7-4 New Mexico 48-0 4-8 Texas-El Paso 42-9 2-9 San Diego St. 34-3 ? Utah 24-14 6-5-1 Utah St. 38-13 1-10 If this isn't a Mickey Mouse schedule, I'll be darned! The winner of the Orange Bowl gets my vote for #1 regardless of the outcome of the Holiday Bowl. (Go Huskies!!!) Ram Rao decvax!ram