Dr. Pomade

Dearest Michael, I've never been much of an e-battler, and I don't think I can afford to lose any more IQ points by reading more of his mindless banter (e.g., "LOL, it's late and I'm still awake!," "Wow, spaghetti is yummy, and I like fast cars!"). Ultimately, though, I'll defer to you, and allow your wisdom, and the wonderful boobs in your avatar, to guide me. Your friend, Johnny Abs

Yes, because it makes perfect sense for an insurance company to say, "Oh, wait, you were 17-years old when you got the DUI and the reckless operation and the vehicular manslaughter convictions, but you're 18-years old now, and we all know there's a huge difference between a 17-year old driver and an 18-year old driver, so how could we ever hold all those convictions against you when considering your risk liability as a driver?" Common sense just bitch-slapped you.

I think I had the misfortune of reading each and everyone of them; 100% worthlessness confirmed.

I agree with you to a certain extent - winning your conference championship seems somewhat of a commensensical prerequisite for playing in the National Championship game. However, I think we'd all agree that this year has been/would be much different that in years past wherein a team that didn't win it's conference (Nebraska in 2001 and Oklahoma in 2004 come to mind) still went on to play for the National Championship. Specifically, if Oklahoma got upset by Missouri, I don't think many people would be that upset that Texas would "slide" into the National Championship game. Also, another point: if we made it a prerequisite that a team win its conference championship to play for a National Championship, then no independent (e.g., Notre Dame) would ever be allowed to play, since they have no conference to win. Of course, that would be fine with me, since I loathe Notre Dame...

Wow, it's at this point that everybody at the party just slowly turns around and starts talking as though you were never there.

Haha, Buddy La Douche.

I'm fully expecting - and hoping - for Texas Nation to cry foul from now until their bowl game. (Also, there's a chance should Texas destroy their bowl opponent - which could be Ohio State, BTW - they could make a claim to share the National Championship, if they can get the AP vote.)

TIP #329: A great way to make your car look different than all the other Cavaliers out there is to get rid of your Cavalier and drive a different car.

BCS results are in, and Oklahoma got the nod over Texas. It'll be OU versus Missouri in the Big 12 championship game. Texas got hosed IMHO, but someone was going to get hosed regardless.

What happened to your other thread, the one titled "My Life?"

Self-Update: I just learned about the selection rules/order for the BCS bowls. If a BCS bowl loses it's automatic tie-in to the National Championship game, then they get first choice for a replacement. After that, the order of selection goes Fiesta, Sugar, and Orange.

I agree that the National Championship game is going to feature either Florida or Alabama (i.e., whoever wins the SEC championship game). The loser of that game then probably gets an invite to BCS game too. I also agree that the National Championship game will likely feature Texas or Oklahoma (i.e., the winner of the Big 12 South, who will be a favorite to beat Missouri in the Big 12 championship game). If taking it a step further, then my prediction for the National Championship game is this: Florida versus Oklahoma. Penn State gets the Rose Bowl, and I think USC, who will likely beat UCLA next weeks, wraps up the other Rose Bowl slot. Thus, for the Rose Bowl, we'll have Penn State versus USC. That USC takes that spot is huge for OSU; with USC in the at-large pool, OSU probably doesn't make it in to the BCS. Here's where it gets a little blurry for me, as I don't know in what order the other BCS bowls pick for who gets to go where. I know the ACC will have it's representative, and Cincinnati is there to represent the Big East. So, for the sake of simplicity, let's say Boston College wins the ACC, and let's match them up against Cincinnati in the Orange Bowl. So, three bowls down, two to go: the Sugar and the Fiesta. Utah automatically gets a BCS bid, so let's put them in the Fiesta Bowl. That leaves one slot open there and two slots open in the Sugar Bowl. Available teams left at this point would include Ohio State, Texas, Alabama, Texas Tech, and Boise State. I don't think there's any conceivable way Boise State or Texas Tech gets picked as an at-large bid over Ohio State, Texas, or Alabama, especially when those at-large bids are all about bringing in money. So, I'm ruling out Boise State and Texas Tech, leaving Ohio State, Texas, and Alabama to fit - quite neatly! - into the three remaining slots. I think Ohio State matches up well with any of those teams - Texas, Alabama, or Utah (as opposed to matching up against, say, Florida or Oklahoma, either of which would likely run all over Ohio State). So, to bring my predictions to a close, here's what I'm going with in the Fiesta and Sugar: Fiesta: Utah vs. Texas Sugar: Alabama vs. Ohio State

First, I agree - using BCS rankings to split a three-way tie is silly. Of course, the BCS itself is a little silly, but that's simply preaching to the choir, I think. Second, if I'm not mistaken, I believe that Oklahoma was already ahead of Texas in terms of the human polls; Texas held a lead in the BCS rankings based on the computer polls. With the win over Oklahoma State, Oklahoma - if it holds the same amount of human poll votes this week as it did last week - should vault over Texas in the BCS rankings based on the bump it will receive in its computer rankings. Basically, it's going to come down to pollsters to determine who - Oklahoma or Texas - gets into the Big 12 title game.

I think I'm with you, Berto - Texas would be my pick to represent the Big 12 South. Their quality win - beating Oklahoma on a neutral site - is better than Oklahoma's quality win - beating Texas Tech at home. Also, Texas' loss - losing in the last seconds to Texas Tech at Texas Tech - is more "quality" than Oklahoma's loss, which was on a neutral field. Not to that say that I can't mount an argument for Oklahoma to be the Big 12 South representative, it's just that if I had to pick using the flawed system that's in place, then I'd pick Texas. Also, while we're conjecturing, anyone want to take a shot at predicting the BCS bowl matchups?

Watched the Oklahoma/Oklahoma State game as well as the Oregon/Oregon State game. Oregon State losing will almost assuredly allow Ohio State to get an at-large BCS bowl big, so that was great to see. The Oklahoma/Oklahoma State game was great. So, who do you guys think should represent the Big 12 South in the championship game against Missouri - Oklahoma, Texas, or Texas Tech?

Bwahaha, Mike with the winner.

I do want it - man, David is always right.

But just think how so ultra-super-fast of a driver you'd be in a Corvette. I mean, we all have a really hard time keeping up with you now; imagine how much you'd dominate in, say, a Z06!!!!1!!!

Because they're twice as awesome? AMIRITE?

Yes, but those girls have already left the parking lot and are all off riding around naked in Corvettes.

What in the hell are you talking about?

Actually, no, I was a little confused as to what you were saying.

LOL, your ninja edit was far too slow... ...and Eli is going to be ultra-pissed about all this thread-jacking.

Now you aren't making any sense. Did you by chance purchase an SRT-4 recently?