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Originally Posted by transplant99
USC is an elite team, dont kid yourself. So are LSU and Georgia and AZ St and BC and Oregon (with a healthy Dixon) and others.
Look at it this way...if any one of those teams have the scedule that Hawaii has had, do you think any of them would have any different record than Hawaii?
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So basically you're saying that a non-BCS team should never play in a BCS bowl.
Hawaii (or any other mid-major) will never have as difficult a schedule as BCS teams. That's not only because of their conference, but because big BCS programs are afraid to schedule teams like Hawaii. If they win then everyone will just talk about how it's another mid-major being exposed. They're better off playing another good BCS school and getting more respect for the victory.
IMO if a mid-major runs the table they deserve a chance to show what they've got. All the teams you listed had their shots and proved they aren't #1 material.
One thing I'd like to see taken more into consideration is non-conference scheduling. I read an article this week about Hawaii doing everything they could to schedule a difficult non-con schedule laced with BCS teams but no one wanted a piece of them (Michigan turned them down for App. St, Michigan St. cancelled on them this season, etc.). In the voters mind that should bump Hawaii up - if they offer to play these top teams and they decline then what the hell else can they do but beat everyone in their path?