Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:20 pm
That is true after Hirbstreet had to open mouth and insert Big 10 foot...oxfordrebel wrote:I may be wrong, but I think it was the "Kissing Les Miles' behind" connection that caused ESPN to push LSU.Rebchuck18 wrote:I agree that ESPN tries to effect opinions, but I don't think that ESPN necessarily wanted an SEC team in the BCS Championship as they are the official network of the BIG 10 and the PAC10 through their fellow Disney company ABC.oxfordrebel wrote: The year that got me was the year before that when USC got the #1 in the AP final while LSU got #1 in the BCS and Coaches (having won the MNC title game). At that point I said that I personally would only recognize the AP #1 as the true national champ (even though most years there's no such thing as a true NC). Obviously the AP voters don't bow to the pressure of the BCS, though that might have changed by now...
Let's face it. ESPN is the real mastermind of BCS football. Whatever match-up THEY want in the MNC title game is the one they're going to get. They have the loudest voice with the voters. Pretty much, they've become a lobbying agency when it comes to the BCS, IMO.
Also, let's not forget that FOX is the network of the BCS so at least in that sense, ESPN is not as controlling as they as they could be if the game were on ABC or ESPN.
