That is Why TCU looked so Excited for the BCS Selection Show

by Jeremy Mauss on Dec 10, 2009 5:54 PM PST in Mountain West Football

The mystery is solved to why TCU fans were so excited about playing Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl: pre shot video. According to TCU baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle, most of the enthusiastic crowd shots were done before the show began, which was obviously before fans knew who their opponent would be:

So the team is there, coach Gary Patterson is there, the Fox camera crew is there and Fox reporter Charissa Thompson is there. The producers were there pumping their fists and getting the crowd jazzed with applause signs and all. Thompson only told the fans gathered there that they were going to the Fiesta Bowl and not who they would play.

So, the only thing the students knew as the show went live was that TCU was going to the Fiesta Bowl but the opponent was not named. How convenient of Fox to let the fans know only know that part, but not who they were playing. Looks like they made the right move to pre tape the excitement, because with all the heat Fox and the BCS take it would not look good to see a first time BCS participant boo their selection. The TCU fans were rightfully upset and stormed out from the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum since TCU will not be able to prove themselves against a team from one of the big money leagues.

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Wait, Fox using pre-shot videos to fraudulently misrepresent the strength of their arguments?

Well I never!

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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Dec 10, 2009 5:57 PM PST reply actions

I know! a shocker

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by Jeremy Mauss on Dec 10, 2009 6:10 PM PST up reply actions

And the real irony is that it's the best BCS game of the year.

And it’s not even close. In a vacuum, I’m completely stoked for this game.

by David Hooper on Dec 10, 2009 9:30 PM PST reply actions

true

The game itself should be great. If it is like last year Poinsettia wow!! Besides Texas vs. Alabama the Fiesta should be the most even game. Florida should destroy Cincy with their problems of a new coach and not a good defense, Ga. Tech will use their speed to smoke Iowa. The Rose could be interesting but I see Oregon easily defeating Ohio State.

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by Jeremy Mauss on Dec 10, 2009 9:43 PM PST up reply actions

It's been few days after the announcement, and I'm now fine with it.

Yes, playing Florida could have made a bigger argument but, aren’t we already proven as a conference? If we make the claim that we are a BCS conference, then this game shouldn’t be an issue. It’s like we got the BCS buster this year.

If the Fiesta Bowl thinks that TCU vs Boise State is a great matchup then non-AQ conferences have come a long way.

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by Michael Rueckert on Dec 10, 2009 9:52 PM PST up reply actions

But the MWC is not a BCS league, so they still need to prove themselves.

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by Jeremy Mauss on Dec 10, 2009 9:55 PM PST up reply actions

One thing that has made me much happier about this game

is that the results of bowl games have absolutely no impact on the BCS’s AQ criteria. All three legs of the AQ selection procedure rely on end-of-regular-season metrics. BCS-wise, it no longer matters who wins this game.

The MWC will get credit for TCU’s #4 ranking in one aspect (highest BCS ranking at end of final season) and for the #4, #6, #14, and #23 (number of BCS-ranked teams at end of final season – assuming Boise joins the MWC).

Hey, I just realized: if Boise does join the MWC, then 2009 will score 40% of the conference as ranked BCS teams. Not shabby.

by David Hooper on Dec 10, 2009 11:38 PM PST reply actions

That's what Fox wants you to think

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Dec 10, 2009 11:43 PM PST up reply actions

And its what the BCS wants you to think

Yes, TCU vs, Boise State stands to be a good football game.

That is absolutely NOT the point. The point is that the winner will be seen as having beaten a non-BCS school. Winning the 2010 Fiesta Bowl will not help in the argument for BCS respect. The winner will still be considered a lesser team because they will have defeated a lesser team. The BCS is covering its ass because it knows that, had they paired TCU and Boise State with teams from BCS conferences, they likely would have had two losses to non-BCS teams in one BCS “season.” And that would have been a PR disaster for them, proof of their system’s flaws.

by SammyOBrien on Dec 11, 2009 5:58 AM PST up reply actions

yup

BCS does not want the embarrassment of losing twice to non-bcs schools

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by Jeremy Mauss on Dec 11, 2009 6:43 AM PST via mobile up reply actions

Oh, I agree with that.

I’m just happy that this can’t hurt the MWC’s chances for the AQ. It’s a separate issue from the real snub – sending Texas to play Alabama when either Cincy or TCU (and especially TCU) were more deserving. Honestly, Texas is not the best team in their own state.

by David Hooper on Dec 11, 2009 6:02 PM PST up reply actions