No. 18 Ole Miss earned higher ranking than No. 19 LSU

Listen to the conclusion of the Coaches vs. Computers podcast this week featuring BCS pollster Richard Billingsley and former Georgia head coach Vince Dooley. The Legends Channel roundtable features a conversation about coaching and the rankings of Ole Miss and LSU.

• Dooley says he still would have hired Mark Richt if Paul Johnson was a candidate.
• Dooley: “You first have to learn how not to beat yourself before you learn how to beat somebody else.”
• Billingsley has a head-to-head rule in his computer system. If they have the same record, the team that won must be ranked higher.
• Billingsley’s rankings and the Legends Poll had Ole Miss higher than LSU this week.

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No. 6 Georgia Tech grinds away defenses

• Dooley says TCU has tremendous balance.
• Dooley believes Florida is a better team, but he understands the argument for Alabama to be No. 1.
• Dooley says Boise State doesn’t have the athletes over all that SEC teams have.
• Billingsley says Nevada may sneak up and surprise Boise State.
• Dooley says Georgia Tech wears down defenses and dominates into the fourth quarter of games.

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Longhorns should be wary of Texas A&M

Listen to part one of the Coaches vs. Computers podcast this week featuring BCS pollster Richard Billingsley and former Georgia head coach Vince Dooley. The Legends Channel roundtable features a conversation about rivalry weekend.

• Dooley says that rivalry games are dangerous for the favored team.
• Dooley says Florida and Alabama will be ready because they have so much riding on the game.
• Billingsley says that Texas could be upset by Texas A&M because there has been no major upsets this year.
• Billingsley says the Pittsburgh-West Virginia outcome could greatly affect Cincinnati’s strength of schedule.

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Computer rankings are a tool for voters

• Donahue has a lot of respect for computer polls.
• Donahue: “Computers don’t see how fast Jerry Hughes is.”
• Billingsley agrees with Donahue. He says that computer rankings should be used as a tool for the informed voter.

Donahue: All Boise State does is win games

• Donahue said all Boise State does is win games.
• Donahue said the system is flawed unless you have a playoff.
• Donahue said he came away from the TCU-Utah game convinced that TCU is the best of the non-BCS conference teams.
• Donahue said Texas looks great, but their schedule doesn’t show for it.

TCU is the real deal

• Donahue was really impressed with TCU against Utah.
• Donahue said that TCU’s defensive unit is fast and aggressive.
• Donahue said the Horned Frogs offensive depth is tough to keep up with.
• Billingsley said that Cincinnati has played the toughest schedule out of the No. 3 – No. 5 teams.

Coach Mac tells how the safety rule came about

This week’s Coaches vs. Computers podcast features Syracuse legend Dick MacPherson. Also joining us is Richard Billingsley, a computer pollster with the BCS, and Legends Poll executive director Andy Curtin. Part three features a discussion about the week’s upcoming match-ups.

• Billingsley says Alabama vs. Mississippi State is the game to watch.
• Coach Mac says Alabama will be ready to play because they’ve had adversity already.
• Coach Mac’s explains how the safety rule was invented.

Coach Mac wants Billingsley’s help with math

This week’s Coaches vs. Computers podcast features Syracuse legend Dick MacPherson. Also joining us is Richard Billingsley, a computer pollster with the BCS, and Legends Poll executive director Andy Curtin. Part two features a discussion about the Big Ten conference and Ohio State. The guys also talk about Boise State and their strength as a team.

• Jim Tressel was on Coach Mac’s staff at Syracuse. Mac says he has fun watching his team.
• Mac told Billingsley that he needs his help with math.
• Billingsley says the Pac-10 race is still wide open — most conferences are.
• Billingsley says that the Louisiana Tech game was a trap game for Boise State.

Billingsley: Decimal points separate TCU & Cincinnati

This week’s Coaches vs. Computers podcast features Syracuse legend Dick MacPherson. Also joining us is Richard Billingsley, a computer pollster with the BCS, and Legends Poll executive director Andy Curtin. Part one features a discussion about No. 5 Cincinnati and the difference between the Bearcats and No. 4 TCU.

• Coach Mac was on the staff in Cincinnati and is pleased to see the Bearcats doing well this season.
• MacPherson said he’s never seen a “pitch-and-catch” team like Cincinnati in his life.
• Billingsley said Cincinnati was a great fit for the Big East.
• Billingsley believes Cincinnati has much to prove with their remaining schedule.

Kramer dislikes government involvement with BCS

Roy Kramer, the father of the BCS, has joined the Legends Channel for this week’s Coaches vs. Computers podcast. Also joining us is Richard Billingsley, a computer pollster with the BCS, and Legends Poll executive director Andy Curtin. This segment features a discussion about the federal government interfering with the BCS and Kramer’s opinion on the current season.

• Kramer says he wouldn’t change a thing if he had to do it over again.
• Kramer says the argument is usually about only one school per year.
• Kramer says he doesn’t think the government should interfere with the BCS.
• Kramer says the BCS setup has increased the importance of the regular season.

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