15 November 2010

Wisconsin, look at you

                                                        kicking Indiana's butt like that!



Wisconsin's Lance Kendricks (84) catches a touchdown pass in front of Indiana's Jarrell Drane (30) during the second half of the game Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, in Madison, Wis.  (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

 The No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers demolished the Indiana Hoosiers 83-20 in their best performance in 95 years, without their top running back John Clay.
83-20!

Wisconsin scored 11 touchdowns against Indiana, the most in Wisconsin history and the second-most by a Big Ten team since World War II.
This was a 10-10 ball game until, Ben Chappell the Indiana quarterback, who completed 8-of-14 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown left with a hip injury. That injury would lead to Wisconsin scoring four quick touchdowns to enter halftime at 38-10.
Because of the BCS rankings, teams like Wisconsin, Boise St., TCU and anyone contending has to demolish their opponents to improve their ranking.
Is this fair or foul?
Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema was interviewed on ESPN radio after the game and he stated that it had nothing to do with the BCS ranking. He went on to say that there was a point in time where the fourth-string quarterback was in and scored a touchdown by rushing and Wisconsin was not even throwing the ball.
According to Bielema, Indiana head coach Bill Lynch was not upset about the score and complimented Wisconsin on a great team.
“I’ve always felt it was our job to stop the team and play the game,” Lynch said. “We didn’t do that very well.”
Is this just another example of the BCS’s unsportsmanlike way of determining a champion or yet another reason the BCS should be replaced by a playoff system?
                                --courtesy ESPN


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