re: Bret Beilema #1 coach to boost BCS chances for a School according to study.

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If you take into account that Wisconsin went to the Rose Bowl in 2010 because of Big 10 rules, then his stock drops further. Michigan State had the same record (both in conference and overall), and won the head-to-head match-up...but the Big 10 sends the highest ranked team as their BCS representative. In the SEC, the winner of the head-to-head matchup gets the nod in post-season play...so, in the SEC...Bielema would have only gone to 1 BCS game, instead of 3.

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The bowls still select who they want based on eligibilty.

The criteria for the BCS bowls is to select the conference conference champion unless the champion is playing in the BCS NCG, then they can select based on teams available who are ranked high enough provided no more than two are selected from the same conference.

Brett's 2006 Wisconsin team finished 12-1, tied with Michigan for 2nd in the big10 (Wisconsin did not play Ohio St. that year) Ohio St. played in the NCG and Michigan was selected to play in the Rose Bowl.

You still did not figure out what part of their formula knocked Saban down, I'm not surprised.

Also of note, Brian Kelly made the list, while his shadow did not.