In A Perfect World...

Here's how I think the scenario will play out now that I've seen more games:


National Championship: Oklahoma vs. Florida (even though I really want to pick Alabama here).

Rose Bowl: It's obviously going to be State Penn vs. USC.

Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Cincy (should be Boise vs. Texas Tech).

Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Utah.

Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Ohio State (I wish I could say I feel bad for Boise, but I don't and there isn't a genie in the vicinity).

The Orange Bowl is going to be awful. Don't even give it the ratings and subsequent cash by watching the total disgrace to the game of football that it will ultimately be.

Here's how the BCS bowls would look if I had my way and could make the picks:

National Championship: Texas vs. Florida (Texas would've played in the Big 12 Championship)

Rose Bowl: (Same as above).

Orange Bowl: Boise State vs. Utah (and you know you want to see this one to see who is the better of the two unbeaten non-BCS teams).

Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oklahoma (although, I think Ohio State matches up well with 'Bama).

Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Texas Tech.

Also, is it just me, or does 'Bama remind you of the 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes? A solid team that does enough to win. That rings a bell.



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The BCS Mess

The people who have lobbied for a college football playoff may have a vaild argument.

I'm one of those people.

Sunday's BCS Rankings showed how Oklahoma got away with complete robbery when the Sooners barely snuck past Texas for the No.2 spot in those rankings. That means OU plays in the Big 12 title game against Missouri--teams Texas handily beat earlier this season.

I'm not even going to bother touching on the Oklahoma situation because it's wrong, and this subject has already been overkilled by ESPN by now. Be sure to tune in and hear more about it on College Gameday this Saturday, too.

Anyhow, this mess will once again feature Ohio State--only this time, the Buckeyes will be in the B-plot.

I can hear the haters making their cases for why Boise State should get an at-large bid over the Buckeyes. I'd agree with that if Boise actually played somebody other than Oregon.

And yes, I do know what they did to Oklahoma in 2007. Still, West Virginia plowed the Sooners as well in the same bowl game a year later, and look at how bad the Mountaineers this year.

The fact remains that Oklahoma would get mutilated in a bowl game even if they played this year's version of that team up north. Beating the Sooners is no real accomplishment.

Anyhow, Boise State is too afraid to put together a legitimate schedule. They rank 115 out of 119 teams in terms of strength of schedule. Ohio State ranks 43rd.

Regardless, I believe the top ten teams in the BCS rankings should play in the five BCS bowls offered. I don't care if you're a conference champion (BC or VT; Cincy)--if you aren't ranked in the top ten in the BCS standings, then you need to go sit home and watch the BCS games.


It's just ridiculous. How do you justify the terrible ACC sending a team to the BCS while a team like Boise, Ohio State, or Texas Tech sits at home and plays in a mediocre bowl? It's as easy as justifying why undefeated Utah shouldn't play for all the marbles--you can't.





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