Me either, but after that performance I wish they had a chance to play in one. I wouldn't have had Alabama in it. But they were a very good team.

If the national title is split. It will be bacause Texas & Oklahoma win. Even though the Sooners are going to get worked.

I saw another article recently about how ridiculous these bowl games are (sorry can't find it at the moment)....they're basically cash grabs for the schools/conferences. A playoff would have to involve the NCAA, which would mean more ways to split the $. So I'm not expecting a playoff anytime soon.

But imagine

1 Oklahoma vs 8 V Tech
4 Bama vs 5 USC

3 Texas vs 6 Penn St
2 Florida vs 7 Cincy

that's if you're using all 6 BCS conf champions. replace V Tech with Texas Tech or Ohio St and replace Cincy with Utah and I'm busting nuts left and right.

Replace Bama with Utah. Texas Tech doesn't belong in this company. I think it would be very important to limit it to conference champions. With one exception and that nod would go to Texas this year.

There's no reason not to condone it. Alabama was rated 1 for weeks and almost hung on versus Florida. prior to the Florida game, Utah's SOS > than Bama. Utah beat Bama worse than Florida by a bit. Add in solid road wins, real scheduling, and a tough conference and the only obstacle would be 'But it's Utah' which is why college football remains a spectacle rather than real contest every year at the end.

Of course, OSU could beat texas tonight and make the Big 12 look overrated and further prove how stupid this system is. The old career honorariam style of awarding nats made more sense then this crap.

way i see it, Bama was seriously let down by missing out on the national title game and took Utah really lightly. If after this round of BCS games Florida or USC was to play Utah i think they would handily beat them.

That's just the way it is. I can't put Utah ahead of the Florida/Oklahoma winner. They didn't play a stronger schedule than either of those teams and I don't think they played a better one than Bama either. But they proved they were better than Alabama where it counts.

For a nonBCS school to get into the big one they would have to be ranked high preseason like BYU was this year.

So if mid-majors continue at the clip they have now, winning 3 of 4 BCS bowls, how long will it take for the let down argument to cease. They manhandled Bama on D, were flat out a faster team...if any major conference team had done what Utah did this year, they play on Thursday right? Most seasons end with people saying some 1 or 2 loss team was really the best at the end. This year only one team ends with an "0." Like I said, hope the AP does the right thing.

And Mark, how can you say Utah definitely didn't play a tougher schedule? When the final ratings come out, Utah will have more wins against the final top 25 and an almost certain top ten TCU team.

They wont. Utah will probably be at best third. And I wont argue with it.

You're right; they won't. But anything less than 2 is garbage and if they do split it (which they should) no one should argue with that either.

I wouldn't have a problem with it. They went undefeated and beat a top team convincingly in their bowl game. I think texas may lose to tonight. Then when Florida beats Oklahoma. That would strengthen Utah's case.

But I'll bet they are behind the beloved Trojans anyway.

BCS is a bad joke, they should change the name to WBC and give up the pretense.

Behind USC would just be a kick in the nuts. I think USC would beat anyone right now by at least ten, but losses either count in mythical land or they don't and losing to an OState team who Utah beat should make it clear cut.

It should, but I wouldn't bet on it.

Crold is a silly Mormon

Nah. Nothing against Moroni or the rest of the alleged lost tribe, but it's not my flavor.

I wonder what SeenNotHeard is going to say when the overrated Tressel takes a team from the garbage Big 10 that doesn't even belong in the BCS and beats the mighty Longhorns? Even if Texas barely wins that can't be a good sign.

Haven't heard from him about Oregon destroying Oklahoma St or the Mississippi team that he shit all over blowing out Texas tech.

Fun times for me.

Never forget that defense is irrelevant in College Football.

I don't really like Ohio State but Tressel is all class when or lose and like someone you would want your kids to play for. I certainly respect him a lot, very old school and throwback IMO.

Texas looks half speed so far but they should warm up.

They are still going to have trouble with Pryor. Texas may win. But Ohio St certainly looks like they belong. Of course that clown wants the BCS to be 8 Big 12 teams. OHio St, Penn St, Cincinatti & Virginia Tech all suck. Texas Tech was robbed of a BCS berth, yet Mississippi sucks.

Come to think of it. He never has any replacements. Just that everybody sucks.

I'm surprised OSU is matching up with Texas speed wise. Goddammit Beanie Wells is a monster when he's not banged up. He runs like a giant Maurice Jones Drew.

looking forward to ESPN/ABC taking over all the BCS games, the Fox coverage is no match

Tressel is all class? I can't say I agree. I like the guy but his program is shay-dee.

I don't know about the inner workings man, just how the man presents himself when I watch on TV or here him talk and he doesn't come off fake and how he "appears" to coach his players. I'm no expert. I will say thought that to survive in a big school program probably everyone has to sell their soul to some degree.

You cant?!

-They beat a 1 loss Alabama that was a SERIOUS #1/#2 national title contender...
-They beat an Oregon State team that was the ONLY team to beat a one loss top 5 USC...
-They beat a top 10 TCU team that just beat only-other-undefeated-season Boise St tean and only lost to Oklahoma and Utah this season...
-They beat a BYU team that opened the preseason ranked AP #16 and ended the season ranked BCS #16...
-They sent a major Michigan program into a chaotic tailspin by handing them a season opening loss...
-They went undefeated...

That is a resume that would give ANYONE atleast a piece of the national title IMO...


AMEN!!!

With Fox now having 'FoxSports' and running almost every major sporting even on Fox, you would think they would have a team by now... These guys could be reading the local news of the weather and I wouldnt know the difference...

Shit we are looking sluggish out there in the 2nd half. It didn't help that the ref giftwrapped 15 yards for Texas on their TD drive, but that pass offense of Texas is humming right now.

Shipley is playing with a SERIOUSNESS tonight... Unfortunately it leads to him loosing his footing sometimes

Yup, I don't know why Pryor came out on that 3rd & 2 form the 6. Looks like the Big 12 is going to win one.




You mean Cosby?

Finally texas pulling away..didn't think it was going to take them this long

Texas woke up and is showing the difference in class right now. Just a better team.

Nah, Shipley. He got a first down darting the the sidelines where you could hear him pumping his breatyh with each step, struggling to get those extra couple yards, and popping up right after being hit. Then the next play he catches the bowl in the middle of open territory only to fall when he tries to make a cut on a defender in the distance. Was fun to watch. And the man still got 2 first downs

Cosby has 10 catches.

This may cost me my bowl pool. It's down to me and one other guy out of 50.

I've never been a fan of rotating QBs. It didn't work when Cooper did it with Germaine and Stanley Jackson. Even though Boeckman just went deep.

Colt should be a very good nfl qb

Just seemed like a real weird time to do it. I'd like the running threat there myself. The defense is wearing down now. McCoy is a great QB. Not a lot you can do to stop him anymore than they have. You're not going to beat that offense with 9 pts.

Wells got KO'd and now Pryor is going to have to win this himself.

Shit I can't stand bringing in Boeckman!

EDIT: Boeckman is awesome.

WTF? Tressel is an idiot. LOL

Nevermind, throwing it to Pryor is fine. He caught a few sick passes in HS.

LMAO

damnn....just when texas was starting to take over..osu connects on that deep pass and all the momentum went back to osu

Let's see what that dopey redneck who doesn't drink can do with everything on the line.

Whatever happens, Texas deserves to lose for it's lack of heart in this game.

Yes, Tressel is a genius.

Ah, it's my son. Good to see you're enjoying the game. But it is a bit past your bed time.

he got across the 1st down line IMO...

good spot. OSU is better than I thought though.

Pathetic effort by the Donghorns. They have every athletic advantage and played by dookie.

I hate both of these teams, so hopefully both team buses crash into each other in the parking lot.

Agreed, I just won $600 no matter who wins.

Yeah he got the ball across.

FUCK!!!!

HHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

before I forget, FUCK Chris Rhodes.

nice ending

Whooooo, TD TX

To me a lifelong Trojan fan, I feel Utah is a better team. Urban Meyer and Utah made Utah a player at 12-0 in 04.



BTW, Beenie Wells, Bonzie Wells or Kelly Wells can't beat Texas.