Who's Number 2!??!!?!?!

Ouch. Rough weekend for the predictions! “Ohio State wins a “defensive” yawner : 17-7.” So much for my knowledge!

I’d like to see the Trojans of USC get a chance to knock down the Buckeyes. I truly believe Michigan is the 2nd best team in the nation, but here’s the thing. If USC wins out, take a look at who they will have beaten – Notre Dame, Nebraska, Arkansas. Amazing. These are three teams who could potentially be in the BCS. Michigan has beaten Notre Dame. Don’t you think USC deserves a shot – I mean, Michigan already had their shot right?

This is why college football is the best sport going today. If we get USC or Michigan, no one can really complain. Based on the 42-39 thriller played in Columbus, Michigan seems to be the best #2 team of the season (take a look at the last team Ohio State played ranked # 2 – the Buckeyes went into Austin and handled the Longhorns like a cowboy in west Texas). And yet, USC will have potentially beaten 2 conference champions and another BCS bound school when the season ends. For fans like me, who enjoy good games between evenly matched teams, you can’t go wrong in selecting either of those two teams.

Interestingly enough, USC still has two games left, one against Jabba the Hut’s Irish, and the annual showdown with cross-town rival UCLA. Sure, the Trojans could slip up (see Texas at Kansas State – you think the folks in Austin aren’t playing the “what if” game again). If that’s the case, I can’t see putting anyone into the BCS title game except Michigan.

Finally, on a side note, I’d like to take issue with the new BCS formula. As a Texas fan, I want the Horns to win the Big 12. There is a part of me, however, which wouldn’t be disappointed in Texas falls to Nebraska in Kansas City next weekend (assuming UT can dispose of the Aggies for the 7th straight year). What does the Big 12 Champion get? A trip to the Fiesta Bowl to play BOISE STATE. What a unimpressive Bowl game that one’s going to be! The loser will likely end up in the Holiday Bowl against California, a matchup better suited for a New Year’s Day bowl than late December. The reason Boise State will likely make it to the BCS is because of the new expaned 5 game format of the BCS, which guarantees any non BCS conference school a slot in one of the games, assuming they finish within the top 12 of the BCS standings.

Honestly, if Texas plays Boise State, I will be sorely disappointed. So while I would like to beat A&M Friday, I would like to request that the Aggies do their best, once the game is decided to re-injure the shoulder of Colt McCoy, making a win against Nebraska less likely. Let’s send the Cornhumpers to Tempe for the Boring Bowl, and give the Golden Bears a shot at the team which knocked them out of the BCS two years ago…

BCS Predictions
Rose: Florida vs. Michigan
Fiesta: Texas vs. Boise State
Sugar: Arkansas vs. Louisville
Orange: Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame
BCS Title: Ohio State vs. USC