The Idiocy of the Non Sports World

Check this story out - the true sole of Texas revealed...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,306719,00.html


Of course, the IQ in Phoenix may not be much better...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,306556,00.html


Seriously, what is wrong with people?

Joe Torre - Who Cares?

I hate the NY Yankees. And here's why. Making the firing of Joe Torre and the search for his replacement a public affair during the World Series and the playoffs is "bush league". Which explains why it was no surprise that a soon to be former NY Yankee, Alex Rodriguez, made the same asinine move announcing his imminent departure from the Bronx as the Red Sox were on the cusp of sweeping the Rockies.

Now I am no Sox fan. They are overpaid, overexposed prima donas just like their Yankee counterparts. But you do feel slightly for them having this 2nd title in 4 years swept under the rug by their arch-rivals. Players earn the right to make it to the highest stage in their sport after a season of hard work, and their glory is muted by the offseason moves of the damn Yankees! It's rather disgusting to be honest with you.

Just my two cents...

Why am I so dumb?

Seriously. In theory, sports wagering should be a 50/50 bet. You can just flip a coin and predict whether a team will cover the spread or not. Right? Then how is it that one man can watch so much sports, and yet be so flipping stupid when it comes to picking games.

Honestly, I love to gamble. It's a fault, and one I have worked to correct, but I still get the thrill of knowing that I took a chance and won, whether it be a 1000 Wednesday night basketball game, or a $1.50 parlay on either college football games. The problem is, I never win. Ever. I used to! Really, I did. But now, it seems the oddsmakers have determined a formula that allows them to ensure that someone will be taking my hard earned money home with them after each Saturday.

I think my record is under .400 when I post online. Perhaps a new method? This week, I will flip a coin. Let's see if I can do any better.

Big Game College Picks 2

Last week's record: 3 - 9
Overall Record (2007): 3 - 9

Let's try this again (PICKS IN CAPS):

USC+3 vs oregon
TEXAS TECH -13.5 vs colorado
CAL +3.5 vs arizona state
PENN ST. +4 vs ohio state
SOUTH FLORIDA -4.5 vs uconn
NEBRASKA +21.5 vs texas
BAYLOR +24.5 vs kstate
MISSOURI -28 vs iowa state
TAMU +2.5 vs kansas
VIRGINIA -3 vs ncstate

Maybe these will be better. Maybe not. Good luck!

Porn on ESPN

As I watched last night's Boston College vs. Virginia Tech thriller, I couldn't help but find myself wondering if in the midst of reaching for my beer I had sat on the remote and changed the channel to skinamax. There was so much weiner sucking going on from Criag James (fag), Todd Blackledge (fag) and Chris Fowler (a football god - he's excused) I thought we were at the Gay Disneyworld affair. Something tells me BC QB Matt Ryan should check his pants for those guys' lipstick when he wakes up this morning.

The best quote from the 3some (an appropiate word) - following an impressive drive to cut the Tech lead to 10-7, one of the queers in the booth announced "That is the stuff Heisman campaigns are made of." While the statement doesn't look so ridiculous in retrospect (Ryan did lead the improbably comeback), at the time it seemed rather odd. Here was a guy who had played like my left testicle for the better part of 3 and 1/2 quarters (getting sacked, throwing doodoo passes, crapping his pants once, throwing 2 INTs and 0 TDs), and following a drive against a prevent defense leading to a score, the ESPN crew was ready to annoint the 2nd coming. Had Va Tech recovered the ensuing onside kick like they should have, Ryan would be at the bottom of everyone's list for Heisman - tabbed a player who can't win the big one. Tech's inability to fall on the friggin ball allowed Ryan to take the field against a tired defense, and lead the drive for the winning score.

All kudos to Ryan for doing so. But don't subject me to man-porn love for a guy who played a lousy football game up till the last 4:11. If Ryan pulls the Heisman out of his hat, and BC makes it to the title game, they should send thousands of thank you cards to Virginia Tech for blowing a game it had in the bag. At some point, coaches will learn two things in football #1 - You must practice onside kick recovery, regardless of the dangers involved. #2 - Playing prevent defense with a lead is a terrible idea, especially when that lead has been built on constant QB pressure.

As for Stuart Scott and his band of merry queer-os:

I get it ESPN - your offices are in Connecticut. Real close to Boston. You like everything in the northeast quadrant of the country. You really like the Patriots (have we a heard a PEEP about defending Super Bown Champ Indianapolis, the only other undefeated team in the NFL from ESPN). You really like the Red Sox (you almost get the feeling that Sportscenter hosts think it's "cute" the Rockies made it this far). You want to have sex with Matt Ryan (who, by the way, was the 37th rated passer in the country going into last night's game. Not to mention BC has played teams ranked below 70 in BCS Sarisan ratings in 7 of their 8 games - that sounds like an old Notre Dame schedule).

Atlanta Falcons

Dear Jerry Jones,
The Atlanta Falcons just cut Grady Jackson, a veteran defensive lineman with a penchant for getting tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Last season alone, Jackson had 11.5 TFL. Through 7 games this year, he has 5.5, including one sack. That means he's gotten to a running back in the backfield 4.5 times already this season! Do you think someone in Valley Ranch is on the phone with Jackson or his agent right now?

For a team that signed NFL thug Tank Johnson, they damn well better be. If we can sign someone three months removed from jail, then we can certainly go after a player known league wide as a quality person and player. Who wouldn't want someone who could get into the backfield and disrupt the offense?

Lord knows Jackson's former teammate DeAngelo (is that a real name??) Hall does. Hall has been critical of the Atlanta regime throughout the season, including a fine and benching for a verbal spat with first year head coach Bobby Petrino. In regards to the release of Jackson, Hall said, "I don't know what kind of message is being sent by letting Grady go...But a lot of guys feel like everyone from the top down is kinda turning it in."

Well duh! This is a franchise that less than a decade ago was in the Super Bowl, and as recently as 5 years ago was the future of the league. Then, as they say, it went to the dogs. Michael Vick's fall from the face of the league to the ass of the league brought an entire team and franchise with him. It's sad.

And the Cowboys should take advantage. Get Jackson, and shore up a defense ranked 21st in scoring defense this year.

What's wrong with Texas Tech?

Texas Tech has an inferiority complex. No one likes to be 2nd fiddle, especially in a state with egos the size of Texas. And certainly no one wants to be the third fiddle...

Now I have many Texas Tech friends near and dear to me. In all liklihood, this post may earn me a swift kick to the balls. But after watching the trouncing Missouri put onto the hapless Red Raiders, I've come to a conclusion - the folks in Lubbock cannot push their sports heroes into the upper-echelon of collegiate athletics until a major attitude change sweeps the Tech community.

Frankly, I can't figure out what the problem is. The football team should have no troubles recruiting top ranked Texas-grown talent. There is more than enough to go around. With so many high schools moving to the spread offense, skill players should be lining up to get into head coach Mike Leach's pass happy system. Defensive players may desire to attend the biggest NFL factory in the state in Austin, but Tech has produced its share of NFL stars, notably Zach Thomas of the Miami Dolphins, widely regarded as one of the leauge toughest inside linebackers.

The men's basketball program received a much needed kick in the butt upon the arrival of Bob Knight, and have since taken that momentum further than folks thought they could. But when it comes to getting the best talent recruting can buy, Knight's boys keep coming up short. It may be that none of the pampered superstars coming out of the high school ranks want to play for someone nicknamed the General. Certainly it is not because Tech sells itself short on facilities (with the new bball arena) or fine looking, willing coeds (of which there are aplently at EVERY Texas school). The Red Raiders should be a consistant threat to make the sweet 16 every year, not fighting for its NCAA tourney life each March.

So what is the major problem in Lubbock? They can't beat anyone of significance when it matters. Turning an above average collegiate program into a perenial conerence champion contender takes a certain attitude, and the players, coaches, and fans of Texas Tech do not have it. When they play Texas, the city and school go crazy after a win. It's a monumental upset of biblical proportions, the likes of which students tell their grandkids, or friends relish 4 years later (I was at the football game where Simms cost you Longhorns your championship in Lubbock!) When they play Texas A&M, Tech goes into some kind of crazed mad scientist mode, where everything in the world stops mattering. Nothing is more important than beating those sheep humpers from College Station.

So when Tech has a chance to prove to the country they are ready to compete on the grand stages, as they did this past weekend with a trip to Missouri, they stumble. This is becoming a trend for the Raiders - while they have owned the folks at A&M, they have seemed to lose games they need to establish themselves as a top contender in the conference. And the worst part is - they don't seem to care.

Leach continues to deny that his spread offense will work wonders against the cupcakes of college football but fail when you aren't playing Northwest eastern Missouri College for Women. When you line up with Missouri, Oklahoma State, Texas, OU on a consistant basis, you have to realize that the talent and speed possessed on both sides of the ball may hinder your video game attack. Spreading the field is fine. Not running the ball enough to threaten any teams is not. After watching enough tape and playing the same scheme, good coaches find ways to beat you - the current popular formula is to put man pressure against the Tech recievers, bump them at the line so they are off their timing routes, and get pressure on the QB. Saturday in Columbia, Missouri knocked Tech QB Graham Harrell to the ground throughout the game, forcing the overhyped Heisman contender into a season worse 4 INTs. This has been the formula each team has used to beat Tech over the past 5 years - and still Leach refuses to change anything. I mean, would it hurt him to run a draw every now and then, and get one of his running backs to slip by the blitzing ends from an overaggressive defense???

Why doesn't someone step up for the Red Raiders? The answer - Texas Tech fans are loyal to the death. Of everyone in their program. No one that I know has criticized Mike Leach - in fact they praise he creativity week in and week out. No one in the Tech family was critical of Bob Knight when his teams came up short in years past. In both cases, fans argue the programs are at a higher level then ever before. This is true, but the potential is there for so much more, but the fans, alumni, students, and admnistration seem to be satisfied with the status quo. It's like watching smart kids get B's. You know this is good, but you know that A's are better...

This is not how big time college sports work. You must succeed at the highest level, or we remove you. Failure is not an option. How many fans from UT-Austin are clamoring for a new offensive coordinator? Do you think Coach Fran will see another day past the annaul showdown with Texas after his abysmal stint at TAMU?

Tech needs to raise the bar and its expectations, get out of the "underdog / undersold" mold, quit praising Jesus when it beats Texas, stop living to kill Aggies, and recognize that good programs expect greatness each year, not once every blue moon. The facilities, coaches, and athletes are there - can the Texas Tech Red Raider Nation finally grow up?

Charlie Weiss vs. Tyrone Willingham

I haven't really bagged on Notre Dame and its struggling football team this year - kinda tough to beat a dead horse. But I came across an interesting blog this week comparing the 2 most recent coaches in South Bend. Some of the stats may surprise you - not me.

A few of the notable statistics:

Winning %
Fatty: 60%
Willingham: 58%

Record vs. Top 25
Fatty: 4-8 (33%)
Willingham: 7-8 (46%)

Record vs. USC
Fatty: 0-3
Willingham: 0-3

Record vs. Michigan
Fatty: 1-2
Willingham: 2-1

What do these stats mean? Thoughts abound that this particular author believes the Irish's current coach is an overrated, overfed, overhyped cousin of Jabba the Hut. These accusations are true - Charlie Weiss is an overrated, overfed, overhyped cousin of Jabba the Hut. However, let's not allow my hatred of Charlie Weiss to confound the issue at hand. The University of Notre Dame is a racist institution. They fired a black coach who displayed the same level of ability in numerous major areas as his predecessor. Logic dictates that ND officials should pull the carpet out from under Weiss, but we all know this won't happen. What makes it all the more maddenning is the fact that the only reason Fatty McWeiss gets to keep his fat pooch rolling up and down the South Bend sidelines is his team ALMOST beat an overrated USC team in 2005. Almost. His entire coaching legacy at Notre Dame is based on a loss. Unless you want to count the current records he holds based on the last 9 games:

* Worst opening-day loss ever (33-3 to Georgia Tech)

* Worst start ever (0-5)

* Worst loss to USC (38-0)

* Worst home loss in 51 year (38-0 to USC)

Not to mention the 7 consecutive losses dating back to last year of over 20 points per game...

Willingham may not have been better. His inability to turn the University of Washington around over the past 3 years indicates as much. Weiss may be the better recruiter - if you believe the rankings of 18 year high schoolers and their potential at the collegiate level, Weiss has brought in 2 top 10 recruiting classes over the past two seasons. But numbers rarely lie - Weiss has done no better on the field than Willingham in similar amounts of time. To border sounding like Al Sharpton, "Where's the justice" in this?

And they say we in the south are the racists...

World Series

Unbelievable. How do those Red Sox do it? Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I got a feeling Bud Selig had something to do with it. Or maybe not - Boston did outscore Cleveland 30-5 over the last 3 games of the ALCS. I don't any umpire can affect the outcome of three games so blatantly.

So we move onto the World Series, between Boston and Colorado. The upstart (still expansion team to me) Rockies versus the juggernaut Red Sox. It's kinda funny - in the midst of all the Yankee spending spree bashing surrounding Major League Baseball, people seem to sometimes forget that in its own right, Boston exhibits the same spending attitude as their arch rivals in the Bronx. Payroll in Boston topped 180 million this year.

Oddsmakers have the Red Sox favored, and rightfully so. But they also had the Rockies as underdogs in their two previous playoff series. And no one can really tell what people in Vegas would have put the odds at for Colorado to win 21 of 22 games over the final weeks of the regular season just to sneak into the playoffs. I guess that's why they play the game.

Going into the series, I tend to think the BoSox will win in 5. They have a dominant bullpen, anchored by one of the big's best closers in Jonathan Papelbon. What will set the tone is the play of ALCS MVP Josh Beckett, who has quietly become our generations best post season performer. Consider: he has 2 regular season shutouts in his regular season career. His post season? He's already racked up 3 in under 20 starts, including the dominating performances in this year's ALCS. Those with longer memory spans will recall his commanding performances in the 2003 World Series for the Florida Marlins (a performance which earned him his current job as the Red Sox ace). Tack on the offensive firepower of Manny and Big Papi, and I think the Rockies may have more than they bargained for.

Colorado will win one game in Denver, probably amidst thick snow flurries. But don't expect much more from the Rockies. The pick is Beantown in 5, with Beckett getting two more dominating postseason starts, a World Series MVP, and a spot in Red Sox history.

Fire Greg Davis

Fire him. For God's Sake, fire Greg Davis. The man is the worse coordinator in ALL sports. His players exceptional athletic ability makes his terrible calls look OK. In other situations, he costs UT points. Against Baylor so far, I have seen the following two disappointments:

1) 4th and goal. He calls the option. The option?? Have we run that all year? Result of the play - fumble Texas. Gee, I wonder why. Could it be you called a play that we've NOT run all year! Let's not forget - on 1st and 2nd and goal, Texas ran from the 3 yard out of the shotgun. No smashmouth football for us.

2) The playaction pass. Colt McCoy is not fooling anyone with the zone read. No one is afraid of his breakaway abilities out of the backfield. Either he will hand off to his RB or pass. Go under center.

Greg Davis sucks.

And he's fat.

He's the Charlie Weiss of the Big 12.

Big Game College Picks

I've tried this in the past, but with low results (thanks to my friend Clark for pointing this out for me...)

But what the heck - if I go on a hotstreak, then I may be the next Brandon Lang.

Texas - 25 vs Baylor
KSTATE + 3 vs Oklahoma State
Nebraska - 2 vs Texas A&M
OU -30 vs Iowa State
Texas Tech +3.5 vs Missouri
Kansas - 4.5 vs Colorado

I know, I know, all Big 12 games. But what else do I know? I'll throw some SEC and ACC matchups in here as well.

Florida -7 vs Kentucky
Auburn +10.5 vs LSU
Tennesse vs Alabama
Virginia +4 vs Maryland
Miami vs Florida State

So here are the picks. No explanation for any of them except that I rock.

Nebraska -2
OU -30
Texas -25
Kansas -4.5
Texas Tech vs Missouri - over 75
Kansas State +3.5
Kentucky +7
LSU -10.5
Tennessee -1
Virginia ML to win over Maryland
Miami vs Florida St. Under 44.5

USF loss - and other funness of college sports

How about that. Another top 5 team loses to an unranked opponent in the 2007 football season. For those counting, that makes a total of 6. Unreal.

For all the hubbub going into last night's showdown at Rutgers, it seems something was loss. Most glaring, we are talking about the fact that college football fans around the nation were tuned into RUTGERS VS. SOUTH FLORIDA! Seriously, what is happening in the world of college football?

No knock on the folks from Jersey and Tampa, but this is NOT the marquee matchup everyone built it up to be. Certainly you have two programs on the rise. But let's be honest here for a minute - no one REALLY cares. There is a reason that Big East matchups with BCS implications are ending up on the ESPN Thursday night game. The folks in Bristol know full well the teams gathering momentum in the Big Least cannot compete for ratings with traditional powers of other schools. Perhaps on the field the gaps are narrowing, but as polls, computers, and the much-maligned BCS shows, college football is not always about what is played on the field.

The simple fact is, the South Florida's of the world are eons away from competing with the Texas's that dominate the national football scene (stealing of hand signs be damned). Years of prestige, history, fan support, and tradition cannot be dethroned by an upset victory over West Virginia - just like Rutgers couldn't dominate the scene in 2006 with the victory over Louisville.

In plain English, Louisville, South Florida, West Virginia, Cincinnatti, UCONN, and the rest of the Big East are not football powers. ESPN may want them to be for ratings - just like they want Matt Ryan from Boston College to be the Heismann trophy winner - but facts show these teams cannot compete on the bottom line with the major programs in the country. They may sneak up every now and then and take a bite out of national title picture, but at the end of the day - Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Florida, LSU, Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame (dammit all), Auburn, and the other big schools will find themselves pairing off for the title.

However, these games do make Thursday nights pretty fun...

Wrong Hotseat

So Nebraska fired their Athletic Director Steve Pederson. I wonder how long until Bill Calahan follows him out the door. I figure if its not by the end of next week's home loss to Texas A&M, we;ll be able to see the torches from the lynch mobs in Lincoln from space.

Do you think Nebraska's interim AD will be able to lure exiled coach Frank Solich back? 9-3 sounds mighty good to Conrhusker fans everywhere.

Shows what I know at Nebraska

Ok, so earlier today I said they needed to fire Bill Callahan at Nebraska. Great news, they fired his boss instead. Not sure what the administrators in Lincoln are thinking. It's said the AD let the program as a whole drop considerably, not just the football team. Of course, let's be honest. No one in Nebraska gives two shakes of a corn husk if the women's water polo team is successful or not. It's all about Conrhusker football. And the teams back to back losses have cost Steve Perderson his job. I, for one, am happy. While it has been nice to domiate Nebraska over the pass few years, as a Longhorn fan I yearn for the days when traveling to Lincoln was a challenge, and bringing the Cornhuskers to Austin generated excitement state wide. Do you think it's unrealistic for the new AD to call Coach Solich at Ohio University and get him back? 9-3 sounds pretty good right now (see prior post - HOTSEAT)

Midseason Review Revisited

See previous blog re: Midseason College Review. Take this for next week too – apparently the entire season will run this way. Does anyone want to win a national title? At this rate, my beloved Longhorns may get themselves back into the chase before you know it…

There are 6 teams left undefeated. My guess is after Saturday, there will be less. My picks to lose:

South Florida – yes, they dominated Central Florida, a program on the rise. But this Thursday, the Bulls will travel to Rutgers. I don’t know if you are aware, but this is in New Jersey. Home of Tony Soprano, Bruce Springstein, and Bon Jovi. This year’s version of Rutgers (South Florida) will find out from last year’s version of Rutgers (uh, Rutgers) how much high expectations can affect your play, especially in a hostile environment. Ray Rice runs the Scarlet Knights to victory.

Kansas (maybe) – Until they play someone who we recognize a REAL football power this year, or get that signature win showing us the Jayhawks are for real, I am not willing to bet on Kansas this year. Traveling to Colorado is always a challenge (just ask Oklahoma), though the talent on this year’s Kansas team seems thus far to be far superior to Mark Mangini’s teams of the pass. Todd Ressing leads KU’s resurgent offense as the first year QB, avering 275 ypg. As recently as last week, the Jayhawks had the #5 offense in the country based on total yardage (currently #7). Where KU supporters point to (and rightfully so) is the defense played in Lawrence this year. In total D, Kansas ranks 3rd – in points given up per game, KU is 2nd behind only Ohio State at 9.5 points per game. These numbers are impressive – but the question remains: can they beat anyone of merit? With CU, Missouri, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma State in the next 4 games, we should find out just how good Kansas really is. My guess? 2-2 over the next four weeks, starting this Saturday in Boulder.

Hotseat City

Shocking revelations? Not on the menu today. Today we tackle who to fire in the Big 12, because the rest of the country is laughing at what has become a lackluster, uncompetitive conference.

It starts at the top - or should we say bottom, for some coaching staffs. The front runner - Bill Callahan at the University of Nebraska. I bet NU administrators are clamoring for the days of Frank Solich (the coach they fired after he finished a season 9-3). Since coming to Lincoln, Callahan has shown the same shortcomings he exhibited when coaching the NFL's Oakland Raiders - namely that his reputation as a west coach offensive genius is unearned. The real problem over the past few years has been the disappearance of the Cornhuksers once vaunted defensive unit. Back in their heyday, the Nebraska Black Shirts were some of the hardest hitting, most ball-hawking defenses in the country, regularaly ranked among the nations elite. What they have now is a team giving up 38 points in ONE half to Oklahoma State, following a week in which they were dominated by Missouri. I bet ex-Husker head coach Tom Osborne is turning over in his, uh – Senator seat.

Coach # 2 to go – Coach Fran. What more does a coach need to succeed? Huge fan support, world class facilities, ridiculous amounts of “tradition” and no pretty coed cheerleaders on the sideline to distract your players? It should be the perfect situation in which to rebuild a once proud football school. The problem is, Coach Fran is a wuss. You know that sleezy friend we all have: the one who has a great family life, a wealthy wife, beautiful children, a great job – but screws it all up for a wild night with some hooker name Shameeka. That’s Fran. He has the tools in his hands to make the Aggies a power, but he is so pathetic at being a real man, he has no chance. Take the Miami game – he was afraid to run big Javorski Lane. The Texas Tech game? Afraid to bring pressure on Tech QB Graham Harrell – instead opting to sit back in zone and avoid the big plays. What was the big thing coming out of College Station when they fired RC Slocum? The offense was too predictable and run oriented. Now we have Coach Fran, and the offense looks the same without the normal dominating attitude once exhibited.

The great thing about these two? They will square off this weekend in Lincoln. Some say it’s a chance for one of these teams to turn their seasons around. I say it’s a chance for school officials to get together at the 50 yard line prior to kick off and kill two birds with one stone…

Midseason College Review

Midseason Review

Well, that was weird. What else can you say after the first 6 weeks of the college football season? I know it’s not exactly the mid point of the season just yet, but amidst the large number of “stunning” upsets we’ve seen thus far, it seems appropriate to put some perspective into the almost-midway point of the 2007 college football year.

The big stunner of the year? Call it a toss up between the Michigan Wolverines blowing what should have been a home snoozer against Appalachian State or USC widening some eyes with a loss to lowly Stanford. Here’s the kicker – I expect to see USC and Michigan in Pasadena for this year’s Rose Bowl. Michigan is quietly rebuilding their year following the early season debacle against ASU. The home loss to Oregon suffered the following wee does not look as embarrassing for Lloyd Carr’s boys as it may have at the time – Oregon is a top 10 team who took the current #2 team to the wire two weeks ago (Cal escaped Eugene with a 31-24 win). With the lack of any potential contenders save Ohio State at the end of the year, it is conceivable to think Michigan (then 9-2) could be hosting OSU for a shot a Pasadena. I’ll ride with the Wolverines. As for USC – they still have the talent to win out in the Pac 10, which with Cal and Oregon still on the schedule is a very attainable goal. Despite the stunner in LA, USC’s fate is still in its hands as the season moves forward, and betting against a Pete Carroll coached team hasn’t been the wisest of moves over the past decade. Given the way the college season has gone thus far, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Trojans return the National title game. With games at Oregon and Cal, two top 10 teams, the BCS numbers could skyrocket up for USC in the coming month.

On a side note -Strangely, the Wolverines fell out of the top 25 after the Miracle in the Big House by the boys from Boone, while the Trojans of USC fell all the way to…10. Odd – ASU was a two time defending I-AA national champion, while Stanford hasn’t done anything of real significance in the post Tyrone Willingham days. I’d take ASU in a head to head matchup against Stanford, but the media darlings as we know them at ESPN still feel like USC is a top ten team?

The funny thing about the season thus far, especially in the past two weeks, is that we have all accepted that on any Saturday, the Stanfords, South Floridas, and Appalachian States of the world can beat the worldbeaters. But I think a shot of perspective would do the trick now. We are at the midpoint of a wonderfully entertaining college football season. And we have learned that parity is the key to this year’s campaign. But the season is 12 weeks for a reason. The BCS games are still attended by the tops in the country, and this seasons lineup, despite the early round shakeups, will likely mirror seasons past. One losses and two losses (OK, Notre Dame, sometimes three) may be detrimental to your National Title hopes, but your BCS dreams are alive and well. So while we’ve had a hell of a September and October, don’t expect January to look much different than prior years.

Mid Season Bowl Predictions

ROSE: Michigan vs. USC

SUGUAR: Florida vs. Va Tech

FIESTA: Ohio State vs. West Virginia

ORANGE: Boston College vs. California

NATIONAL TITLE: LSU vs. Oklahoma