Other days in review

Sitting here on a Friday night/Saturday morning the day before the Tennessee/Vanderbilt game listening to music that was recorded about 20 years before I was born. Yeah, I'm cool. But you don't read this because of how cool I am, you read because of the fact that you like your college football spiced with sarcasm and guile and you like it 4 days late. I can do that! Let's look at the games that have been played thus far this week, including a game from this year's nominee for most overrated team:

Colorado-28, #12 Oklahoma State-31

Throughout the majority of this game, the announcers were talking about Oklahoma State's shot at getting into a BCS bowl. Really? Let's look at the current standings...

#1 Florida and #2 Alabama have cupcake games this week, followed by games against inferior rival schools the next week. Barring an apocalypse level meltdown this week or a semi-apocalyptic disaster the next, both of these teams will go into the SEC Championship game undefeated. The winner goes to the National Championship game, the loser probably goes to the Sugar Bowl.
#3 Texas, keeping with the season's theme, will play a pathetic opponent this week (Kansas and their apparently abusive coach) and then they will play rival Texas A&M. Following that, they will play Nebraska or Kansas State for the Big 12 title. Then they will play in the National Title game unless lightning strikes and they lose. If, for some reason, they do lose that game, then Texas still goes to a BCS Bowl and the Big 12 Champ goes as well.
TCU won't lose any of their remaining games, and they're pretty much guaranteed a shot in a BCS game.
#5 Cincinnati could still lose, but they or Pitt will be the Big East champs, clenching another spot in the BCS.
#6 Boise State, in a similar vein to TCU, will have gone undefeated, and they beat their lone major competition (Oregon, a win that's worth more than any on Oklahoma State's schedule). They should go to a BCS bowl.
#7 Georgia Tech is going to the ACC Championship. Because the ACC's down this year, only the winner of the ACC will go to the Orange Bowl. But, let's be honest, that should be GT.
#8 LSU probably won't go to a BCS game. Still, according to the computers, they have a better shot than the Cowboys of Stillwater.
#9 Pitt or Cincinnati will get the Big East's bid. So...let's move on.
#10 Ohio State has already clinched a BCS bid.
#11 Oregon leads their conference. Either they or #17 Stanford will get the PAC-10's berth.

There are 10 berths in the BCS. You're telling me that one of those bowls would realistically take Oklahoma State over any of the 11 teams ranked above them? Considering that Oklahoma State's best win is still Georgia! If you want to see words you never thought you'd read, stay tuned. I hope Oklahoma crushes Oklahoma State next week. Nothing would please me more than to see OSU lose to all 3 decent teams they've played this season. As it was they looked bad against Colorado. Yes, there are injuries and the Dez Bryant suspension. You know what? It's still friggin' Colorado!


Let's move on, shall we? There's nothing left for us to see here.

#7 Boise State-52, Utah State-21

First off, note that Utah is a boring state.

Well, the 3rd most important school in Utah (a title everyone wants, dontcha know?) actually stuck with Boise for one and a half quarters before Boise dropped three touchdowns on them in the final 4:47 of the first half. Anytime you give up 21 points inside the space of 5 minutes, it's not a good sign. When you do that against a team that outclasses you pretty heavily, it sinks any upset bid.

Boise's a good team, and their win over Oregon looks better than it did when the Ducks' disaster unfolded back in September. The question, however, is whether Boise can beat a conference champion at a neutral sight. Actually, thanks to the idiots who think Oklahoma State deserves to be in a BCS game, the question right now is whether Boise (which has beaten a currently ranked team, unlike another school I've been ripping in this post) will even get the opportunity to play a conference champ. They keep doing what they must, however, which is win. So long as they do that, it'll be difficult to deny them a BCS berth...

PS: Note that, while I still eschew the meaninglessness of "head to head" matchups as a barometer of team performance, do pay attention to the fact that Boise State beat Louisiana Tech by 10 at LTU, while the LSU Tigers only beat the Bulldogs by 8 at home. Just some food for thought.


Finally, to explain why this coming week might be a bit different, I will be headed to the Tennessee/Vanderbilt game tomorrow. I will still try and post a "regular" bit ASAP. Plus, I'll try and include a description of the wildness that is Neyland Stadium. For now...sleep.