Ladies and gentleman, the season has started. I woke up this morning happy because Game 3 of the World Series was exciting even though it was a 16-7 final and I watched one of the greatest endings in football that I have ever seen with Michigan State upsetting Wisconsin. But what I love about college football is the BCS shakeup. It isn't really interesting if Oklahoma just plays Alabama or LSU in the National Championship game. What I mean by that is that if Oklahoma and Alabama breeze through their schedule (for the most part) we are left without exciting upsets and exciting finishes. But now, we have BCS madness.
If you were told that Oklahoma would finish their regular season 11-1, you would automatically say that they would either lose at Florida State or at Oklahoma State. Well Florida State isn't who we thought they would be, so losing to Oklahoma State seemed likely. But Texas Tech is a middle of the pack Big 12 team. Last night was an absolute shocker. This now eliminates Landry Jones' Heisman candidacy because there are too many other great players on undefeated teams. This game also means that Oklahoma has a long road back. They need help certainly, but they also must beat Oklahoma State if they still want a shot at the national title or even a BCS game.
Now what are the BCS implications for everyone else. Alabama and LSU will meet in a matchup of 1 versus 2 in Alabama. Let's say Alabama wins that game as of now, just because there at home and just for the sake of argument. That would leave Alabama as the no doubt number one and LSU will move down a slot or two with one loss. Now let's look at Oklahoma State. It would be typical of them to slip up at home against a Baylor or a Kansas State. I think it is likely that if Oklahoma State doesn't lose to Kansas State, they will lose to Oklahoma the last week of the season. That brings us to Stanford. The big game for the Cardinal is obviously home against Oregon later in the season. Not so fast my friend in the words of Lee Corso. Stanford travels to USC next week. Now I'm not saying USC will beat Stanford, but I wouldn't be surprised. And then there are the dark horses. Boise State looks like they will finish 12-0 and Clemson's schedule only gets easier. No one can truly make sense of what will happen, but I'll give it an attempt. Here are my predictions the rest of the way.
Alabama 12-0
LSU 11-1 (L @Alabama)
Oklahoma 10-2 (L vs Texas Tech, @Oklahoma State)
Oklahoma State 11-1 (L vs Kansas State)
Boise State 12-0
Wisconsin 11-1 (L vs Michigan State)
Clemson 11-1 (L @Georgia Tech)
Stanford 12-0
Arkansas 10-2 (L @LSU)
Oregon 10-2 (L @Stanford)
Conference Title Games and Conference Champions
ACC
Clemson over Virginia Tech
Big 12
Oklahoma State
Big East
West Virginia
Big Ten
Wisconsin over Michigan State
Pac-12
Stanford over Arizona State
SEC
Alabama over Georgia
BCS Bowl Games
Rose Bowl
Wisconsin v.s. Oklahoma
Winner: Oklahoma
Orange Bowl
Clemson v.s. West Virginia
Winner: Clemson
Sugar Bowl
LSU v.s. Boise State
Winner: LSU
Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma State v.s. Houston
Winner: Oklahoma State
BCS National Championship
Alabama v.s. Stanford
Winner: Alabama
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