College Football Week 13:

It's almost over as teams stagger into the final weeks of college football:

-There was only one upset, the Beavers of Oregon State beating USC as Matt Barkley ws injured.
-Boise State stomped Fresno and only Nevada remains for the Broncos who looked poised for a BCS Title Berth.
-Alabama will meet Auburn in the upcoming week to try and end the Tigers awesome season.
-Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will meet in the Bedlam game to decide who will play most likely Nebraska but possibly Missouri in the Big-12 Title Game. 
-LSU barely survived a seesaw game against Ole Miss and will now try to do a little hopping of the Busters in the BCS poll.
-If I hear one more pun on Andrew Luck's last name I may kill myself.
-For the first time ever, Texas is the only Big-12 South team not bowl eligible.

College Football Week 11:

I forgot to mention that week 10 was my bye week, but we're back here, week 11 and looking to get back on track after an excellent BCS article (check it out):

-Natty Bumpo: The biggest news comes from the Big 10 where Northwestern upset Iowa, breaking the awesome 4-way tie atop the conference.  Iowa will need some help and a win against the opportunistic Buckeyes of Ohio State this week to get back to a BCS bowl.

-Buh Bum Bum: All the teams in the top 10 won

-Fighting, Irish:  Notre Dame came up big getting me an UA win and getting one win away from bowl eligibility.

-Va Tech continues to shine, now 6-0 in conference and they keep trying to make it look like they know what I'm talking about.

In conclusion:  The season is coming together, the upcoming Auburn-Alabama game will decide everything for TCU and Boise as well as the overall national championship picture.

BCS Playoff:

While I have blatantly trumpet my disdain for the BCS Busters of College Football, I must concede to idea of a College Football playoff system.  Just two weeks ago or so I echoed the benefits of the current BCS system, but that veiled my want for a playoff because I was giddily preaching against TCU and Boise State.  The idea of a playoff would satisfy all the yayhoos who shout their disgust off the BCS from the rooftops, but moreover, would provide an opportunity for more teams and also give teams who might lose a game another shot.  Honestly, I love the meaningfulness of the regular season in college football, but the BCS has become better known for making mistakes and leaving teams out than for making the right choice.  It is extremely rare to find only two teams who are above the rest.  This season would normally play out that way, but the current love affair with non-BCS conference teams has wreaked another season of whinny from the pro-playoff conglomerate.  On the basis of having to pick a side (because this is America and there is no neutral), I must admit my pro-playoff attitude, but College Football cannot fully shun a meaningful regular season.  Everything must fit together perfectly, but it never will and people will always complain.  The goal (much like playing a zone defense) is to keep the holes in the system small enough that mistakes are minimal and bitchers are minuscule.  Here is my blueprint for a perfect playoff system based on an automatic bid from every conference on the premise of BCS rankings this season and a more basic blueprint for future season (based upon projected results):

#1 Oregon (BCS #1/ Pac-10 Champ) versus #16 Troy* (Sun Belt Champ)
#2 Auburn (BCS #2/SEC Champ) versus #15 Central Florida* (CUSA Champ)
#3 TCU (BCS #3/MWC Champ) versus #14 N. Illinois* (MAC Champ)
#4 Boise State (BCS #4.WAC Champ) versus #13 Pittsburgh* (Big East Champ)
#5 LSU (BCS #5/At-large) versus #12 Missouri (BCS #12.At-large)
#6 Stanford (BCS #6/At-large) versus #11 Virginia Tech (BCS #11/ACC Champ)
#7 Wisconsin (BCS #7/Big Ten Champ) versus #10 Michigan State (BCS #10/At-large)
#8 Nebraska (BCS #8/Big-12 Champ) versus #9 Ohio State (BCS #9/At-large)

*Teams are not in BCS top 16 but receive automatic bid for conference championship.

#1 Oregon advances to play #8 Nebraska
#2 Auburn advances to play #7 Wisconsin
#3 TCU advances to play #6 Stanford
#4 Boise State advances to play #5 LSU __________________________________________
#1 Oregon advances to play #4 Boise State
#2 Auburn advances to play #3 TCU _____________________________________________
#1 Oregon plays #2 Auburn for the National Championship

A Video and a Lesson on Football

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edD5hVLMwnE

A middle school coach developed that, and while it is a little mean to take advantage of the other team's naivety, it still makes for one hell of a YouTube video.  A play that is completely legal and made me proud to be a blogger.  It is what makes watching football played by kids better than the no nonsense stuff of the NFL.  The NFL is most exciting when the team does something out of the ordinary once a season.  The arbitrariness of football at the grade school, high school, and even the college level is what makes it so exciting.  The people out there aren't supposed to be mistake free.  They are not playing to make a salary, but to have fun and to win.  They play at their best at all times.

In Conclusion: The NFL is the worst type of football to watch because the straight-laced, no mistake, no chance football is humdrum and boring.  We like watching mistakes when players aren't the best to offer....like grade school.

College Football Week 9:

Week 9, just seven weeks removed from monster Saturday, produced some excitement as the BCS waters cleared a little for the sake of the BCS-er:

-This was Sparta!: Michigan State couldn't keep the Cinderella story of the season going as Iowa absolutely derailed Sparty in Kinnick Stadium.  The pink lockers were not a welcomed sight as Iowa jumped out to an 30-0 halftime lead....tough to comeback from.  The Hawkeyes finished off MSU winning 37-6.


-This was Columbia!: The Tigers of the Show-me State showed their upset of Oklahoma was simply another stunt in order to assist TCU and Boise State as the overhyped Big-12 continues to beat itself up.  Nebraska fresh off a loss to Texas two weeks ago took out their second straight undefeated opponent, but both were better than projected/suspected.  Now the Big-12 north is in favor of the Corn Huskers despite their loss to Texas.  It looks like the match-up of Oklahoma (3-1)-Nebraska (3-1) we didn't get to see this regular season is going down, but Baylor (4-1 in conference) lurks, waiting for their week 12 game against Oklahoma in Waco


-Va-Tech?:  Remember Virginia Tech?  That team I picked to go 11-1...win the ACC and be really good?  Well they started out 0-2 with losses to Boise and FCS James Madison.  Pollsters have been slwo to forget Va-Tech's early season struggles and the Hokies reeling off six straight wins and landed them at #22 in the country, but for the Hokies now, being 4-0 in conference is all that matters.  Ga-Tech, UNC, and Miami Florida are their next three opponents in the hardest and most important part of Va-Tech's schedule...suddenly my ACC pick is right there, looking to prove me right...yayay!


-Why we love the BCS:  everyone rags on the BCS as being flawed, but there are its good points:
1) Many teams participate in a bowl every year, and many win a bowl, pride baby!
2) Not only one team gets the trophy: Making it to the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight would be cool, but that's all you are....quick, name the Final Four teams from last year (Butler, Duke, Michigan State, West Virginia)....if you did that, good job, the first team was probably Duke, because they won...winners are memorable.  If I asked you who won the Rose Bowl last year, Ohio State.  You could probably name that even quicker than the Final Four teams.  Sugar Bowl? Florida, Orange Bowl? Iowa, Fiesta Bowl? Bosie State, National Champion? Alabama....My point is more teams win and more are remembered, pride baby.
3) Teams get more respect for scheduling and conferences: My favorite part, keeps teams that want to schedule FCS West and FCS Northsouth out of key games because SOS keeps their computer ranking down, allowing 1 loss teams or even other undefeated teams to jump them and get a better bowl spot (especially the BCS National Championship
4) More games: Fans get more for longer, Bowl season is awesome, next best thing to March Madness.
We all love the BCS.

-Oregon-Auburn?  Okay: The two of the more exciting teams to watch would run all over each other's (O-3rd, A-4th in rushing respectively) defenses.  It would be a fun National Championship Game, let's all root for these two guys!

In Conclusion: You win some (Va-Tech) and lose some (Cincinnati)