The BCS Picture: is there clarity in sight?

By sjacobs • November 25, 2007

Scott Jacobs

With championship week approaching, BCS picture beginning to clear up; (We think*)

Okay, you hear that America. It’s clear. Almost crystal clear. West Virginia. Missouri. You guys control your own destiny. That’s it. That’s all. Win next week and a funky matchup in New Orleans is set. Lose, and well things could get crazy. Again!

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After LSU and Kansas the top two teams in the BCS lost this weekend, and West Virginia and Missouri both put on very impressive performances, the envelopes are in. This shouldn’t be too complicated. If the Mountaineers beat the fighting Wannstedt’s next week (Pitt) and Mizzou avanges an early season loss to the Sooners in the Big XII title game, our BCS Championship game is set.

Of course in this college football season, where being #2 is a curse not a blessing, and clarity is a mirage this seems too simple. Both teams won’t win next week. My money is on Missouri. Not because the Tigers aren’t good enough. Nah, they’re very good. Especially Chase Daniel. I don’t like both teams to sweep because that means predictability. Not this year. Not in 2007, where the Washington Huskies could feasibly knock off Hawaii and ruin the final undefeated record left this college football season.

So what the heck happens if WV stumbles, or the Tigers falter? Well, here’s my crack at it.

If West Virginia or Missouri loses, BCS #3 to be Ohio State (Yeah, the Buckeyes!) would be in the driver’s seat to go to New Orleans. How? Well, let’s just say they’ve run out of games to play.

If both lose though (which is a wildly unlikely scenario, albeit possible), then the BCS gets downright ridiculous. Ohio State would be #1, and from there a logjam of 2 loss teams would fight for #2. Teams like Georgia and USC are still in this thing folks. Even LSU, the Tigers, could make a case if they beat the Vols of Tennessee. A two loss team in the title game? Can that happen?

Well, no disrespect to Hawaii (actually, I take that back, you guys play a garbage schedule), I’d rather see a two loss team go then you. So yeah, by failing to make the SEC title game, the Bulldogs of Georgia may actually benefit. Because they’ve got no more games left.

And in this wild season, being in the clubhouse is the best position of all.

We think. (But uh, who can be sure?)

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