Monday, October 19, 2009

In the wake of the BCS polls, one thing is obvious: Everything is up for grabs. With only Florida, Alabama, and Texas being able to control its own destiny, the rest of the country is left chasing. Conceivably, if Texas runs the table, they would play the winner of Florida-Alabama, assuming both teams make the SEC championship game. However, Texas only beat OU by three points in the Red River rivalry. Any win in this rivalry game is usually acceptable, but with OU's Heisman winner Sam Bradford leaving the game on their second drive to injury, it isn't very impressive. Florida also didn't show it is the dominant team in the country, as they edged unranked Arkansas with an extremely late field goal. However, these two teams benefit from two things: a tough schedule/conference and preseason rankings. If you have a tough schedule and were highly ranked coming into the season, you have the best chance at helping manage your ranking and what type of bowl you can make. This is not the case for BCS number four Boise St. and number five Cincinatti. With soft schedules the rest of the way, they need serious help in order to make the national title game, which is unlikely. Look for USC (number seven in the BCS) to make a run at the top four, if not the national championship game, despite having one loss.

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