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And then there were two -- Southern California and Texas. The only unbeaten Division I-A fo... Bulls in BCS won't sit well
The only unbeaten Division I-A football teams in the country, if they stay that way through the end of the season, will play for the national championship on Jan. 4 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
Left for the Trojans, who are seeking their third straight national title, are Fresno State this Saturday and UCLA on Dec. 3. Remaining on the Longhorns' schedule is a Thanksgiving Day bash with rival Texas A&M and then the Big 12 Championship game on Dec. 3.
No. 1 (Southern California) vs. No. 2 (Texas) for the national championship -- the reason the Bowl Championship Series was set up in the first place. And if they arrive at Pasadenia both 12-0, no other team in the country will be able to lay a claim to No. 1 when the bowl season is over.
That, of course, wasn't the case last season when a very good and unbeaten team, Auburn, rolled over Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl and then saw unbeaten USC beat up on unbeaten Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. And another unbeaten team, Utah, remained that way after pummeling Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl.
Yep, if USC and Texas stay unbeaten, there will be a lot of backslapping and cheering among the BCS folks because their system will have worked.
Say, for instance, that on the morning of Dec. 4, the Bowl Championship Series pot of teams includes the following: USC (Pac-10 champion), Texas (Big 12 champion), Penn State (Big Ten champion), Alabama (SEC champion), Miami, Fla. (ACC champion), two at-large teams (Notre Dame and a runner-up team from the Pac-10, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC or ACC) and ...
Yep, coach Jim Leavitt's Bulls, if they beat Cincinnati this week, Connecticut next week and West Virginia on Dec. 3, would be the Big East champion at 8-3 and receive a BCS berth.
Nothing wrong with that. The Bulls would certainly be deserving, having beaten Louisville and West Virginia, the acknowledged preseason studs in the league.
Think about it for a second: USF in a BCS bowl. You think someone won't be wondering why the Big East, which was abandoned by powerhouses Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College, still has a piece of the BCS pie?
How is USF playing in a BCS bowl going to play in the Mountain West, where the champion is 10-1 Texas Christian, or in Conference USA, where UTEP could end up 11-1? TCU and UTEP both could be ranked ahead of South Florida, and all that may get them is a matchup in the Liberty Bowl.
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