Texas’s head coach Mack Brown is upset about misunderstanding a key BSC voting rule.
After his team’s 24-21 win in the Fiesta Bowl, Brown vowed to vote for the Longhorns to be #1. When the poll results came out, though, Texas didn’t have any first place votes. Utah had one, from head coach Kyle Whittingham. That’s when Brown got upset.
Brown said that he had read a rule that said your vote didn’t count if you voted for first place, because that place was already decided. The American Football Coaches Association, however, said that they agreed to have voters …read more

I want some kind of BCS playoff as much as the next person, but doesn’t Congress have more important things to worry about?
No, according to one representative.
According to reports, republican Representative Joe Barton of Texas (anyone surprised there, seeing as Texas is one of the schools getting the shaft?) introduced legislation today that, if passed, would force a playoff system to determine the national champion.
Actually, to be more specific, the bill will prohibit anyone from promoting  a postseason game as a “national championship” game unless it is the result of a playoff system. So, they could keep …read more

ESPN has released their list of the bottom 10 football teams…and they’re no real surprises here. I’m happy to say that Duke is (for once) not on the list, but some of the other teams they’ve ranked are not strangers to the bottom. Starting with the worst, here’s ESPN’s list:

Washington (0-11)
SMU (1-10)
North Texas (1-10)
Western Kentucky (2-9)
Notre Dame (6-5)
Iowa State (2-10)
Tulane (2-9)
Eastern Michigan (2-9)
Miami-OH (2-9)
Michigan (3-9)

On the cusp: Idaho, Indiana, Kent State, New Mexico State, UAB, Utah State
See anything strange with this list. Yep, Notre Dame is on it. Now, I’m not an Irish/Weis/Clausen fan, but to list them as one …read more

Depending on their schedules, teams have one or two weeks left in the regular season. That means their chances of making an impression for the bowl games are disappearing. Let’s review quickly how the BCS bowls are set up:
National Championship Game: Team ranked #1 versus Team ranked #2
Rose Bowl: Top ranked Big Ten team versus Top ranked Pac-10 team
Sugar Bowl: Top ranked Big 12 team versus someone
Fiesta Bowl: Top ranked ACC team versus someone
Orange Bowl: Top ranked SEC team versus someone
The top ranked Big East team gets to be one of those “someones.” If the conferences listed have a team …read more

“I think it is about time that we had playoffs in college football. I’m fed up with these computer rankings and this and that and the other. Get eight teams – the top eight teams right at the end. You got a playoff. Decide on a national champion.” ~ Barack Obama to ESPN on Monday (read more)

Um. I knew I voted for the right man. America, together, we can overcome an oppressive system that caters to certain schools and often leaves the best team of the year out of the national championship game.

YES WE CAN.
Picture via Newscom.

Finally, we’re getting a BCS Ranking, not just the AP poll. Here’s your Top 25:

Texas
Alabama
Penn State
Oklahoma
USC
Oklahoma State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Ohio State
Flordia
Utah
Boise State
LSU
TCU
Missouri
South Florida
Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech
Tulsa
Ball State
BYU
Northwestern
Kansas
Minnesota
Florida State

How do you feel about this list? I’m honestly a little pissed that USC is ranked so high – a one-loss UCS team over an undefeated Oklahoma State or Texas Tech? Not really fair, in my mind.
Your thoughts?

Here’s your AP Week Seven Ranking – their positions last week are in parenthesis.

Texas (5)
Alabama (2)
Penn State (6)
Oklahoma (1)
Florida (11)
USC (8)
Texas Tech (7)
Oklahoma State (17)
BYU (9)
Georgia (10)
Missouri (3)
Ohio State (12)
LSU (4)
Utah (14)
Boise State (15)
Kansas (16)
Virginia Tech (18)
North Carolina (22)
South Florida (19)
Michigan State (23)
Wake Forest (21)
Vanderbilt (13)
Pittsburgh (340
Ball State (35)
California (NR)

On the cusp: Tulsa (NR), TCU (NR), Minnesota (NR)
Dropped from the rankings: Auburn (20)
I only have three words for you this week: WOO PENN STATE!

Yeah, Yeah I know I’m running late this week. The Week 6 list looks suspiciously like the Week 5 list – a few teams switched positions, and we saw some shake-ups near the bottom of the list, but all in all, this wasn’t a hugely exciting week. Here’s the list, with last week’s rankings in the parenthesis:

Oklahoma (1)
Alabama (2)
Missouri (4)
LSU (3)
Texas (5)
Penn State (6)
Texas Tech (7)
USC (9)
BYU (8)
Georgia (11)
Florida (12)
Ohio State (14)
Vanderbilt (19)
Utah (15)
Boise State (17)
Kansas (16)
Oklahoma State (21)
Virginia Tech (20)
South Florida (10)
Auburn (13)
Wake Forest (25)
North Carolina (NR)
Michigan State (NR)
Pittsburgh (NR)
Ball State (NR)

On the cusp: Wisconsin (18), Tulsa (NR), Illinois …read more

Here’s your AP Week Five Ranking – their positions last week are in parenthesis.

Oklahoma (2)
Alabama (8)
LSU (5)
Missouri (6)
Texas (7)
Penn State (12)
Texas Tech (10)
BYU (11)
USC (1)
South Florida (13)
Georgia (3)
Florida (4)
Auburn (15)
Ohio State (14)
Utah (17)
Kansas (18)
Boise State (19)
Wisconsin (9)
Vanderbilt (21)
Virginia Tech (NR)
Oklahoma State (NR)
Fresno State (25)
Oregon (NR)
Connecticut (NR)
Wake Forest (16)

On the Cusp: Maryland, Michigan State, Kentucky, Ball State
Dropped from the Rankings: Clemson (20), Illinois (22), East Carolina (23), TCU (24)
Penn State thanks you, USC, for lose to a team they so gloriously beat a few weeks ago. Missouri just sat back and laughed this wee, and Oklahoma finally moved to the spot …read more

Here’s your AP Week Four Ranking – their positions last week are in parenthesis.

USC (1)
Oklahoma (2)
Georgia (3)
Florida (4)
LSU (6)
Missouri (5)
Texas (7)
Alabama (9)
Wisconsin (8)
Texas Tech (11)
BYU (14)
Penn State (16)
South Florida (12)
Ohio State (13)
Auburn (9)
Wake Forest (18)
Utah (20)
Kansas (19)
Boise State (NR)
Clemson (23)
Vanderbilt (NR)
Illinois (22)
East Carolina (15)
TCU (NR)
Fresno State (25)

On the cusp: Oregon (17), Oklahoma State (NR), Virginia Tech (NR)
Dropped from rankings: Oregon (17), West Virginia (21), Florida State (24)
Does anyone else thing that Ohio State is ranked too high? Look at Penn State traveling up those ranks though! I can’t wait until they start playing better teams to see what they really …read more