Rose Bowl
Penn State vs USC
Orange Bowl
Cincinatti vs Virginia Tech
Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State vs Texas
Sugar Bowl
Alabama vs Utah
National Championship
Florida vs Oklahoma
Leave a comment on which bowl will be the most exciting and the least exciting, also include your picks.
Missouri, the team who has already clinched a spot in the Big 12 championship game, seems to flying under the radar. The 3 teams battling for the last spot in the championship game are getting all the hype. Oklahoma is everyone's favorite to win with the blowout of Texas Tech, but Texas beat the Sooners 45-35. Let's breakdown the Big 12 South.
#3 Oklahoma
Key wins: Texas Tech, TCU, Kansas
Key Loss: Texas
#2 Texas
Key Wins: Oklahoma, Missouri, Oklahoma St, Kansas
Key Loss: Texas Tech
#7 Texas Tech
Key Wins: Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma St
Key Loss: Oklahoma
Let's say Texas comes out of the South. They will face Missouri in the Big 12 Championship game. The BCS is hoping Texas would win, but Missouri pulls the upset. Let's say Florida beats Alabama in the SEC championship game. So who plays Florida in the BCS National Championship game? You can't put Texas in since they lost to Missouri, you can't put Oklahoma or Texas Tech because they didn't even make it to the Big 12 Championship game. Missouri might have
a shot, but how could you put them in since they have 2 losses. The Big Ten winner Penn State seems worthy of a shot against Florida, but then again there is that one team that is undefeated, Utah. In my opinion they should get that spot. They finished the season undefeated and are the only team that deserves a shot. If this does happen, expect a Florida - Utah matchup in the National Championship.
a shot, but how could you put them in since they have 2 losses. The Big Ten winner Penn State seems worthy of a shot against Florida, but then again there is that one team that is undefeated, Utah. In my opinion they should get that spot. They finished the season undefeated and are the only team that deserves a shot. If this does happen, expect a Florida - Utah matchup in the National Championship. 
The BCS, estabilished in 1998, has had a negative effect on the college football game. The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) relies on a combination of polls and computer selection methods to determine relative team rankings, and to narrow the field to two teams to play in the BCS Bowl game. What I want to know, is how a computer operated poll can determine how a team ranks. Let's look at this football season. There are 3 Non-BCS conference teams ranked in the Top 15. Utah, ranked 7th, is the highest of the Non-BCS teams. How can you say that Utah is a better team then big conference teams such as Penn State, Ohio State and Georgia. I want to see Utah put in the SEC, Big Ten or Big 12. They would have atleast 3 losses. If Utah wins out, they will guarantee themselves a spot in a BCS game. Last year, Hawaii earned the Non-BCS bowl birth, and faced Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. Well what do you know, Hawaii looked like a Pop Warner team against Georgia, they couldn't even compete with them. Take my word, the same thing will happen to Utah this year.
There have been so many controversies with this system, that newly elected president, Barack Obama, has even ripped the BCS. Obama stated, "If you've got a bunch of teams who play throughout the season, and many of them have one loss or two losses, there's no clear decisive winner. We should be creating a playoff system." Texas coach Mack Brown told reporters, "Send the best eight teams and let them play it off." Other coaches including Pete Carroll, Urban Meyer and Mike Leach have suggested a playoff system. Look at March Madness, the playoff system for college basketball. It is one of the most nationally watched playoffs in America.
Clearly, the BCS has a problem, and I don't know how we can keep this system going. A computer can not rank teams, it's just not going to work. Each year there's always "that" team who is left out. In 2003, USC was that team. They were ranked #1 in the polls, but in the final BCS poll, LSU and Oklahoma went in 1 and 2. 2006, Boise State was left out. Ohio State and Boise State were the only 2 undefeated teams left. Boise State emerged victorious against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, and Ohio State was trounced by the Florida Gators. It's time for the BCS to be thrown out the window, and a playoff system replacing it.
