Angry, vengeful However, I am also no fan of the Bowl Championship Series. This based on my assumption that the NCAA is one of the most crooked sports organizations in the world.
What makes it more crooked is that fact that no one says anything about it. The NCAA is like Al Capone -- everyone knows they're crooked, but the right people are kept happy (see: big schools) and it's going to take something like tax evasion to "get" them. If there's anything to get.
I love college sports. But it's the biggest con job in sports.
BCS is the mysterious gatekeeper of college football. You can't question it because it's a computer. Therefore, it's always right. Or the NCAA can say its right. The media and fans can bitch but the NCAA just says, "Hey! What can we do? It's a computer!"
TCU is still No. 3 in the nation in the BCS, but the AP Top 25 has Boise State jumping TCU. That's insane. Granted, TCU almost lost. Still, they almost lost to a team (San Diego State) with some chops. A good team in a conference with a little bit of say. Boise State beat Idaho.
Until TCU and Boise State play in a big conference, they don't deserve a spot in the national title game. But you don't jump Boise over TCU becuase of Idaho. Seriously.
TCU 40, San Diego State 35
The Frogs simply slipped out the gate. I worried about this game because of the hype surrounding last week's game in Utah. They looked hungover a little, but righted the ship in pretty short order. Even sloppy, they look better than most.
Texas A&M 42, Baylor 30
Super disappointed. I thought Baylor was going to show a little something beating a ranked team. Looked good early. Couldn't get that offense going late. So, if Ryan Tannehill was this much better than Jerrod Johnson, why wasn't he playing in September? They beat Oklahoma State with Tannehill, right? And they probably get even closer to Arkansas. Possible wins just down the drain.
Oklahoma State 33, Texas 16
Justin Blackmon is a man amongst boys. What did we expect here? Texas can't run the ball and their quarterback is not good enough yet to carry the team. They're losing. But losing to good teams. Texas simply isn't that good. They're suddenly not going to get really good.
Oklahoma 45, Texas Tech 7
Texas A&M not only beat Tech, but they went and got OU all riled up and they took it out on Tech. Have you seen Landry Jones' year? Twenty-seven touchdowns and six interceptions.
Missouri 38, Kansas State 28
Don't let the score fool you. Mizzou beat K-State pretty hard. It was a 17-point game going into the fourth quarter and except for some trash-time touchdowns, the Wildcats were kind of out of it. Missouri's good, but they're still a level below the top tier teams in the nation.
Nebraska 20, Kansas 3
What a miserable game. Kansas had 15 yards passing.
Colorado 34, Iowa State 14
Hmm. Interim coach leads their lackluster team to a win, their first in the conference. Sounds familiar. Cody Hawkins has the best game of his college career. Without his daddy on the sidelines.
UNT 23, Middle Tennessee 17
If the Mean Green hitch their wagons to getting turnovers and running the ball (Lance Dunbar: 36 carries, 226 yards), they will continue to win. It's the antithesis of "Dodgeball" and it works.
SFA 51, Southeastern Louisiana 14
Don't bring Kool-Aid to the gin party.
Don't bring Kool-Aid to the gin party.
