College Football

Here is the BCS Bowl Game schedule (Final BSC standings):

BCS Championship:
No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 LSU
January 7, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

My take: I think this is who has to be in the national championship. I would argue that it should be LSU v. Oklahoma because the are, in my opinion, the two best teams in the NCAA and would make a better national championship, but unfortunately the computers like 11-1 teams more than 11-2 regardless of the way Oklahoma had lost game #2 (an injured quarterback and a controversial penalty call that cost them the game). Ohio State played a mickey-mouse schedule and it’s ridiculous that they get to sit back in the last 2 weeks of the season and watch teams lose so they could sneak in. There needs to be a Big 10 title game in the future, they just need to find 1 more team to join their conference, or at least add another game to the schedule!

Rose Bowl:
No. 7 USC vs. No. 13 Illinois
January 1, 2008, 4:30 p.m. ABC

My take: With the Rose Bowl, you have to keep it Pac 10 vs. Big 10, so 9-3 Illinois gets in by default. It’s too bad it can’t be Ohio State vs. USC with the national championship between LSU and Oklahoma.

Fiesta Bowl:
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 West Virginia
January 2, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

My take: This is a game I’m really excited to watch. There should be a lot of offense.

Sugar Bowl:
No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 10 Hawaii
January 1, 2008, 8:30 p.m. FOX

My take: Hawaii may be 12-0, but I’m not drinking the Cool Aid yet. The Boise …

Check out this referee explanation, I can’t believe he said that. [With Leather]

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I haven’t touched college football in about a month, but I’m certainly glad I did this week. Two spreads jumped out at me that I thought were pretty favorable: Georgia -3.5 over Georgia Tech and South Florida -9 over Pittsburgh, and they both worked out like a gem. Hopefully you were able to jump on those spreads. Tomorrow I like Tampa Bay -3 over the Redskins, but there’s a bunch of games to choose from, so look at the picks and make your best call.

In case you missed the LSU-Arkansas game, it is a game to revisit. What a thriller that one was. It took 3 OT’s before Arkansas could seal the 50-48 win. Darren McFadden rushed for 206 yards, had 3 rushing TD’s, and a passing TD to boot. This performance helped McFadden become a Heisman front-runner once again and probably solidified his spot as the No. 1 pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. Here are the ESPN highlights of the game if you missed it.

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