Here we go again….

This week the hot topic around the water cooler is the newly released BCS poll. Even though the poll in Week 8, this week, never matches up with the poll when it actually matters at the end of the season, for some reason people love to talk about this initial poll? If there is a major theme this year it has to be the computer polls. I don’t know about you but it makes me sick to think about a computer deciding who should play for a championship. Of course, I believe this year it will all work out in the end.

I don’t like everything about the BCS rankings. Hell, I already mentioned my dislike of the computer aspect. But I’ll say this, in the short history of the BCS, I feel that each year at the end of the year, the right team has come out on top. Call me crazy but out of this messed up equation, the champions have taken the spotlight and earned their title.

Let’s take last year as an example. There was much debate about whether or not Nebraska deserved a big over Oregon and Colorado. After all, didn’t Nebraska lose it's last game before the poll, a stomping at the hands of non other than Colorado. They weren’t beat; they were absolutely dominated on that cold day in Boulder. How bout Oregon? With Harrington at the helm, the Ducks rode through the regular season with only one loss to Stanford amidst wins over three ranked teams. Three?? That’s not many is it. At least the computer spit that small number out and decided Oregon didn’t deserve the shot. Then there’s Colorado. They recovered from some early losses to teams like Texas and stormed through the second half of the season. They exacted revenge on Texas, destroyed Nebraska and claimed they’re first Big 12 Championship. Shouldn’t that hardware mean something? The Big12 isn’t just another conference, ya know?

You’re thinking where am I going with this and the answer is simple. Each team eliminated themselves. Coming into the last poll, about 6 teams had a golden chance and all fell.  Colorado was embarrassed in Tempe, Texas lost in Dallas, and Tennessee lost to LSU. The madness continued to the point where I stepped back and thought about it. The best team won the championship last year, Miami. There wasn’t a team capable of beating them. They were too fast, too tough, and too talented to be knocked off their perch, sans their near miss with BC.

This year will be no different. Teams will come and go within the BCS and in the end I feel confident the right team will survive. Should there be a playoff? Absolutely, but we’re doing just fine.

Last Week's Scores:
Michigan	23		Ar St	43
Purdue	21		Oregon St	35
Texas	17		Penn St	34
K State	14		Wisconsin	31

Week 10 Top 10 Rankings

	Last wk	Record	Result
1. Miami	1st	6--0	W 28-27 vs. Florida St
2. OU	2nd	7--0	W 49-3 vs. Iowa St
3. Virginia Tech	4th	7--0	W 35-14 vs. Rutgers
4. Georgia	5th	7--0	W 48-17 vs. Vandy
5. Notre Dame	6th	7--0	W 21-14 vs. Air Force
6. Texas	7th	6--1	W 17-14 at K State
7. Ohio St	8th	8--0	W 19-14 vs. Wisconsin
8. Michigan	9th	6--1	W 23-21 vs. Purdue
9. NC State	Unranked	8--0	W 24-22 at Duke
10. Florida St	10th	5--2	L 28-27 at Miami

Picks:

		Straight	Line
Last Week:		4--1	2--3
Season to Date		23--7	18--12

And finally…….

My picks this week

Week 10 Matches (favorites in bold)

		Straight	Line
Penn St (+4.5) at Ohio St		Ohio St	Penn St
Iowa St (+12.5) at Texas		Texas	Iowa St
Notre Dame (+10) at Fl St		Florida St	Notre D
LSU at Auburn (+3.5)		Auburn	Auburn
Alabama (+2.5) at Tennessee		Bama	Bama