NCAA Football: Who wins the BCS this year?

Louisville gets no love? They have likely the best QB in college. The pieces are still there for them to do very well. Their running backs have much needed experience after not planning on starting last year until Bush got hurt the first game.

Alan

LSU won't make the title game. They are vastly overrated.

I see USC vs. either WVU or Texas. Look at Texas' schedule, it's not that hard and they have Oklahoma at home. They should make it. USC has pretty easy schedule as usual so they should make it.

not so fast my friend....have you seen WVU and Rutgers schedule? They are both cupcakes. One loss will keep either of these teams from the top 10. Since they play each other, you can't have both in the top 10.

The 'Ville could be good, but again one of those BE teams needs to run the table or else they're dicey because the conference plays nobody.

A 11-1 WVU or 11-1 Louisville team will be top 10. One loss puts them out of the title chase, but I'd wager if one goes 12-0 and the other 11-1 that the 11-1 team gets an at-large BCS bid.

UofL's strength of schedule soley depends on how well UK does this year. They are supposed to be much improved and went bowling last year. No Miami on Louisville's nonconference schedule this year. UK is their best nonconference opponent.

Alan

LSU all the way.

I predict at least 3 QB's get eaten alive by LSU's D-Line this year.

Texas and OU play in Dallas at the Red River Shootout...it's a neutral location inbetween Austin and Norman.

USC 'nuff said. I hope SC gets to tee up another SEC team (like Auburn or Arkansas) in the title game so we can atomize them as well.

Fight on!

title game is in New Orleans this year tommy, bring it on...

If I made this a top 20 list, then Louisville gets in there. Brian Brohm is an NFL lottery pick next year.

nokaman wrote:

To Dauby & Flagpole, the Ohio State apologists: How's the Big Ten going to finish this year? I hear Michigan and Wisconsin are the favorites. Here's my final top 10 BCS standings:

I know most of you will debate Rutgers finishing in the top 10; perhaps their schedule will help them, 8 home games, all the big games will be at home except for Louisville. The Scarlet Knights are my dark horse.

1. LSU- National Champs, the SEC repeats

2. West Virginia

3. USC

4. Michigan

5. Texas

6. Florida

7. Rutgers

8. Wisconsin

9. Va Tech

10.Oklahoma

Let the games begin and fire away.

I like it, except Les Miles is worth -1.5 wins a season.

Felix Joooooones!

The NFL does not have a lottery.

Mtn Dew wrote:

Look at Texas' schedule, it's not that hard and they have Oklahoma at home.

When did they move the Cotton Bowl stadium to Austin?

tommytrojan wrote:

USC 'nuff said. I hope SC gets to tee up another SEC team (like Auburn or Arkansas) in the title game so we can atomize them as well.

Fight on!

I think they've had it with those SEC patsies. So they're playing somebody who might give a little better competition this year. Maybe Idaho can keep the margin of victory below 40-50 points.

Unfortunately, if you believe SI, USC is still stuck with another of those patsies: LSU in the title game. Maybe that's what the guy meant about playing a weak schedule.

Listen to me now and hear me later. USC will go into Nebraska as a title contender and lose. I could be way off base, but I don't think the Trojans will win in Lincoln, their only saving grace is that the game is played in September. Move the game to late October or early November and no doubt Nebraska wins factoring in the weather. USC wasn't that impressive agaisnt NU last year at home. This is my pick for the biggest early season upset,

Florida or USC

Hawaii's schedule is sooooo ridiculous that they will be top ten, but even if they go undefeated, the BCS won't name them number 1 or 2. WVU/Wisconsin are two very good teams that might make it. But Florida and USC are stacked.

In fact, I think the score was 28-10 and the game wasn't that close. The Nebraska folks were using the game last year to measure how much they had upgraded their program (compared to where they once were) and were a bit embarassed that they didn't give a better accounting of themselves. That should give them more incentive for this year...but USC also has a bunch more talent.

SWEDES wrote:

Listen to me now and hear me later. USC will go into Nebraska as a title contender and lose. I could be way off base, but I don't think the Trojans will win in Lincoln, their only saving grace is that the game is played in September. Move the game to late October or early November and no doubt Nebraska wins factoring in the weather. USC wasn't that impressive agaisnt NU last year at home. This is my pick for the biggest early season upset,

I think this is a pretty good argument. Lincoln, Nebraska is absolutely the hardest place to play college football. They've got nothing else to do in Nebraska, the fans are rabid, and the conditions are always adverse (if not cold, then blustery). I've been to the Rose Bowl and I've been to see Michigan play at home, and nothing compares to Nebraska crowds. However, I still believe USC wins narrowly and goes on to the title game. As for the dipshit who claimed USC plays a weak schedule, USC killed the #2 SEC, #2 Big Twelve, #2 Big Ten, and Notre Dame last year. Sagarin had them playing the second toughest schedule in football. At least they play tough out of conference opponents, unlike Florida or Alabama or most of the rest of the SEC.

That said, the SEC is a tough as hell conference, and the team that was really the best in that conference by the end of the year last year could very well play SC in the title game. I'm talking about LSU. Louisville should be very good this year as well, West Virginia plays pretty much nobody, and Texas does seemingly have an easy road in, but I believe Oklahoma will get the better of them this year. Opponent matters not this year though. The Trojans are men among boys this year. I do hope they get to play LSU in the championship game in Louisiana though (the matchup they should have had four years ago) and crush LSU in their own backyard to bring these arrogant SEC fans back down to reality.