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First of all, my 0-5 week in picks this week was a total disgrace. When you're hot, you're hot, and when you're not....
The last time I went 5-0, I wrote down 15 games I liked and my record in those games was 13-2. This week, I wrote down eight games and was 2-6, picking all the wrong ones for my column.
It is tough to pick college football these days. There are so many athletes on different teams that upsets can, will and have happened.
As for the BCS title chase, only two things are currently certain.
1. Penn State is completely done. The Lions were only sustained by the fact that they were undefeated.
2. Wait, actually that is the only thing that is certain.
With the Big 12, there are a lot of issues, because no one ever thought three teams from one division of one conference could be in the Top 5. The question will be whether Oklahoma cn beat Texas Tech. If that happens, there are two unpleasant scenarios that could cause uproar.
First, Oklahoma could jump No. 3 Texas in the rankings, which would be illogical since Texas beat the Sooners this year. Such a jump would put the Sooners in position to play for the Big 12 title and lock up a spot in the national title game.
If Oklahoma wins and jumps Texas and Florida, you have a possible rankings that follows two weeks from now:
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. Florida
5. Texas Tech or USC
6. The other one of those two
Now, that next week, Oklahoma plays at Oklahoma State. What if the Sooners lose that game?
You could have rankings like this heading to championship weekend:
1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. Texas Tech
5. USC
6. Oklahoma State
7. Oklahoma
In this scenario, Texas Tech would play for the Big 12 title based on their win over Texas, but the Longhorns would sit at home at No. 2. How could Texas drop out of the title picture without playing, but then again, what if Florida beats Alabama and Texas Tech wins the Big 12?
Who goes then? All three would be deserving, but Texas Tech could be Big 12 champ and left out of the title game while the team they beat plays for it.
This is just one of a handful of ridiculous things that could happen. Stay tuned.
The last time I went 5-0, I wrote down 15 games I liked and my record in those games was 13-2. This week, I wrote down eight games and was 2-6, picking all the wrong ones for my column.
It is tough to pick college football these days. There are so many athletes on different teams that upsets can, will and have happened.
As for the BCS title chase, only two things are currently certain.
1. Penn State is completely done. The Lions were only sustained by the fact that they were undefeated.
2. Wait, actually that is the only thing that is certain.
With the Big 12, there are a lot of issues, because no one ever thought three teams from one division of one conference could be in the Top 5. The question will be whether Oklahoma cn beat Texas Tech. If that happens, there are two unpleasant scenarios that could cause uproar.
First, Oklahoma could jump No. 3 Texas in the rankings, which would be illogical since Texas beat the Sooners this year. Such a jump would put the Sooners in position to play for the Big 12 title and lock up a spot in the national title game.
If Oklahoma wins and jumps Texas and Florida, you have a possible rankings that follows two weeks from now:
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. Florida
5. Texas Tech or USC
6. The other one of those two
Now, that next week, Oklahoma plays at Oklahoma State. What if the Sooners lose that game?
You could have rankings like this heading to championship weekend:
1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. Texas Tech
5. USC
6. Oklahoma State
7. Oklahoma
In this scenario, Texas Tech would play for the Big 12 title based on their win over Texas, but the Longhorns would sit at home at No. 2. How could Texas drop out of the title picture without playing, but then again, what if Florida beats Alabama and Texas Tech wins the Big 12?
Who goes then? All three would be deserving, but Texas Tech could be Big 12 champ and left out of the title game while the team they beat plays for it.
This is just one of a handful of ridiculous things that could happen. Stay tuned.
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12:38 AM
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