No one expected it last year...but it happened again. Stanford over Oregon and Baylor over Oklahoma. And go ahead and admit it...you were thinking that LSU would pull off the big one against Bama.
Call Utah the original BCS Buster. Call Boise State and TCU one, too. But the real BCS Busters are those that screw up the grande finale that everyone wants: Bama and Oregon. As for me...I love it when that happens. And after seeing Stanford put the hurt on the Ducks I would much rather see Bama and Stanford. (Of course, Utah busted that possibility up a few weeks ago).
Speaking of Utah...as bad as they have been playing it looked like they were going to knock off another ranked PAC team...until 2.5 minutes left. Utah is struggling in the PAC-12. And BYU...as much as I like their recent success and new-found umpph, Saturday was simply a reminder that they are not yet ready to play with the big boys. They had their chance to make some national noise but they still have some work to do. They'll do fine the rest of the year and I think even pull off the win at ND and make a good showing against a mediocre PAC-12 team...and it will all be good practice for next year.
E N D - Z O N E
It's the biggest mystery of college football...pull off a big win and lose to a nobody (or vice-cersa). C'mon, we've all seen it and asked yourself...
Call Utah the original BCS Buster. Call Boise State and TCU one, too. But the real BCS Busters are those that screw up the grande finale that everyone wants: Bama and Oregon. As for me...I love it when that happens. And after seeing Stanford put the hurt on the Ducks I would much rather see Bama and Stanford. (Of course, Utah busted that possibility up a few weeks ago).
Speaking of Utah...as bad as they have been playing it looked like they were going to knock off another ranked PAC team...until 2.5 minutes left. Utah is struggling in the PAC-12. And BYU...as much as I like their recent success and new-found umpph, Saturday was simply a reminder that they are not yet ready to play with the big boys. They had their chance to make some national noise but they still have some work to do. They'll do fine the rest of the year and I think even pull off the win at ND and make a good showing against a mediocre PAC-12 team...and it will all be good practice for next year.E N D - Z O N E
It's the biggest mystery of college football...pull off a big win and lose to a nobody (or vice-cersa). C'mon, we've all seen it and asked yourself...
- How does Stanford pound Oregon and hold them scoreless for three quarters only a few weeks after inexplicably losing to Utah?
- How did BYU lose to Virginia (now 2 - 8) and beat down Texas the following week?
- How does LSU hang with Bama after losing to Mississippi?
- How did Clemson not even show up to the FSU game?
- Why is Ohio State even talked about for the title game? (OK...I just threw that one in there. I'll save that for next week).