Thursday, November 1, 2007

Forget March Madness, I'll Take Fall Frenzy!

Things to take note of when it comes to these teams:

OHIO ST
BOSTON COLL
LSU

OKLAHOMA
WEST VIRGINIA
ARIZONA ST
OREGON

KANSAS
MISSOURI

1. Each team has at least one game against a team currently ranked in the BCS Top 25.

2. Either Oregon or Arizona St will likely fall out of this group after this weekend.

3. All of these teams should be favored in the games that are to be played the week of Nov. 10; it's likely that there will be an unexpected upset that weekend.
Especially if LSU would lose to Alabama on this weekend. This could create too much thinking by young college football players, fans, and talking heads.

4. WVU, OSU, Oklahoma, and Oregon probably have the easiest remaining schedules.

5. There are 35 games remaining for the above teams; 10 of these games involve ranked opponents.

6. Because they play each other on 11/24 either Missouri or Kansas will fall out of this group.

7. All of these teams control their destiny towards earning a BCS Bowl Bid and winning their Conference Title.

8. WVU needs to win the remainder of its games, at least 4 upsets and good politics to get into the BCS Title game.

9. Did you know that there are several teams not in this Top 9 that control their on destiny in winning their conference?
A. Bama controls its destiny in winning the SEC West.
B. A 3-loss UCLA team can win the PAC-10 if they win out (their schedule includes Arizona St., Oregon, & USC).
C. UCONN wins the Big East if they win out (Rutgers, Cincinnati, & WVU).
D. VA Tech can win the ACC if they win out.
E. A 3-loss Tennessee team can win SEC
F. A 3-loss Oklahoma St team can win the Big-12 (Their remaining schedule includes Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma & Baylor)
G. Throw UVA, Wake Forest, & Va Tech can win the ACC.

Imagine some of the BCS games if UCLA, Tennessee, UCONN, and/or Oklahoma State win their leagues. Oklahoma Vs. Hawaii in the Fiesta anyone?

All this tells me that it there is still a lot of football to be played, and that WVU fans need to focus on beating Louisville, and let the chips fall where they will.

Maybe College football needs a playoff, or a plus-one game to truly determine a champion.

Many including me love the excitement and drama of March Madness, but that only lasts 3-weeks - the Fall Frenzy known as College Football lasts at least 3 months.

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