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The B in BCS Could be for Buckeyes

December 1, 10:40 PM
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With five BCS bowl games and ten spots therein, the Ohio State Buckeyes are holding onto that tenth spot like grim death.
 
For the third week in a row the BCS standings show Ohio State at the tenth spot. This puts them right on the edge of being invited to one of the five biggest bowl games… okay one of the four non BCS Championship games.
 
But there are any number of scenarios that would move Ohio State up, or down in their pursuit of January kickoffs.
 
What the debate among the BCS pollsters comes down to is which team, Ohio State or Boisie State gets the at-large bid for a BCS game. Penn State is the Big Ten’s conference representative to the BCS playing in this year’s Rose Bowl.   The Broncos of the state best known for potatoes are atop the WAC a conference that has not kept pace with the team from the blue field.
 
Boise State has proven that they can hang with a BCS team besting Oklahoma last year 43-42 in the Fiesta Bowl.
 
Ohio State on the other hand does have the reputation for being a January disappointment. Of course that is only if you fail to look past the last two years where Ohio State defeated Notre Dame, Oklahoma State and Miami (FL) for a national title.
 
Perhaps this is a case for a playoff system, or just a dream match up, but the battle between Ohio State and Boise State is just to get into a bowl game and not the match up itself.
 
There’s still some football to play. Undefeated top ranked Alabama will be challenged by SEC rival Flordia on Saturday. This 1-4 match up has serious BCS consequences. There is also a three-way quagmire between Texas, Texas Tech and Oklahoma currently consuming the Big Twelve that won’t be sorted out until the championship game has been played. Even then a college football playoff will be needed just to get a definitive winner of the Big Twelve.
 

One thing the BCS pollsters can breathe easy about this year is that there really is not a scenario where idle teams will move up significantly. Perhaps the idle teams can breathe easier about that as well.

 

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