The Omen

Has it been a crazy year in college football or what? With the latest upsets of both Oregon and Oklahoma, the trend of high ranked teams going down continues and it makes you wonder which teams will be left standing after everything is all said and done. Right now, LSU and Kansas control their own destiny by being #1 and #2 respectively but all that can change in an instant with the way this college football season has gone. Still, aside from the fact that the current BCS format is nowhere near implementing a playoff, the year has been a success regardless of the outcome but please, please let there be a competitive BCS championship game unlike last year. After watching the classic USC/Texas game the year before, I expected the Ohio State/Florida match up to be a shoot out but everything good on paper doesn’t translate on the field and, sadly, that showed as Ohio State was flat out embarrassed by Florida.

All that aside, I’m interested to see how things will turn out but my gut feeling is telling me that LSU will hold on and be there but their opponent can be a number of teams. While Kansas has been good all year long and definitely deserving of their #2 ranking, I see them losing to Oklahoma so that helps out West Virginia and Missouri. Still, Ohio State could have a say in all this also if things align but I doubt it. The loss to Illinois was a serious blow to their national title hopes but it was nice to see them rebound with a win over their heated rival Michigan. Both teams played hard and it’s a shame someone had to lose but Ohio State played like they wanted it more and Michigan is just not that good of a team.

But like I was saying, this year in college football has been a roller coaster ride for the ages and I only expect that to continue in these last couple of weeks. We’ve had upsets, surprises, and great plays made but the real validity of the season comes with the BCS championship game…and with it looking like their will be no undefeated teams participating, I expect a great finish to an already great year.