Is there a college football team this year that can play with something on the line?!

That logo to the right is the game every college football team hopes to be playing in at the end of the year. Most years the top teams take care of business week in and week out. Sure, a couple get tripped up by unexpected teams or a tough rival. But this year more than any has been surprising. Some people will say there's more parity than ever, but I think it's crap. There have been plenty of teams that have lost to inferior opponents. How many times out of 10 does Standford beat USC? You can't tell me anyone thought they'd beat the Trojans. And a team like USC has LOADS of talent--enough to field all of Stanford's starters. You look at SC now and who the hell would want to play them in a playoff format now that they're healthy? They are a nasty bunch. Cal, with a great shot to move up in the rankings loses to an unranked Oregon State team. That was one nasty Beaver I guess--sorry, couldn't help it. Then-No. 1 Ohio St loses to Illinois at home to drop down in the BCS standings and miss out on a chance to play in the BCS title game. The next week Ohio State dominates a Michigan team, which went to Champaign and beat the Fighting Illini by 10 points. LSU, twice the number one team in the country this year, loses to an overrated Kentucky team and then loses to a not very good Arkansas team (Houston Nutt should leave now because he won't have Felix Jones OR Darren McFadden next year and your QB will have to throw it more than 15 times) to dash any hopes of playing for the national title. West Virginia had a great opportunity to stay at the top and lose to an overrated South Florida team, who themselves got up to the #2 ranking in the BCS only to lose to a decent Rutgers team. Sure West Virginia has a chance to play in the title game, but it's not because of anything they've done. Had the teams above them simply played like they were supposed to there'd be no hope for the Morgantown folks. Oklahoma was another example. They are in prime position to go to New Orleans against a Texas Tech team they should have beaten. Instead they can only play the role of spoiler after losing this game and a stunner at Colorado. With the Sooners loss, Texas needed to win today and then hope for an Oklahoma loss to Oklahoma St. Instead they allow the Aggies to roll up on them--the game wasn't as close as the 8-point score. Texas A&M never trailed in the game.

I just wonder what it is this year with the top 2 spots in the BCS. Is it a lack of concentration by teams? If so I think part of that is poor coaching. You have to keep your players on track. Maybe it's a lack of a killer instinct by teams. I hated the Nebraska teams of the mid- to late-90s, but they didn't take it easy on anybody. Remember what they did to Florida and Tennessee in national title games? How about those USC teams? It didn't matter who they were playing. They were sure to, in honor of the Southern folk, stomp a mud hole in your ass to make you think twice about how good you are.

I'll be curious to see how Hawaii does tonight against the Broncos. Can they shake off that bad joojoo against Boise St and keep their dream season alive or will they decide to play like dogshit, roll over and play in ANOTHER Hawaii Bowl?