Campus Confidential

By Adam Abramson

Let’s hold off on the coaches until tomorrow, the bowls are just more intriguing to talk about.

Here’s the current BCS lineup:

1. Ohio State
2. USC
3. Michigan
4. Florida
5. LSU
6. Louisville
7. Wisconsin
8. Boise State
9. Arkansas
10. Notre Dame
11. Auburn
12. Oklahoma
13. Rutgers
14. Virginia Tech
15. West Virginia

In my best dating game announcer voice: Eight or nine of these lucky teams will have the chance to play in a BCS bowl!!

Here’s what’s all but certain:

National Championship: Ohio State vs. Southern California
Rose: Michigan vs. at large
Fiesta: Boise State vs. Big 12 (Nebraska/Oklahoma)
Sugar: Florida/Arkansas vs. at large
Orange: Big East vs. ACC (Rutgers/Louisville vs. Wake Forest/Georgia Tech)

That obviously leaves two at large bids: SEC and __________

I think LSU should play Michigan in the Rose Bowl, that’d just be a fun game. But will that leave Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl? Probably. Look at yesterday’s entry to see how I feel about that (hint: hate it).

I don’t know that the SEC should have three schools in the BCS, so Auburn…see ya. Loser of the SEC championship game (at this point, I think that’ll be Arkansas)…see ya. Wisconsin would make three Big 10 teams in the BCS…see ya. Virginia Tech was elminated from BCS consideration…see ya.

What’s actually interesting is the Rutgers-West Virginia game. If West Virginia wins, Louisville wins the Big East.

So if Louisville wins the Big East, here are the teams vying for the last BCS spot (assuming the aforementioned see yas are removed from the list)

1. Notre Dame
2. West Virginia

Now, if Rutgers wins it’s the Big East Champion and the list for the final spot is:

1. Louisville
2. Notre Dame

What does all this mean? Well, I think this is where $$ comes into play because I think Louisville is the only team worthy of playing in a BCS bowl.

But Notre Dame travels and Notre Dame draws a TV crowd meaning Notre Dame will likely win out and get blown out by Florida.

This is why the BCS burns me up. The Irish would get smoked by Louisville and could maybe beat West Virginia, but I don’t even know they could stop the run. I’ll stop before I go on a tirade again.

Although I should just wait a few more days for the lineup to be announced, here’s how I think it’ll end up:

National Championship: Ohio State vs. Southern California
Rose: Michigan vs. LSU
Fiesta: Boise State vs. Nebraska
Sugar: Florida vs. Notre Dame
Orange: Louisville vs. Georgia Tech

I’ll admit I need to research more about the Big 12 championship. I’ll have my firm pick by…Friday. I lean towards Nebraska right now though.

Until tomorrow…