Something horrible is shaping up in college football this season.
The USC Trojans have a chance to play for the National Title.
Normally, this wouldn’t bother me so much, but as it stands now, USC cannot win the PAC-10.
You see, last season Georgia was the hottest team in the country. After early season losses to South Carolina and Tennessee, Georgia dominated every game they played, and they were ranked higher than LSU and Tennessee, who would meet for the SEC Championship. Georgia was told that, because they would not be playing for their Conference Championship, they could not play for the National Championship, which to me makes sense, I can understand that.
But now, USC is ranked higher than Oregon State. If Oregon State wins out, they win the PAC-10 and play in the Rose Bowl against Penn State. But a nightmare situation exists where Alabama loses the SEC Championship to Florida, and the Big XII South winner (most likely Oklahoma) loses the Big XII Championship to Missouri. Should these things happen, and we all know that they can, the National Title Game would conceivably feature USC against Florida.
Don’t get me wrong, USC/Florida would be a fabulous game, but I believe it would seriously damage the integrity of NCAA Football to tell a team one year that, because you didn’t win your conference you cannot play for the National Championship, and then the next year a team is rewarded for not winning their conference.
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