Football Future-see Week 15

This is it. Our last chance to go 5-0. Let's be honest here, 54-20 on the year is not bad. Some of the guys at ESPN would probably love a record like that. But we strive for perfection here, so we're giving it one last go before bowl season. Oh, and tacked on to the end of this post is our final attempt at Bowl Projections.

(12) Ball State vs. Buffalo - MAC Championship
Buffalo (7-5) is in the MAC Championship Game, something that never happens. The Bulls typically dwell in the NCAA cellar. They've been invited to one bowl game in the 107 year history, and they refused to go, because the Tangerine Bowl, played in Orlando, refused to let the team bring along the two black players they had. Everyone else but those two were invited. Ball State is undefeated and would really like a BCS Bowl, but it doesn't look like that will happen (the BCS would rather have two-loss Ohio State).
Final Score: Ball State 35, Buffalo 14

(1) Alabama vs. (4) Florida - SEC Championship
The Big Game in the SEC. This game will determine one half of the National Championship Game. Florida brings one of the most potent offenses to ever take the field to the Georgia Dome to clash with Alabama's stout defense. I know the old saying is defense wins championships, but I think Florida is too strong for Alabama. Tim Tebow would like to add a second Heisman, but it doesn't look like that will happen, as the Heisman voters are basically enthralled with the Big XII.
Final Score: Florida 28, Alabama 21

(17) Boston College vs (25) Virginia Tech - ACC Championship
The ACC Championship game features two teams outside the top 15, something that rarely happens for a BCS Conference. The Hokies would like another shot at a BCS game after their last trip resulted in a loss to Kansas. Boston College would like to prove that they can win a conference title without Wonderboy Matt Ryan. NOt a high scoring game, as the ACC Title game usually isn't.
Final Score: Boston College 17, Virginia Tech 14

(20) Missouri vs. (2) Oklahoma - Big XII Championship
For the second straight year Oklahoma and Missouri face off for the Big XII Championship. This game is swirling with controversy. Oklahoma jumped Texas in the last BCS rankings, putting the Sooners at No. 2 and the Longhorns at No. 3. They have indentical records, and Texas actually beat Oklahoma by 10 points on a neutral field. Yet Oklahoma, by virtue of the "what-have-you-done-for-me-lately" clause that the voters have in place, jumped Texas and landed in the Big XII Championship Game. This means that Sooners will once again go to a BCS Bowl, and we all know that Bob Stoops, loving nicknamed Spongebob Bowlflop, will lead them to another disappointing loss.
Final Score: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17

(5) USC at UCLA
This game is for all the marbles in the PAC-10, and it really shouldn't be. Oregon State, by virtue of losing to Oregon, opened the door to the Rose Bowl wide for USC. All the Trojans have to do is beat UCLA and they'll go to Pasadena, at worse. The nightmare scenario is still in place that would put USC in the National Title Game, possibly against Texas. I know, it's crap. UCLA is all that stands between USC and another BCS game.
Final Score: USC 45, UCLA 17


Bowl Projections (We Stand By These)

BCS National Championship Game: Florida vs. Oklahoma
Rose Bowl: USC vs. Penn State
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Utah
Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Ohio State
Orange Bowl: Boston College vs. Cincinnati
Capital One Bowl: Georgia vs. Michigan State
Gator Bowl: Nebraska vs. Virginia Tech
Outback Bowl: LSU vs. Iowa
Cotton Bowl: Mississippi vs. Texas Tech
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. South Carolina

The Nightmare Scenario:

A Poem in Non-Rhyming Verse

If Alabama falls to Florida in a very close game,
anything within three points,
and Missouri beats Oklahoma to claim the Big XII title,
then USC, if they beat UCLA soundly,
and Texas, because they're no. 3,
will jump them all and play each other,
and the fans of the SEC will rise as one, and slay the BCS,
because last year they told Georgia that,
even though you're ranked ahead of both teams,
that can play for your conference title,
you cannot play for the National Title,
and the BCS continued by saying,
I know we let Oklahoma play for it one year after losing 35-7,
to a Kansas State team in the conference title game,
and we let Nebraska play for the National Title once,
even though they didn't reach the conference title game,
but they are Big XII, and therefore we like them better as a whole,
and the SEC fans will slay them,
because the winner of the SEC Title should play for the national title,
because they will have only one loss,
and one loss in the SEC is the same as undefeated in any other conference,
for the winner of the SEC should play in the National Title Game,
It will make the Lord grin,
Amen.