They also beat Pittsburgh in the 2004 Fiesta Bowl to complete an undefeated season, and did not get it then either. I really hope they don't overlook this obvious great team again because they really deserved it this year.

The BCS is a corrupted program that is not fair.  Their goal was to help determine a National Champion.  False, they do not help find a National Champion.  That is why college football needs to stop the BCS and make a play-off system!  That will determine a true National Champion. 

The play-off system should invite 16 teams.  The champion of every conference (there are 12 conferences), and have 4 at large teams.  This way every team in the nation has a chance of being the National Champion.  College Basketball has the perfect system to find a National Champion.  Why can’t college football use a smaller version of that system?  Look at College Football division 1-aa.  They have a play-off system and it is a blast to watch, and it works beautifully.   Even President Obama voiced his opinion on having a play-off system!

The BCS is a corrupted system which has a goal of making millions of dollars.  Let’s make a true National Champion.  Why can’t college football have their own March Madness?  Why can’t it change?  Everyone from the white house to ESPN wants a play-off system.  So lets make it happen.  Let’s have a play-off system for college football!

The Boise State vs. TCU game will be the best non-bcs game by far this year.  Both Boise State and TCU were in the hunt for Bustin' the BCS for most of the season.  Boise State did finish 12-0 this year, but a great Utah team beat them out for playing in the Sugar Bowl.  TCU went 10-2 this season, but they first lost to Oklahoma and also a close game to Utah.  Boise State has an explosive offence, and TCU has a strong fast defence.  I pick TCU winning by a small margin, 35-32 TCU.

Missouri vs. Northwestern are both strong oppenents.  Missouri won the Big 12 North, and lost to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game.  Missouri is lead by an amazing quarterback Chase Daniels.  Missouri will be only has good as Chase Daniels.  Northwestern doesn't have a strong offence, or an amazing defence.  Although I think they will keep it moderately close.  Missouri is going to win this bowl game, 42-28 Missouri.

The third great game is Oklahoma State vs. Oregon.  Oklahoma State is  lead by a great running back Kendall Hunter who has ran for over 1,500 yards this season.  Oklahoma State has a great offence and will put up a lot of points.  Oregon has had the injury bug this season, but they are still playing great.  Oregon has two good running backs and a good offence.  This game will be full of offence.  The strong Big 12 will have another victor, 59-45 Oklahoma State.

All three of these games are most see.  Anything could happen.  If you can only see one it has to be the Boise State vs. TCU game.  That is going to be amazing.  So sit down, relax and watch the bowl games this season.  They are going to be exciting!

Oklahoma's Sam Bradford has had a great year. But, his trophy might have a question mark attached to it after the Sooners play the Florida Gators. If Oklahoma gets walloped like the Sooners did against LSU or like Ohio State did against The Gators then Sam Bradford's Heisman might not be respected years from now. Whenever I think of Gino Toretta the Heisman winner from the early 90's, I think of Alabama upsetting the mighty Hurricanes in the Sugar Bowl that year to steal the national championship. Toretta didn't look like a Heisman winner that day. I also think about Oklahoma's Jason White getting beaten up in his last two games of the season against Kansas State and LSU. It sure makes him stick out when they show past Heisman winners. I also can't help but think the Heisman voters looked bad selecting Troy Smith as a Heisman winner and then watching the Gators smash the Buckeyes into submission. There is a common theme in these games. The theme is overrated quarterbacks playing against SEC defenses.

No league has defense like the SEC. This causes the offensive stars in the SEC to have lower stats and lowers their chances to win the Heisman. Other conferences have weaker defenses and allow good offensive players to look Heisman-like even though they might not be able to get first team all-SEC at the same time. I do not see much difference between Oklahoma's Sam Bradford and Georgia's Matthew Stafford. Both will be picked fairly high in the NFL draft if they leave early. Yet Bradford won the Heisman and Stafford was just second team All-SEC behind Tim Tebow. I feel that if they switched Bradford and Stafford this year, Stafford would being doing the Heisman pose somewhere.

I suggest that the Heisman award should be given a week after the Bowl season ends. This would stop some Heisman winners form getting embarrassed when they make it to the bowl season against other leagues. I also argue that voters should be aware about voting for quarterbacks that don't play in either the SEC or at USC. These quarterbacks seem more likely to be deserving compared to such unworthy Members like Eric Crouch, Troy Smith, Jason White, Gino Toretta, and Chris Weinke. If the award was handed after the bowl season then maybe we could get more deserving winners. Sam Bradford might be added to the list of players who gave away their Heisman respectability against an SEC defense in a big time bowl game.

Colt McCoy is a 6'3, 210lbs. Texas native. This season he has thrown for 3,445yrds. and 32 touchdowns, and has a rating of 179.20. Colt is a great quarterback who can also run the ball when needed. His team should be undefeated, but huge comeback at Texas Tech was a little to late. Colt is a great quarterback, but he will not win Heisman. Even though he won't win it this year he has one more year to win it.

Sam Bradford is a 6'4, 218lbs. Oklahoma native. Over this season he has thrown for 4,464yrds. and 48 touchdowns, and has a rating of 186.29. He has really shown that he is a wonderful passer, but he hasn't shown that he can run the ball. Sam didn't need to show running skills this season because Oklahoma has great running backs.

Tim Tebow is a 6'3, 240lbs. Florida native. This season he has thrown for 2,515yrds. and 28 touchdowns, and has a rating of 176.74. His passing yards isn't has high as McCoy's or Bradford's, but it doesn't reflect on his passing abilities. He is a great passer, and he is an amazing runner. Tebow has the record for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in the SEC conference.

Alll three of these quarterbacks are amazing athletes and deserve this award. Unfortunately Colt McCoy won't win Heisman this year. Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford will be a toss up. Either one could win the most honored trophey this season. If I had to pick a quarterback for my team it would be Tim Tebow. His running and passing abilities are amazing. To bad the decision will be made before Florida plays Oklahoma in the National Championship game because that would show the true winner right there. So who do you think will win?

If you do add a playoff format such as a tournament of 8 teams, you do get a more certain true champion, but you also diminish all the other bowl games, as well as the regular season. Now you would make the top two teams play two additional games to win a championship, which is kind of like punishment for the #2 team.

Then what about picking the final eight teams? How do we decide? Who gets left out? The undefeated Boise State Broncos would still be out of the picture, despite the fact that this school knocked off Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl just two years ago. Had Ball State won the MAC championship game, they would have been a second undefeated team out of the playoff picture. Not only would you have seeding issues, but you then have location as a big factor. The travel might give certain teams a huge disadvantage.

The way it stands right now, there are three great championship games, plus several other intriguing matchups. The winners of the Sugar Bowl (Utah vs. Alabama), Rose Bowl (Penn State vs. Southern Cal), along with the official BCS Championship (Oklahoma vs. Florida), all can make claim to be best in the nation. Actually, the winner of the Fiesta Bowl may be able to claim the same. The Texas Longhorns certainly are in the mix, as they narrowly missed an undefeated season with a last minute loss to Texas Tech. Everybody just hopes that Ohio State doesn't suffer another season ending embarrassment. Fans of the Big 10 have a lot at stake in this bowl season. There are 11 teams in the Big 10, so maybe they deserve to be humiliated.

The Bowl season is also great for all the middle of the pack schools. They have something to play for. Rutgers will play NC State in the Papajohns.com Bowl. Pizza will be on the line in Birmingham, AL. It's a great thing that so many teams can end the season with a championship victory. Why should we want to take that away from these student-athletes? There's no doubt, you take a lot of fun out of the season, from most fans and most players, if you change to a playoff system. The only thing you would get is a better chance to settle one argument. It is not worth it.

The basis of college football is formed around the huge rivalries, whether it is Alabama and Auburn, or Ohio and Ohio State, or even Florida and Florida State.   These rivalries usually occur during the last week of the season and if a playoff system were in place, these games would lose their meaning.  With a playoff, college football would be more like the NFL.  Most people who watch the NFL know that most playoff spots have been filled coming into the last week, therefore, the games mean nothing.  Most teams play their second string players.  Imagine a rivalry game that means nothing.  The intenseness is replaced with fear of a starter being injured.  No possibility of an upset from an in state rival, because who cares, the playoffs are already set.  All of the rivalry fire has been lost! 

However, the rivalries are not the only essence that would be lost to college football fans.  The excitement of every game during the regular season would be diminished.  Currently, every game in college football is meaningful. Whether it’s the challenge of actually making a bowl game, or trying to remain in the championship hunt, each and every regular season game means a lot.  Many compare college football to college basketball, because basketball has the NCAA tournament.  Oh yeah, March Madness is great, and very entertaining, but does anyone know what happened during the regular season?  What about major upsets?  College football fans know every major upset that occurs during the regular season, but most college basketball fans can not name the upsets, unless they happen during the tournament.  Who cares if their team loses during the regular season, as long as they win during the tournament?  As great as this tournament is, it steals its greatness from the regular season. 

Experts believe that creating a playoff system would eliminate the controversy of the BCS.  However, there is even controversy in the NCAA basketball tournament, and 65 teams are allowed to participate in that.  If there is an eight team playoff, then the ninth team that got left out could argue that they belong.  The same with a sixteen team tournament, the seventeenth team could argue the same point.  There will always be controversy, no matter which system is in place.

Another idea is to not determine the National Championship game until after the first four BCS bowl games have been played.  This would be fair to the players and schools, but would not be fair to the fans.  Most fans who travel to watch their team play in a bowl game, have to save all year to make this trip.  However, they could not make two trips for two bowl games.  If this system were in place, it would be unfair to the fans.  And there would still be controversy as to whichever team gets left out. 

The system that is in place now is truly the most fair and balanced of any of the above mentioned systems.  Instead of complaining about the current system, why not adapt to it?  The weaker conference teams should schedule higher ranked non-conference opponents, instead of non-ranked teams.  That way they could prove that they belong in the championship game, instead of crying because they cannot get into the game.  This system is by far the most exciting and makes college football what it is today: without it, the regular season of college football would be as exciting as the college basketball season.    

Last year, LSU was the proclaimed "champ" despite losing 2 games during the season.  Champ?  More like chump.  They were defeated by 2 different teams who, by the simple law of we-beat-you-so-obviously-we're-better-than-you, would technically have just as much claim to that title as LSU did.  Not only that, there was a long list of other teams that either had just one or two losses that you could make arguments deserved the title just as much.  What it came down to was popularity and media hype.  In reality, there was no champion team last year.   And no fan will remember it anyway.

It's obvious that now more than ever there needs to be a playoff.  And I for one, as a college football fan, am willing to boycott any bowl games.  Once the college football realizes that fans are willing to withhold their money from the NCAA, then you'll see a playoff system involving 4 to 8 teams.  Which, let's face it, is a far more accurate way of determining a true champion.

If you want to see how this 2008-2009 college football season progressed over the season check out these articles: College Football preseason rankings, BCS Busters: Who Has a Chance, and BCS Busters: The Final Stretch. Those are all great articles to keep you up to date on what happened over the season.

There are 3 BCS Bowl Games and 1 National Championship Game. The 3 BCS Bowls are the Rose Bowl played in Pasadena, California on January 1. The Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona on January 5. Then the Sugar Bowl is played in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 2. The fourth Bowl is the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida played on the first of January. Last but certainly not least is the National Championship game played this year in Miami, Florida on January 8.

I predict that Oregon State will play Penn State at the Rose Bowl. Oregon State will get blown out by Penn State. Oregon State is a good team, but not a BCS team. The only reason they are in this bowl game is because they miraculously beat USC and the Pac-10 isn't a good conference this year. Penn State is a great team with a great coach that will come up with a great game plan. The final score will be 38-17 for Penn State.

In the Fiesta Bowl I think USC will play Texas. Both of these teams are great football teams. It's going to be close, but I am going to take Texas by a touchdown. Both teams are lead by amazing quarterbacks and they will light up the score that night. The final will be 49-46 for the Texas Longhorns.

The Sugar Bowl will host Utah and Alabama. Utah is one of the few undefeated teams this year and is the BCS Buster from the Mountain West Conference. Alabama is a good team at #1 right now, but they are going to lose to Florida in the SEC Championship game. So that will send them to the Sugar Bowl instead of the National Championship. With Utah's great defense and explosive offence I predict the final score will be 38-28 for Utah.

In the Orange Bowl I think Georgia Tech will play Cincinnati. Georgia Tech will beat Boston College in the ACC Championship game and will land in this bowl game. While Cincinnati will get an at-large bid after they have had an impressive season. This game will be low scoring with the final score being 17-14 for Cincinnati.

For all the marbles in the National Championship Game I predict Florida will play Oklahoma. Florida in the late part of the season has been immortal. I don't see any flaw on the Florida team. Oklahoma pulled a huge upset over undefeated Texas Tech and completely creamed them. These are truly the best two teams in the Nation right now. I will have to go with Urban Meyer's team to take it 35-28; Florida will be the National Champion in 2009!

Alabama - At 11-0, they are ranked number one and have clinched a spot in the SEC Title game. They still must face Auburn in an in-state rivalry that could cause some problems. With an Alabama loss, a win in the SEC Title game may not get them back to a spot in the National Title game. Or could it? Beating Florida, even with one loss on their record, could impress the BCS enough to grant them that chance after all.

Texas Tech - Impressive wins against former number one Texas and Oklahoma State has catapulted the Red Raiders to the number two spot in the BCS standings. But those two wins were at home and their next test is on the road at number five Oklahoma. A loss to Oklahoma may crush Texas Tech's chances at a Big 12 Title game and assuredly out of the National Championship picture. Win at Oklahoma, and beat an overmatched Baylor team, they set up a match-up against Missouri. Even at 12-0, a loss to Missouri may knock them out if Texas, Florida or USC win decisively in their remaining games.

Florida - They have an SEC Title game against Alabama wrapped up. But with one loss already, they must beat Florida State to remain in the hunt for a National Championship. Two losses and a win in the SEC Title game may not be enough to leap back ahead of some other one loss teams such as Texas or USC. Winning all remaining games, Florida should stake a claim in early January for a shot at the National Championship.

Texas - Texas saw their National Championship dream crushed by rival Texas Tech earlier this year. But impressive wins within the tough Big 12 has Texas as the number four team in the BCS standings. With two games remaining against Arkansas and Texas A&M, teams that Texas should beat easily, Texas will need some help from a few teams such as Florida and Oklahoma. If Oklahoma were to beat Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, Texas would need Oklahoma to then lose to Missouri in the Big 12 Title game for them to be considered for the National Championship game.

Oklahoma - Two tough remaining games for Oklahoma has them at home against Texas Tech and at Oklahoma State. Lose either one and Oklahoma is out of the National Championship picture. Win both of them and Oklahoma may get a chance at the Big 12 Title game against Missouri. But like Florida, with one loss already on their record, a loss in the Big 12 Title game may leave them out of the National Championship game. Win it, and they may set up a matchup with either Florida or Alabama.

USC - USC may not win the Pac 10 because of a loss earlier in the season to Oregon State, but that doesn't matter to them if they can somehow watch the teams above them fail to solidify a spot for number one or number two in the BCS standings. A lot needs to happen for them, including winning their two remaining games against Notre Dame and UCLA. Could just enough things happen for USC to get there? A long shot.

Utah - Ok, no one is talking about the 11-0 Utah team. Undefeated and unrecognized, Utah may end up the only undefeated team in the polls once the season and Conference Title games are over. Their schedule doesn't boast wins against any top ranked teams. Perhaps their most impressive wins are against Oregon State and number twelve TCU. The BCS most likely would want them to lose their remaining game to a tough Brigham Young team. Otherwise, controversies would abound if all other teams in the race suffered a loss.

One thing remains clear in this 2008 College Football season. There is a lot of football remaining to be played. The next few weeks will be an exciting time for College Football fans as teams jockey for position. There have been many debates about whether the BCS system has answered the challenge of determining a National Champion. Well, it certainly hasn't diminished the suspense and excitement.

My picks for the National Championship Game - Florida vs. Texas Tech