Originally Posted by markh100

Quit fooling yourselves. First off, it's really hard to know where the conferences stand in relation to each other. You might think that it's the quality and depth of the SEC that causes the teams to be beat each other up, but it might just be parity. In the Big Ten, Michigan and Ohio State are going to run the table until the final week, but Wisconsin and Penn State are also quality teams that are just a notch below in talent. There's really know way to know how Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State stack up against Auburn, Florida, Arkansas and Georgia, because it is rare for the top teams in each conference to play each other during the year.

Secondly, the SEC isn't out of the running yet. Auburn is #4 in the BCS. USC is a very overrated team, and is almost certain to drop a game against Oregon, Cal or Notre Dame the way they've been playing the last three weeks. The computers really don't want West Virginia or Louisville in the national championship game, even if they run the table, and one of Ohio State or Michigan has to lose a game.

The way I see - if Michigan wins a squeaker against Ohio State in the final week of the season, Ohio State might end up dropping from #1 to #2, and the game could be replayed as the national championship. Who knows what is going to happen between now and December though.

The BCS is somewhat of a mess. I say drop the twelth game from the schedule, start a week earlier in the summer, and have the top eight teams play in a championship series.

Don't count Auburn and Florida out of the BCS championship just yet, though. Both schedules have a very tough schedule, and if either team can win out, it might just be enough to edge in ahead of a 12-0 West Virginia, Louisville or Rutgers squad.