This Week in College Football, 9/29/12
The one thing the BCS committee did not want to see before going to a new playoff format in 2014 could be unfolding in front of their eyes this year, as there could be three undefeated and highly powered teams for the two spots in the National Title game in Miami, January 7, 2013.
Which one of these three teams - Alabama, Florida State or Oregon will be the odd team out in January?
As it stands right now, one spot will be filled by the winner of the Alabama vs. LSU game on November 3rd (I see the Crimson Tide going to Baton Rouge and beating up the Tigers this year to avoid any doubt who should go this year) while the other team will come from the survivor of Florida State and Oregon.
Florida State, after coming back and running away from Clemson in the fourth quarter last week 49-31, has a relatively clean ride to their end of the season game vs. Florida in Tallahassee, while Oregon, who trounced Arizona 49-0 last week, still has to...
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