America loves an underdog, so where is the love for Texas Christian and Boise State? Barring upsets, the Horned Frogs and Broncos will finish the regular season with unblemished records, but at least one of these teams is likely to be cast aside by the Bowl Championship Series.
Meanwhile, Florida and Alabama are on a collision course to meet in the Southeastern Conference title game. The Gators and Crimson Tide have such a sizable lead in the Bowl Championship Series standings, it's entirely possible the loser of the SEC title game could get a rematch in the BCS championship game. But are these the two best teams in the country?
For the past two weeks, Florida has been playing like a team that wants to lose, and Alabama needed every ounce of energy last Saturday to get past lowly Tennessee.
And when the Gators and Crimson Tide have had a moment of need, all that was needed was a friendly wink toward an official.
Yes, if you subscribe to conspiracy theories, the SEC fix is in. It's the topic of my column this week for Covers.com. Head on over and give it a read.
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If Alabama and Florida aren't the two best teams in the country who is?
Let's see your top 25. Criticizing is easy. Offer a better alternative though. You live for this stuff - posting your top 25 each week should be relatively easy, no?
Posted by: IowaGuy | October 28, 2009 at 08:20 AM
This site's modus operandi:
1. Find dead horse*
2. Gather sticks
3. Beat
4. Repeat 1-3
Let it go. If the "fix was in," as you suggest, why did the refs even allow it to get to the point that Tennessee had a field goal to win? There's shitty, shitty officiating (and it's not at all limited to the SEC, as both the PAC 10, Big 11, and others have repeatedly flubbed big calls). But there is a huge, critical distinction between poor officiating and an affirmative desire to fix the outcome of games. You can prove the first, you fall far short of establishing any evidence of the second. Please, move on.
Posted by: Kent | October 28, 2009 at 08:47 AM