Armageddon Scenario: Just for fun, let's step outside into the nuclear winter if everything all falls apart. Listen up ... If all the favorites win, here's how the BCS bowls will play out: Rose: Texas vs. USC* Fiesta: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State Sugar: LSU vs. West Virginia* Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Penn State* *--already clinched BCS bowl berths Now consider a scenario in which Texas and USC lose. We're projecting that Texas would probably drop out of the top two but remain an automatic at-large team by staying in the top four. There is debate whether USC, especially with a close loss to UCLA, would drop out of the top two. Like Nebraska in 2001 and Oklahoma in 2003, the Trojans could lose their final game and still play for the national championship. Rose: USC vs. Penn State Fiesta: Colorado vs. West Virginia Sugar: LSU vs. Texas Orange: Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech If USC drops below No. 2, look for it to end up this way: Rose: LSU vs. Penn State Fiesta: Colorado vs. USC Sugar: Notre Dame vs. West Virginia Orange: Texas vs. Virginia Tech Now, let's say all the favorites lose -- USC, Texas, Virginia Tech and LSU. Here's the lineup: Rose: Penn State vs. USC Fiesta: Colorado vs. West Virginia Sugar: Georgia vs. Texas Orange: Notre Dame vs. Florida State All of this is another way of saying that unless Nike chairman and Oregon benefactor Phil Knight actually buys a Fiesta Bowl title sponsorship, the Ducks still aren't waddling to the desert.
The third scenario with LSU vs. Penn State in the Rose Bowl for the Crystal Trophy is obviously my top choice but playing the Horns in the Georgia Dome would be a close second.:geauxtige
