These Damn Bowl Games About Figured Out Yet?

Today's IMO Poll Top 8 (AKA the "If We Had a Playoff" Rankings):

Florida 12-1
Oklahoma 12-1
Texas 11-1
USC 11-1
Alabammy 12-1
Joe PA State 11-1
Texas Tech 11-1
Utah 12-0
Boise State 12-0

Yeah, I do know that's 9, not 8, and we all know that won't work for a 4 game bracket. Boise deserves mention though, as they are the only other undie besides Utah, and there isn't going to be a friggin playoff this year anyway. So I'm putting the Broncs in the mix, and have actually figured out a way to get them to a Big Bowl - keep reading...

Rant on:

The Big 12 made a mockery of itself this season. Great conference, with 3 teams in the Top 8, but all 3 are from the South division. While the North division sucks, the rules say North vs South for the Big 12 title. Whatthefuckever. The conference championship game should have been Texas/OK with the winner going to the National Championship game against the Gators. An argument can also be made for Texas Tech being in the Big 12 Champ game, but they got smoked by Oklahoma and just squeaked by the Longhorns on a last second TD pass. Thumbs down, Raiders. Texas is the only team to beat the Sooners, a team that just scored an NCAA record 60+ points in five straight games - jeezus! The Horns should have been the team Oklahoma needed to get by in order to advance to the NCG, and deserved a shot at going there themselves. The Big 12 is a Big Joke.

/end rant

I could rail on about a playoff vs bowls forever , but things aren't going to change today, or this season. Here's what I'd like to see with the mess we are left with:

Florida Tebows vs Oklahoma Laters - National Championship - Should be a lock.

USC vs Joe PA State - Rose Bowl - Is a lock. And Penn St really should consider changing their name to Joe PA State.

Texas Tech vs Texas - Cotton Bowl. Give the Longhorns a chance to avenge their only loss, and Tech a chance to prove their victory wasn't a fluke. Play it right in Big D little allas. Wait, the Cotton Bowl isn't a Big Money Bowl? The hell you say! Well, then screw all them Texans who would love to see this game live, throw this game over to Phoenix in the Fiesta.

Utah vs Boise - The only two undefeated teams, should get a ticket to anywhere warm. The Orange Bowl would be great for them, but we get the immense pleasure of Va Tech/Cincy here. Gonna get some great ratings for that shitshow. So we'll send the Utes and Boysers to the Sugar Bowl.

Alabama vs Nobody - No Bowl. Just give Bama a pat on the ass, congratulate them on a good season and give 'em BCS money. Open up Bryant-Denny on New Years Day and have a 92,000 person Guinness World Record attempt circle jerk. Call it the Saban Bowl, set Nick up at midfield as the ringleader, and show old Bear Bryant clips on the Big Screen TeeVee. Free beer afterward, first come first served. That should work out just fine for Tide fans.

Final BCS rankings and real bowl matchups should be out later today, we'll review these later.