Ute 2!

It is a well documented fact that I love underdogs, including the proverbial "BCS busters".  It is always an argument that the conferences that these teams hail from are not as strong.  It is also a proven fact that alot of them play pretty weak non-conference schedules to remain undefeated and keep their busting hopes alive.  Either way it is a proven fact, with passionate rivalry games and conference surprises every year, that it is very hard to go undefeated.  Just ask the two loss national champions from last year, LSU!  Utah is a legit team.  They might not be the second best team in the nation, but they might deserve the ranking spot.  Let us break it down logically by looking at the wins and losses of the teams ranked in front of them.

First of course is the number one ranked, and currently undefeated, Alabama Crimson Tide.  The fighting Nick Satan's have a lot going for them on paper.  They are undefeated as previously stated and they are in the very tough SEC.  But let's look deeper into their actual schedule.  Did you know that they only have one win against a team that is currently ranked.  That team is Georgia which is, as of now, ranked 11th.  Throughout the season Alabama has played three games against teams that were ranked at the time of each respective game.  Those teams are Clemson, which was ranked 9th, and is currently joke, Georgia, which was ranked 3rd at the time, and LSU, which was ranked 16th at the time, and is now unranked.  They also beat Ole miss and as you know Ole Miss beat, dum dum dum, Florida!   Pretty impressive resume I would guess but it breaks down to the fact that they beat only one team that is currently ranked.  

Next up is the number two ranked Texas Longhorns.  That is right the hated Longhorns.  Texas, like Alabama, is in a tough conference.  In fact the Big 12 might be the toughest conference this year.  On their run to number 2, Texas has stacked up a pretty impressive list of teams they have beat.  In the course of the season Texas has played 4 teams that were ranked at the time of the games.  those teams are Oklahoma ranked 1, Oklahoma State ranked 6th, Missouri ranked 11th, and Texas Tech ranked 7th.  They won  3 of those games, Oklahoma currently ranked 3, Oklahoma State currently ranked 12, and Missouri currently ranked 12.  They lost to Texas Tech who are now ranked 7.  That adds up to 3 wins against teams now ranked and the crucial loss to Tech.  

In the third position in the BCS is Oklahoma.  They are in the Big 12 as well.  Oklahoma has also played 4  games against teams that were ranked at the time of those games.  Those teams consist of TCU then ranked 24th now ranked 14, Texas then ranked 5th now ranked 2, Kansas then ranked 16th now unranked, and Texas Tech then ranked 2nd now ranked 7th.  They beat TCU, Kansas, and Tech, only two of which are still ranked.  Oklahoma also lost to Texas, who is currently ranked 2nd.  That breaks down to 2 wins against ranked opponents and still one big loss.

Next up is Florida.  Florida is arguably the hottest team in the nation and is also in the SEC.  Throughout their record breaking season they have played only 3 teams that were ranked at the time of the games. The Gators beat LSU then ranked 4th, Georgia then ranked 6th, and South Carolina then ranked 25th.  They won all of these games but only one of those teams, Georgia number 11, is still ranked.  Florida's one big black eye is that they lost to Ole Miss which is currently unranked and has not been ranked this season.  The way this settles up is Florida has only beat one ranked team and has a loss to an unranked team.  

The fifth and final team ranked in front of the Utes is the USC Trojans.  I know please stop booing so I can finish a thought.  USC is in the Pac-10 which can only be measured against the MWC in terms of power.  USC has played 3 games against teams that were ranked at the time of their battle.  Those three teams were Ohio state then ranked 5th and now ranked 10th, Cal then ranked 21 now unranked, and Oregon ranked 23rd then and now.  They also lost to Oregon state who are now ranked 17th and who also lost to the UTES!  That breaks down to 2 wins against ranked teams, and a devastating loss to the Beavers.  

And finally the Utah Utes.  Their biggest knock is that they play in the Mountain West which is not a BCS conference.  Utah did not play a tough non-conference schedule.  They put Michigan on the schedule but that hurt more than it helped.  They did beat Oregon State but it was early in the season before the Beavers were ranked.  During their season, the Utes only played two teams that were ranked at the time of the game, BYU 14, and TCU 12.  Both of those teams are tough conference rivals.  As it all adds up they have 3 wins against teams in the top 20, Oregon State 17, BYU 18, and TCU 14.  They have no losses.

Really all this means nothing, because if you put Utah on the field with any of the teams in the top 5 they would more than likely lose.  But you see college football doesn't have a playoff so that wouldn't happen.  We are stuck with the BCS.  I say that if we are going to use this crazy system than it must be held accountable and Utah Should be number 2!  GO UTES and live like no one is watching.