Belly Up to the Bar: UMM.....WOW!

If you missed today's college football, you missed something amazing! There was drama and passion, and even an ass whipping. I can say this, nothing played out the way I thought it would. I know that is a sad admission because some of you hold me in high esteem as an expert. But this week was utter madness and I wouldn't have it any other way. But with all of the excitement, I find myself owing an apology to Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy. He took the team on his back, despite the big day Ingram had, and did his job. I am absolutely astounded at the way this day turned out.

It all started Thursday with the "Civil War". What a precursor to a weekend that game was. Watching the Cincinnati and Pittsburgh game this morning I knew we were in for something special. Even Conference USA got in on the party with a great finish in their championship game. But Cincinnati looked beat against a strong Pitt defense. But as great teams often do, Cinci got it together and came back and won the Big East championship. Not to mention Pitt did something weird on their extra point. There were a lot of missed extra points today. The question is; did Cincinnati do enough to make a stink in the BCS? Second question; will Chip Kelly take the Notre Dame job if the Bearcats do not get into the National Championship game? I can say one thing for sure, when it comes to the BCS we know nothing.

The SEC championship game was a tragedy. Alabama racked up over 400 yards and 30 points on the nation's top defense. Florida looked uninspired for the entire game. I couldn't figure it out. Even down 21 you kept looking for Tebow to will this team to victory. It just never happened. The Gators never got on track. It was sickening, but more sickening is that we may have to see it again. That's right the BCS could still put Florida in the National Championship game.

The Big 12 championship went exactly how Nebraska needed it to. To win this game Nebraska had to dominate on defense and they did. Texas looked awful. Mack Brown said it best after the game, "They just whipped us." If this is what Texas looks like against top notch defenses I definitely don't want to see them against Alabama. Texas caught a couple of breaks late on the last drive. The Nebraska kicker kicks the ball out of bounds on the kickoff. Then on the very next play Jordan Shipley gets horse collared. But the final play where the referees went to the replay booth to put the second back on the clock was huge. The call was right, but McCoy just got lucky! Hopefully Texas played bad enough to get jumped by TCU.

The ACC championship game was another great team. Clemson and Georgia Tech kept answering every score. I truly believe that C.J. Spiller earned Tebow, or McCoy's spot in New York for the Heisman. Georgia Tech won the ACC but not without a fight. It will be interesting to see how they do in their bowl game. Whom ever they play will have a month to prepare for that option offense. Can they dominate with a whole month focused solely on them?

In other news around college football there was some more wildness. Fresno State and Illinois had the most interesting game that any Big 10 team has played this year and was won when an offensive lineman caught a deflected pass and scored the game winning two-point conversion, Cal got destroyed by Washington (yes that Washington), UConn won in the final seconds over USF, and Boise State beat up on New Mexico State to finish undefeated for the second straight year. This will go down as probably the best weekend in college football this season. Jess and I tied in the picks at 6-4. John finished 5-5 and assured he will get his T-shirt for the regular season picks. Lys finished 4-6. I hope you saw it. Live like no one is watching and if you nickname is "Size" you should get to catch more passes.

Keep your eyes peeled for the new fully functional website coming January 1st. Let's change the sports information world! Move over ESPN! Now for the final BUS top 25 of the regular season