Mail-Bag Response

BonesMccoy writes:

           Here is how I see things playing out.

           Oregon goes to the National Championship Game to play Alabama
           Oregon State is picked up by the Orange Bowl to play Kansas State
          USC goes to the Rosebowl to play Nebraska.
          Pac - 12 rakes in Millions and distributes it to all 12
          
          10/29


Bones, thank you for reading my posts! And I absolutely love your optimism about our conference this year.

To be short, no. Love it, but no way no how.

.... But then again.

With UO going to the national championship, I believe that the Rose Bowl DOES get to extend an offer to any team it wants. And the Trojans with Ken Doll look-a-like Matt Barkley leading the way sure would be a good financial choice on their part. There are A LOT of USC fans that miss going to the Rosebowl nearly every year. It would guarantee an absolutely packed stadium and USC would likely be favored against whichever Big-10 team decides to be the least horrible.


Here is the crux in our hypothetical little world. If USC and Oregon state hadn't thrown up on themselves last week (USC lost to Arizona and Oregon State lost to UW) then this would be somewhat feasible, though still an absurdly long shot. By long shot, I actually mean impossible. There are actual BCS rules limiting the number of teams from a conference to two. You may recall last year a very upset 5th ranked 11-2 Arkansas team, with only losses to LSU and Alabama, demanding a spot in a BCS game.

They didn't get it.

Assuming that Oregon wins out and goes to the National Championship, the winner of the Oregon State - Stanford game will most likely be who goes to the Rose Bowl. Remember, assuming that Oregon goes undefeated is also assuming that USC has 3 or 4 losses. Even though they would stand up favorably against the Big-10 Champ, they wont go to a BCS bowl.