The BCS rankings are out! If somebody wanted to, they could write a Master’s thesis on the absurdity of the BCS. There is no use in fighting it, kind of like why candy corns and Peeps aren’t sold year-round (Peeps in their original form of bunnies and chicks that is), that’s just the way it is. When you think about it, candy corns and Peeps mirror the BCS, good for a short while and get old pretty quick to the point you don’t want them for a year…

Don't count the Louisville Cardinals out yet, they still have some fight left in them.

Cardinals Wings Aren’t Clipped Yet

South Florida ripped the Big East banner away from Louisville two years ago, and have carried the paultry banner ever since. The Cardinals have looked like they got their wings clipped since former head coach Bobby Petrino left to coach bigger birds in the NFL. They haven’t quite come together under current head coach Steve Kragthorpe, and haven’t had a quarterback to match the output of Brian Brohm. Although the Cardinals will win this game, they aren’t exactly going to seize the banner back, tripping up the banner carrier would be a better description. The Bulls are still the team to beat in the Big ‘L’East until junior quarterback Matt Grothe graduates next year.

Red Raiders Stood Up By Jayhawks

Texas Tech has not played one team in the top 25, which leads you to really question the BCS because the Red Raiders are in the top 8 (just behind USC and Florida, who were defeated by non-ranked teams earlier this year). Okay, we’re not going to go down that road, we all know the BCS is just as valid as half the opinionated articles on Wikipedia. The Red Raiders will face thier first top 25 opponent this year when they play the Kansas Jayhawks Saturday in Lawrence. The Red Raiders are better than the Jayhawks in every statistical category (even scoring defense), but it’s the intangibles that make the difference. The intangibles in this game are: the Red Raiders are off to their hottest start in almost 30 years (which might get to their heads), they are facing their first real challenge (which will get in their heads), and the game is not in Lubbock (which they can convince themselves that it really is in Lubbock, but they’d be crazy in their heads).

Florida State ‘Nole and Void - Gophers Not So Golden at Purdue 

Every week we have a couple teams that scoot into the top 25 and are swept right back out, kind of like a stray cat. This week’s “stray cats” are Florida State and Minnesota. The Seminoles welcome a Virginia Tech team that just got edged by Boston College last week. If there is one thing that is signature about Beamer’s Hokie teams, it’s that they rebound after losses. If you base the Seminoles offense and defense on their stats, you may be a little deceived. The Seminoles were on the cupcake diet the first two weeks and outscored them 115-7. Meanwhile, over at Purdue, the Golden Gophers are going to get a real challenge and ultimately fall. The Boilermakers have not been impressive this year, but they have played teams tough, especially at home. They’ve got to pull one out sometime, and this is their time. Come on guys, do it for Drew Brees! 

Boise State flexed their muscles when they played in a BCS Bowl in 2006, can they do it again this year?

 Broncos Trample Last Viable Challenge

Boise State is in position again to bust the BCS, but if they are going to do it this year they will do it with a freshman quarterback. Broncos QB Kellen Moore hasn’t seemed to be rattled at all this year, most notably he lead his team into Eugene and spanked the Ducks. San Jose State will be the toughest defense the Broncos will face all year, but this is definitely not a hurdle for the Broncos, more like a speed bump. With how weak the WAC has been the past few years, it seems that every year they will have one team crash the BCS. If the Broncos go this year it will be the WAC’s third straight appearance, I guess it’s getting to the point that we can’t call it “crashing” or “busting” the BCS. Word is they are already practicing the “Hook n’ Ladder” and “Statue of Liberty” on the Boise State campus. Boise State will be kings of those two plays forever more, just like how Doug Flutie is the king of the “Hail Mary.” It seems wierd to say ”Boise State did it better,” just as wierd as it will be to say, “President Obama.”

Tulsa has been pouring on points "Hawaii style" and are undefeated, but they aren't getting much love from the polls.

JIB Picks

Week 8: 13-4 / Overall: 125-23

Week 9: #1 Texas – #8 Oklahoma State  / #2 Alabama – Tennessee / #3 Penn State – #10 Ohio State / #4 USC – Arizona / #5 Oklahoma – Kansas State / #6 Texas Tech – #18 Kansas / #7 Florida – Kentucky /  #9 Georgia - #11 LSU / #12 Utah (Bye) / #13 Boise State – San Jose State / #14 South Florida – Louisville / #15 TCU – Wyoming / #16 Missouri – Colorado / #17 BYU - UNLV /  #19 Tulsa – UCF / #20 Pittsburgh – Rutgers / #21 Georgia Tech – Virginia / #22 Ball State – Eastern Michigan / #23 Florida State – Virginia Tech / #24 Northwestern – Indiana / #25 Minnesota – Purdue

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