jmdirt said:
Big weekend with two top four teams going down! 'Bama might not fall out of the top four.
1- Badgers
2- Tigers (IF they win)
3- Sooners
4- Tide
There are actually two Tiger teams at play here, Auburn and Clemson. So Bama is likely out unless either Clemson loses to SC today or Oklahoma or Wisconsin loses the championship game. If Clemson wins today, they play Miami in the conference championship, and since both of these teams will have a single loss, the winner is virtually guaranteed a BCS spot. Almost the same with Auburn vs. Georgia; though Auburn has two losses, if they beat Georgia, two wins over that team plus the win over Bama would make it very hard to exclude them. The other two spots will go to Oklahoma (very likely) and Wisconsin (for sure) if they win their championship games. But my money is on the Badgers falling to Ohio State. That will open the door to Bama, and if Oklahoma loses, too, OSU could get in as well.
In other college football news, Chip Kelly is the new UCLA HC. It will be interesting to see if he can turn that team into what he did for Oregon. A lot of observers think he failed in the NFL in large part because the rules wouldn't allow him to implement his high-speed offense completely. It didn't help that he made some very poor personnel moves at Philly, and was never really given a chance in SF.
On the other hand, past success at the college level is not a guarantee of future success upon return. Just look at poor Jim Harbaugh, whose Wolverines have lost four conference games this year, including to arch-rival OSU for the third time in a row. His job could actually be in jeopardy if he doesn't turn it around next year. I'm wondering that if he should fail to deliver big at Michigan, would he still be attractive as a HC in the NFL.
OT, wrong thread, but can't resist: Bama's basketball team had to play the final 10+ minutes of a game vs. Minnesota with only three players on the floor. Their entire bench was ejected during a brawl, and they lost two starters to fouls or injuries. Talk about a power play advantage! And Bama still made it very close. How can you not pull away from another team when you have a 5-3 advantage?