Week One Winners

The MWC is making a strong case to be perennially involved in the BCS, and with the way the ACC and Big East are looking, it's hard to say otherwise. As everyone knows BYU knocked off Oklahoma this weekend and they now control their own fate with a schedule (3 OU, 18 FSU, 17 TCU, and 19 Utah) that stacks up well against just about anyones. It was a good weekend for TCU and Utah by default, since it brings credibility their conference and strengthens their schedule strength.

Boise St took down an Oregon on national tv thursday night. Now Boise St lacks the strength of schedule that the MWC teams enjoy so they need Oregon to rebound if they want a chance at the BCS. If Oregon does this and Boise St can run the table (no more ranked teams on their plate), coupled with their recent BCS win, they may just stand a chance to get back.

Alabama vs. VT was the only top 10 match up of the week, and while it wasn't pretty they managed to out last the Hokies. While they showed a lot of room for improvement they also showed a lot of promise. The "D" looked solid and McElroy look good in the 4th quarter, when they needed him most. In fact, the whole team looked good in the 4th quarter, I sign of any championship caliber team.

Finally Oklahoma St and Texas won win Bradford went down. It looks like the Big 12 will send two teams to the BSC and they'll most likely be from these three. So you hate to see an injury, but anytime one loses it's helping the others. To add to this, Oklahoma St added to their weekend by knocking off a good Georgia team and perhaps made a statement there are 3 national contenders in the Big 12 South.