The BCS Buster Race Has More Clarity

Tulsa has lost, BYU is a one loss team and now TCU is a two loss team. With these losses there is more clarity in the BCS Buster race.

The remaining undefeated mid majors are the Utah Utes ranked #7 in the BCS. Boise State is hot on their heels ranked #9 in the BCS poll and Ball State is in the top 25.

Who goes to the AQ mid major berth, that is yet to be decided, however the Utah Utes have the inside track.

BYU was unmasked earlier this season, receiving a real beat down by the TCU Horned Frogs, sending BYU way back in the polls.

However any BCS hopes the Horned Frogs had as a one loss BCS Buster died on the leg of a true freshman place kicker in Utah Thursday night as TCU fell in a game they led all but the closing minutes against the Utah Utes.

Now the Utes control their own destiny, with only two games left, they only have to worry about their in state rival BYU.

The Cougars are playing better ball and as in any rivalry, you can toss rankings and records out the window. The rivalry will bring out the best in both teams.

BYU has shown a more potent offense this season than the Utes, putting bigger numbers on the score board. While the Utes defense has held high powered offenses to low scoring events, keeping the Utes in every game.

Next in line is Boise State, they have 3 games left. Their next opponent is cross state rival, the University of Idaho Vandals. Unlike the Utah BYU game, this should be a walk for Boise State.

Idaho is ranked as one of the worst teams in college football and since October of 2006 has won only one game over an FBS opponent. The Aggies of New Mexico State, two weeks ago.

This seasons end could challenge the BCS Conferences monopoly over the BCS Bowls. Forcing a more relaxed position allowing more than one mid major to crash the party.

Should both Boise and Utah remain undefeated, unless there is some real manipulation of the human polls like in the past, both teams will finish in the top 10.

Since the BCS Bowls are supposed to be rewards for teams that are best in the nation, shouldn't two mid major conferences be included? Why should it the money pot be divided only by the Big East, the ACC, the Big 10, SEC, Big 12 and PAC 10?

In 2004 the BCS was threatened by Congress and invited the Utah Utes to the Fiesta Bowl against Pittsburgh while the undefeated Boise State Broncos went south to Memphis for the Liberty Bowl.

2006 saw Boise State in its first Fiesta Bowl and BCS appearance against the storied Oklahoma Sooners and saw one of the greatest football finishes ever played. Proving the mid majors could hang with and beat the BCS teams at their own party.

Now we are at the 2004 cross roads with the same two players being undefeated, should the season end that way should only Utah go.

I don't think the football public will accept it so readily this year. You have two good mid majors that can play with almost anyone, shouldn't they both attend the big dance? I think they should.