Dawgs Steamroll Brennan, Warriors

Memo to the BCS: just because a team finishes undefeated does not mean they warrant a glitzy bowl selection, particularly against the best team in the country, apologies to USC. I still don't like the Dawgs Road to Miami next year, but unless Florida's defense matures over the summer (likely) they have a better shot than I thought last week. Knowshon Moreno is more than ready to assume D-Mac's throne as the SEC's best running back and if Matthew Stafford can survive some tough road games (specifically, Columbia and Tempe), at minimum Goarja will draw a return trip to the Sugar Bowl.

Enough, however, of this nonsense that UGA deserved to play in the Not Sugar. Their loss at the hands of a mediocre Tennessee bunch proved embarrassing and South Carolina's collapse didn't say much about the early season Dawgs. If major college football had a playoff, then yes Mark Richt's team would deserve a high seed. But we do not, which means schools must not lose to inferior teams and expect a shot at the crystal football.

The question for voters is whether USC or Georgia will finish #2. The Trojans beat a much-better Illinois team (Zooker's guys were in the game for a time, until the turnovers that never materialized in Columbus began sprouting all over the USC 15-yard line) with far more pure talent (Rashard Mendenhall, please hire an agent). Hawaii escaped several weak teams earlier this season and relied heavily upon a potential NFL quarterback to keep them afloat. Problem is, as Buckeye fans know all too well, the game is won and lost up front.

Georgia's defense is nasty, but their inability to handle the Volunteers offense in Knoxville killed their dream of winning the school's first national title since 1980. Silver lining: they remain in line to capture the first ever RT2020 championship, needing only an LSU win under two touchdowns to lay claim.