[CSM]

Well, they do play the games for a reason. I’d wager that the top 75% of the BCS conference schools could beat each other on any given saturday, then throw in the occassional major upset or strong program from a sub tier conference and you have the makings of just not knowing!

That is precisely why I have lost interest in the entire college bowl season. Without a robust playoff system, there just is no way to know for certain. Add to that that the majority of the schools going to bowls lose a huge pile of cash on bowls for a program that in most of those cases are not even break even programs!

The bowl season in general has lost its way....

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Clearly the SEC has dominated the past few years. The seperation between the SEC and everyone else has gotten a bit smaller these past few years and ND does have a good enough D to play with Bama. They remind me of the 2002 Ohio State team that had an above average O but a quality D. My only problem with SEC fan (and I live with them) is after an SEC loses they just have neverending excuses for why their team lost or they just act like it never happened (i.e., Utah over Bama. MICH over Florida). That being said I would have to make Bama a favorite but if its close the the 4th quarter ND has a real decent change to win.

As an aside I noticed that ESPN Classics has been running the ND-Bama gane from the 1973 Sugar Bowl. I actually remember as a kid watching that game. Its funny at one point on the Bama sidelines there is a person smoking a cigarette close the Bear Bryant during the game and of course ND barely won because Bama missed an extra point.