[kevkrom]

Mind you, Southern Cal is playing a lot better and I think they’ll play better as the season goes along, but is the Rose Bowl the best they can hope for right now?

Probably, albeit a likely rematch with Ohio State, so at least an easy win for them.

If Penn State beats tOSU this week, they're going to sail into January undefeated, and will be in the BCS title game. I know the Big 12 is tough, but I don't think anyone else can challenge Texas as well as Oklahoma did, and they don't face off again in the B12 championship, because they're the same division, right?

Of course, should 'bama go undefeated, it'd be hard to exclude them, but I just don't see it happening. There are simply too many hard games left for them.

It's looking very much like Texas/PSU to me.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

The Big 12 is divided into North/South divisions. If Texas doesn’t lose, they automatically play the “winner” of the North division for the Big 12 title, and yes, Oklahoma is in the south division as are Oklahoma State and Texas Tech.