[Sideshow Bob]

No Left Coast bias here (I'm a Big Ten guy myself).

For me, it comes down to 2 key points:

1) Cal's only hiccup in a pefect season was almost knocking off the defending national champion on the road.

2) Texas got smoked by Oklahoma and narrowly beat a god-awful Kansas team on a phantom pass interfernce call.

Southern Miss may seem unimpressive to you, but winning at Lawrence has always been a lot easier than winning at Hattiesburg.

I just think Cal was the more deserving BCS choice and more sentimental Rose Bowl pick.

p.s. Did I mention that Texas got completely smoked by Oklahoma?

[VRWCmember]

p.s. Did I mention that Texas got completely smoked by Oklahoma?

A 12-0 loss to the team that should be ranked #1 is getting completely smoked?

[VRWCmember]

1) Cal's only hiccup in a pefect season was almost knocking off the defending national champion on the road.

When did they play against LSU?

[VRWCmember]

Southern Miss may seem unimpressive to you, but winning at Lawrence has always been a lot easier than winning at Hattiesburg.

You may be on to something there; it was too tough for the likes of Houston, East Carolina, and UAB. The only teams to beat the mighty Southern Miss Eagles at Hattiesburg were California and that perennial powerhouse Cincinatti (6-5) who beat them 52-24.