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I can't say I follow college football that much. I thought Michigan and Ohio were the two best teams and I was in favor of a second match.

Fun to watch.....

I think the Eagles have put together some enjoyable football. You almost "believe" they can pull it off. I love defense and think the Ravens, New England (Yep), and even Chicago (on a great offensive day) can defeat more impressive offensive teams. NO, Colts, Dallas, Giants, and others have suspect Ds.

Chargers seem the most impressive and must be the odds on favorites. Yes? Miracles can happen. If only the Bear offense could get on a less embarrassing track (sigh), but at this point, I don't expect anything different. Jets should be respectable, but a long shot. Giants? LOL, although this year’s teams are closely packed and not quite up to the powerhouse levels of the past. Most teams left could beat almost any other team on a good day. Great teams don't need shrinks (some notable exceptions), new coaching and they tend to make their magic. That's different than fans praying their teams don't fade and make costly penalties. This should make for some very exciting games and some ugly come-to-be-expected blowouts.

What's up with the Denver cornerback murder?

hahahaha, as I said, I don't follow college footbal very closely. So much for Michigan being numero dos.....

Well, the KC Chiefs made the playoffs by a miracle, so I'm feeling pretty mellow right now.

THIS is why the BCS rules. I can't remember seeing a better football game, offhand.

For those who say Boise shoulda got a chance to face somebody better, do recall that it would'n't've been so interesting game if they hadn't been so well matched with the Sooners.

College football? Wake me up when they "solve" the problem of how to fairly determine who the champs are. If you wanted proof that ivory-tower solutions fail the real-world sniff test, look no further than the BCS. You don't even have to be familiar with the details to know that the process had to be the result of a committee process.

Fired up for an interesting pro playoffs, though. Very glad the Broncos choked, they always seem to have our number. Like others, I was shocked over the murder of Broncos d-back Darrent Williams. It's an unfortunate fact of life that if you stay out partying into the wee hours, trouble can find you whether you are looking for it or not. The cocktail of money, alcohol and maybe other drugs, and youthful chips on shoulders is a potent brew. I hope that this serves to help more young pro athletes understand that when you get a big contract, you've suddenly got something to lose which makes it less wise than ever to travel in circles including folks who don't.

I like the Saints or the Eagles in the NFC. Unsold on everybody else. In the AFC I agree that the Chargers have a good squad, head and shoulders above the rest of the conference. But don't lose sight of the usual fact that strong running games tend to slow to a crawl come the playoffs, and that the Chargers have an inexperienced quarterback. When the Chargers start playing, their likely opponents are the Patriots, and if they win, the Ravens. Those are 2 veteran clubs who are very well equipped to battle SD with a tough defense and a patient 1st-do-no-harm offense, precisely the proper approach to attack the Chargers weaknesses. Now if SD faces the Jets and Colts instead, that'll be a much easier path.

Few things would please me as well as a 1st round exit by the Colts versus the Chiefs, and I know that KCs topnotch running game is a bad matchup for Indy, but I just don't think Manning will go out like a punk at home against the 9-7 Chiefs. I'd love to see the Payton Manning whiny beeatch face on display Saturday in a Cots loss, but I don't think it's going to happen.

Oh, and I would not be surprised should the Patriots reach another super bowl. This is not as good a team as in past years, but it's good enough to beat any of the remaining teams if it makes fewer errors. Biggest strength? The defensive front 7. Biggest weakness? Embarassingly weak receiver corps.

Sad about the Denver Broncos. Horrible last game; horrible season; horrible shooting of Darrent Williams.

Glad about the Broncos....Boise State that is. One of THE most amazing games I've ever seen.

Was I missing something, or did Wakeforest get rooked in a call?

Cal stomps A&M

sooo sweet

The BCS is not so much ivory tower as it is the haves trying to hold off the have-nots. Boise State was offered a carrot; but they were never suppose to actually eat it. College football is the only place in NCAA athletics where the big sports power schools have the ultimate rule. It is simply away to keep the money in the hands of the powerful.

The bowl system is a horrible business model. What was something that was done to drive civic pride and tourism, along with rewarding a good season for a couple of teams, has devolved in the last twenty years to be nothing but marketing tools for corporations and cash cows for the power conferences.

A playoff system would likely bring in more money; but it would also result in control being ceded back to the NCAA from the BCS cabal. Plus, the money would likely be spread out a bit more and the marketing chances would be more controlled. Not a whole lot of difference between the BCS and our government these days.

Hee, hee! We all know the BCS exists solely to oppress the masses.

You neglected to mention the globalization, immigration, and global warming angles. Very sad. You'll have to try again.

Congrats Pat and all the other Tigers fans reading! The Tigers played pretty well, I thought.

I was expecting and hoping the Tigers would win the Sugar Bowl. I just don't get the Notre Dame thing. To me, for a football team to be great, it has to have won a championship or gone undefeated at least once in the last TEN YEARS. Football games are about what's happening on the field when you watch it, not when dinosaurs ruled the earth.

ND hasn't been a great team for 18 years. ND hasn't had consistent greatness for 30 years. Nobody actually playing on that field was alive back then.

The Tigers' greatness is current and has some consistency to it: it's has won championships twice in the last ten years, in '04 and '01. LSU is a great team, ND is a good team.

I'm unhappy with all those various poll voters who kept talking about all-time records as excuses for voting for ND; historic glory wins you exactly 0.0000 points in tonight's game. They made tonight into a boring game, lessening the Tigers' challenge.