It's That Time

This past weekend in college football proved to be very crucial, as predicted, to the BCS. Championship weekend was all it was cracked up to be and more. There was a huge upset amongst one of the undefeated teams, a blowout by another top team, and a come from behind win by a team in Hawaii. All in all the BCS may actually get it right and choose the correct teams to respresent college football in the BCS National Championship.

On Friday night the undefeated, regular season MAC champ; Ball State Cardinals battled the 7-5 Buffalo Bulls. David Letterman's Cardinals were the favorite coming in and didn't disappoint for much of the game, and then it was like the Bulls saw "red" and turned it on. The Bulls forced two fumbles and consecutive drives. Did I fail to mention that they returned each of these fumbles for touchdowns? Buffalo's defense took on the challenge and defeated Ball State 42-24. This win put the Bulls in position for their first ever bowl game. Saturday proved to be a very exciting day in college football. Let's first start off in Tampa Bay. The Virginia Tech Hokies beat the Boston College Eagles for the second straight year in the ACC Championship game, sending the Hokies to the Orange Bowl. This win marked the first time any team had won two ACC Championships. The SEC Championship between Alabama and Florida proved to be a very exciting game. Alabama led 20-17, in the Georgia Dome, going into the fourth quarter. That's when Tim Tebow stepped up and proved why he was the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. Tebow had never beaten an opponent when trailing in the second half (0-5), but all of those misfortunes changed on Saturday. The Gators tallied 14 points in the final quarter and held Alabama to no points in the final quarter, winning 31-20. Saturday night proved to be very exciting as well. The Oklahoma Sooners made a statement against the Missouri Tigers by posting 62 on the board for the fifth straight game. The Sooners dominated the Tigers from start to finish and it was never close, 62-21. The nightcap took place in Hawaii. The BCS bound Cincinnati Bearcats traveled to Hawaii to take on the Rainbow Warriors. Hawaii led for a majority of the game and late into the fourth quarter until Dustin Grutza hooked up with Marshwan Gilyard for a 69-touchdown pass, sealing a 29-24 victory.