[Farm93]

All BCS scenarios of any kind are dust in the wind. Find one from last week, for instance, that didn't start with Alabama in the championship game.

After next week, the number of options will perhaps be reduced to a comprehensible number, but even, the games have to be played. And if we don't win the conference, then we have no claim on the Rose Bowl. Any team besides the Big 10 and Pac-12 champions is an arbitrary selection.

Bama in the BCS CG took a hit, but Bama in a BCS bowl did not.

Today it is fairly clear.  Bama will take one BCS Bowl slot, Georgia will take one too.

At the moment, 5 slots are virtually taken.
Bama
Georgia
Kansas St
Notre Dame
Oregon

The 5 other slots are getting clearer too.
ACC winner - Several options (but likely Florida State)
BigEast winner - Louisville or Rutgers
BigTen winner - Nebraska or some super lucky Leaders team
Big12 #2 - Texas or Oklahoma
#10 Slot - Pac-12 #2 Stanford, SC or UCLA vs ACC #2 (if in the 14, and therefore must be either Florida State or Clemson)

There are ~20 teams with possibilities, and Stanford is in the mix.  Nice to be able to play the what if game in mid November.

[Farm93]

All BCS scenarios of any kind are dust in the wind. Find one from last week, for instance, that didn't start with Alabama in the championship game.

After next week, the number of options will perhaps be reduced to a comprehensible number, but even, the games have to be played. And if we don't win the conference, then we have no claim on the Rose Bowl. Any team besides the Big 10 and Pac-12 champions is an arbitrary selection.

Bama in the BCS CG took a hit, but Bama in a BCS bowl did not.

Today it is fairly clear.  Bama will take one BCS Bowl slot, Georgia will take one too.

At the moment, 5 slots are virtually taken.
Bama
Georgia
Kansas St
Notre Dame
Oregon

The 5 other slots are getting clearer too.
ACC winner - Several options (but likely Florida State)
BigEast winner - Louisville or Rutgers
BigTen winner - Nebraska or some super lucky Leaders team
Big12 #2 - Texas or Oklahoma
#10 Slot - Pac-12 #2 Stanford, SC or UCLA vs ACC #2 (if in the 14, and therefore must be either Florida State or Clemson)

There are ~20 teams with possibilities, and Stanford is in the mix.  Nice to be able to play the what if game in mid November.