I had to put up a post about how I predict the BCS bowl pairings, to be announced 6 pm Utah time on Sunday, will shape up and where Utah will go.
Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Ohio State
I see Oklahoma beating Missouri easily Saturday in the Big 12 (stupid) Championship (lame that Missouri can still play their way into the BCS). That leaves Texas as a very sexy pick for the Fiesta (who get first pick) who have a Big 12 tie-in. They need an at-large to pit against the Longhorns, and I think they'll go with 2-loss Ohio State over Utah (or even Boise State who is still in the conversation after finishing undefeated too). The Buckeyes are too big a name in college football for them to pass on.
Orange Bowl: Crap Big East Champion vs. Crap ACC Champion
Who gives a crap which teams play in this one? (Cincinnati has clinched the Big East title if you do care.) I'm just so very, very happy that it sounds like Utah won't have to play a stupid 3-loss-barely-in-the-top-25 team like Pitt this time.
Rose Bowl: USC vs. Penn State
USC should take care of business against UCLA this year and will thus face Penn State, the Big Ten champs, in the "granddaddy of them all."
Sugar Bowl: Utah vs. Alabama
Florida is going to just demolish 'Bama on Saturday. That will send the Crimson Tide to the Sugar Bowl which has an SEC tie-in. Here is where I think Utah will end up. At first I didn't think that the Sugar would want to go with another non-BCS team this year after Hawaii's blow-out loss to Georgia last year, but Utah will be the best available after the Fiesta takes Ohio State. Finally, the Utes will get the matchup against a Top 10, sexy conference school that they deserve. I sure hope they make the most of it.
National Championship Game: Florida vs. Oklahoma
I sort of hope that Florida will lose to Alabama Saturday to set up the "Urban Meyer Bowl" vs. Utah in the Sugar Bowl, but they aren't going to. Oklahoma, after somehow finishing ahead of Texas, a team that beat them earlier this season, gets their shot to get to the title game, and they will take care of Missouri Saturday.
