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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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"I tell you what, he represents all the things that the Heisman Trophy espouses — Integrity and character and a great football player. But I think Manti's more interested in beating Pittsburgh."
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly on Irish linebacker Manti Te'o
FACT OF THE DAY
blogs.suntimes.com
Alabama is 63-12 since Nick Saban took over in 2007, including four-straight seasons of 10 or more wins.
Q: Before finishing last in the NFC North in 2010 and 2011, when was the last time the Vikings finished last?
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
THE MORNING BREW
Associated Press
Undefeated teams deserve a shot at BCS championship
The 2012 college football season is quickly gaining traction toward a terrific finish. There is just one problem: If the top teams go undefeated, which teams should make the national championship game?
This will change when the playoff system is implemented in 2014, but this season more than any other could be ruined by the lack of a playoff game. Alabama, Kansas State, Oregon and Notre Dame are all undefeated right now and deserve an invitation to Miami for the national championship game.
So for the sake of argument, let's pretend the BCS playoff system determined this year's national championship.
Barring any unforeseen losses, K-State looks all but certain to finish the season undefeated and win its first conference title since 2003. Alabama and Oregon both have difficult games remaining, which include conference title games. Notre Dame has three winnable games before the much-anticipated matchup
with USC to finish the season. If all four teams remain unbeaten, then they would play in the BCS playoff. The playoff games would have Alabama vs. Notre Dame and Kansas State vs. Oregon.
The first national semifinal would feature the high-powered Oregon offense against the slow and deliberate power game of Collin Klein and the Wildcats. Both teams control the game through different approaches.
Oregon is incredibly fast and makes other teams' defenses tired simply by going on drives such as seven plays for 78 yards in 30
seconds. Klein leads a Wildcat running game that controls the game and keeps the opposing offsenses off the field. He has also improved his throwing this season and had a massive game at West Virginia to give him confidence to throw. This is why the K-State offense would hold the key to coach Bill Bendle first nation.
al championship game.
K-State has a great offense that no one else in the Big 12 has stopped. If the offense stays on the field and keeps the Oregon offense off the field, it would limit the number of scoring chances for the Ducks. The one question about the Wildcats is how they would respond to a late-game deficit.
Bill Snyder is the best coach in college football and giving him a month to prepare is dangerous, but the Oregon defense is much better than many give them credit for, meaning this would be an incredible game to watch.
The second semifinal would feature last year's national champion Alabama against Notre Dame. The Crimson Tide defense is the best in college football, while the Fighting Irish have Manti Teo, the best defensive player in the country. Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron has been one of the best quarterbacks all season, throwing 18 touchdowns and no interceptions in eight games.
Notre Dame also has a great defense, but people may have questions for the offense. Freshman quarterback Everett Golson has not seen a defense like Alabama's but did play well in the win against Oklahoma. The game would be a great battle of college football powerhouses. Alabama is clearly the best team in the country, but Notre Dame plays with such passion that the game would be close.
It's a shame the playoff will not
happen this season,
because each team could finish undefeated and deserves a trip to the title game. Under the current system, Alabama and Oregon will likely go to the title game, but this leaves college football fans dreaming of the mouth-watering matchups that could have been.
— Edited by Christy Khamphilay
This week in athletics
Wednesday
Women's Soccer
Texas Tech
2 p.m.
San Antonio, Texas
Thursday
No events scheduled.
Friday
Women's Swimming
Women's Swimming
TCU/North Dakota
5 p.m.
Lawrence
Saturday
Women's Swimming
TCU/North Dakota
5 p.m.
Lawrence
Football
Baylor
2:30 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Women's Volleyball
Baylor
7 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Women's Rowing
Head of the Hooch All Day Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sunday
Women's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Fort Hays State
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Women's Rowing
Head of the Hooch
All Day
Chattannoga, Tenn.
Monday
Men's Basketball
Washburn
7 p.m.
Lawrence
No events scheduled.
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