Texas A&M at Alabama

[JohnStOnge]

Well, regardless of the details of power ratings, it looks like Kansas State and Oregon control their own destinies.

Only thing bad about Alabama losing is that I WOULD like to see Alabama and Oregon play each other. And that's not completely impossible. But Kansas State is awfully consistent and I think everybody must agree that Snyder is one heck of a coach. Also their game with Texas is a home game.

[BlueHen86]

Here's something weird: Don't know how the other power rating systems look but Notre Dame is #1 in Sagarin's ELO Chess rating system now. That's the one used by the BCS that doesn't take margin of victory into account.

Interesting too that his other systems...which he says are better than the ELO chess one because they do take margin of victory into account...still have Alabama rated #1 in spite of the loss. One can see Oregon's problem is that its schedule is rated 45th. I mean, Sagarin doesn't look at strength of schedule per se. But what it means is that the system has the teams Oregon played generally rated low.

Which has been addressed and will change. SOS doesn't take into account teams yet to be played...only teams played.

Oregon is going to see a BIG boost with Stanford and Orgeon State yet to go....

ND has Wake Forest and USC. Wake cancels USC out on the bad side

KSU has Baylor and Texas...their number won't move much either way.

The fact Oregon is still where they are in the computers with where the SOS is goes to show that they will jump KSU in the computers before it's all said and done

I think so too. Not that it matters, there is no difference between 1 and 2.

I think Alabama has a shot at passing ND if they win out, that could be huge if either K-State or Oregon stumbles.

[clenz]

Which has been addressed and will change. SOS doesn't take into account teams yet to be played...only teams played.

Oregon is going to see a BIG boost with Stanford and Orgeon State yet to go....

ND has Wake Forest and USC. Wake cancels USC out on the bad side

KSU has Baylor and Texas...their number won't move much either way.

The fact Oregon is still where they are in the computers with where the SOS is goes to show that they will jump KSU in the computers before it's all said and done

I think so too. Not that it matters, there is no difference between 1 and 2.

I think Alabama has a shot at passing ND if they win out, that could be huge if either K-State or Oregon stumbles.

The winner of the SEC title game (assuming neither one stumbles) is only going to have one loss.

Bama may be hurt pretty hard in the SOS category as they have WCU and Auburn on their schedule.
Georgia could be in the same boat though with Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern...

However, both are still going to be top 5-7 teams at the time of the title game, which means the winner of the SEC title game will also have another top 5-7 win on their resume.

[dal4018]

Agree they should do just that.

Let me rephrase that: I think the Ducks are a better team, but the computers will probably put KSU ahead of them. Just my totally unbiased opinion.

That is why I enjoy 1-AA football you guys settle the issue of who is best on the field.Great slogan for this website "Where Championships Are Earned"!!!!! 1-A their slogan should be "Where Championships Are Bought"!!!!

[rkwittem]

ND's offense is mediocre at best, and their D is overrated. An offense like Oregon's or KSU's would run roughshod over them.

I was at OU-ND and their defense is legit in my eyes. Their front 7 is one of the best I've seen in the last decade. Might take them over 2011 Alabama's or some of those early Bob Stoops OU defensive lines. They're that good. Huge and athletic. Don't underestimate that defense. No one is running roughshod over them unless they're the 49ers or Texans, I think. Just one man's opinion.