Undefeated After Week 13

The Hoosiers ended their disaster of a season by getting jobbed by the refs on a late call that gave the ball to Purdue as IU was driving to tie the game.  Apparently in the Big Ten, when a wide receiver comes down with the ball and then the defender takes it out of the wide receiver's hands on the ground, that's an interception.  And it's not reviewable.  No matter.  At least the Hoosiers and their fans didn't have to drive back to West Lafayette like the Purdue players and fans did.  Thus, IU wins in the broader sense.

Unfortunately, it looks like LSU and Alabama are going to be playing in the BCS championship game, barring LSU losing to Georgia this Saturday in the SEC championship game.  The BCS needs to change its rules so that if there are two or fewer undefeated teams, those teams automatically play in the BCS championship game.  Assuming Houston wins the C-USA championship game this weekend, they at least deserve a shot at playing the only other undefeated team.  Instead, we will get to watch a rematch of an overtime game whose only scoring plays were field goals.  If Alabama beats LSU, are they really the best team in the country?  The teams would have split their games 1-1, with LSU winning at Alabama and Alabama winning on neutral ground.  This is why the BCS sucks.

Here is a breakdown of the undefeated teams and each team's remaining game (rankings are BCS rankings):

#1  LSU (11-0)

12/3 – SEC Championship game vs. Georgia (10-2) (.833)

#8 Houston (11-0)

12/3 – Conference USA Championship game vs. Southern Miss (10-2) (.833)