You would think with a headline like that I might be a little upbeat about the game. I’m not. While we played better than I expected, and had a chance to win the game well into the fourth quarter, it’s hard not to be depressed when you think back to the games we could have won this season had we played half that well. Alabama has struggled in the second half all season, and that proved to be the case this weekend as well. Alabama took a 24-3 lead into halftime, but couldn’t score the entire second half.
No. 1 Texas impressively beat No. 11 Missouri 56-31 this weekend, proving that they belong at No. 1. Texas has a tough schedule ahead though. They play No. 6 Oklahoma State next weekend and No. 8 Texas Tech the week after that. No. 2 Alabama still has to play No. 13 LSU and presumably the winner of the SEC East in the SEC Championship. No. 3 Penn State’s big challenge comes next weekend against No. 9 Ohio State. I think they’re up for it.
If Texas, Alabama, and Penn State all continue to win, there could be a huge controversy as to who belongs in the BCS championship game. I’m all for controversy, as it’s the only way we’ll end up with some sort of a playoff. Oklahoma State and Texas Tech have a shot at the BCS championship game if they continue to win, but that seems pretty unlikely. They both have to play Texas, Oklahoma, and each other before the year is out.