Letter: Ward must heed shared governance
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We all should have seen this coming. I personally think Barack Obama knew of the onslaught to come, and that was why he mentioned a possible college football playoff system on Monday Night Football and 60 Minutes. I of course am talking about the only two invitations that are given out for the 2008-09 BCS national championship game. It is looking very likely, again, that there will be some confusion on who deserves a spot in the National Championship Game. One thing I can promise you though, is that BCS officials are praying to God that Alabama and Texas Tech (the only two unbeaten major conference teams) will win out. Because then and only then will the country have two undoubtedly worthy teams playing for the National Championship. If I were a betting man though, I would say there will be some major shifts in the BCS rankings in the upcoming weeks. Let's find out why.
IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME
Many people like to think that the Heisman Trophy is always presented to the leader of a contending team in the BCS Championship. This was true for Troy Smith of Ohio State in 2006 and Matt Leinart of USC in 2004, but it's not always a trip to the BCS Championship game that will put you in the running for the most famous trophy in all of college sports. Last year, University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, a then sophomore, did not lead his team to the BCS Championship game, a BCS bowl game or even a win in a non-BCS bowl game. But he still flew home from New York with the Heisman trophy in his hands. How did he do it? The answer is simple: stats.
When looking at Wisconsin's schedule during the preseason, everyone in Madison circled the home game against Ohio State as the most important game of the season. In the preseason, both teams were ranked in the top 15, and National Championship hopes were running high for both squads.
Wisconsin Offense vs. Michigan Defense
It is not often opponents leave Camp Randall stadium with a win, and the Indiana Hoosiers are no exception. The last time Indiana came into Camp Randall and pulled off a victory was Oct. 6, 2001. Many of the 79,000 plus fans in attendance remember this as one of the worst days in Camp Randall history. Not only did the Badgers lose a game in front of their home crowd, but they also lost by one of the largest deficits in Camp Randall history, a 63-32 blow out. For many fans and students this was not a memory they would like to remember, but for Wisconsin's junior wide receiver Marcus Randle El, the day is still ever so clear in his mind.
Many teams' hopes for a national title vanished last weekend after another crazy weekend in college football. For the third straight week, two teams in the top five lost and shook up the polls significantly. First, the No. 1 LSU Tigers lost to Kentucky in triple overtime, and then the No. 2 Cal Golden Bears were upset at home by Oregon State. For the first time in college football history, the top two teams in the country lost in the same weekend. Overall, the weekend was a disappointment for many colleges around the country.
ON FIRE