Championship Week
In light of TCU's unfortunate move to the Big East (not that they had any business in the Mountain West, either), I feel compelled to offer my 30-second essay on these mega-conference championship games. How can you produce a true division champion when the teams don't even play the same conference schedule? Isn't this the great debate against interleague play in baseball? Either all conference teams need to play each other and then have a championship game at the end to break a tie, or teams need to play only within their division, in which case why aren't there just two conferences? In the spirit of the old World Championship Wrestling on WTBS, I call the winners of these games the "TV champion" because all these games do is cash in on more television revenue (although it sure beats the Big Ten's system). But hey, if it means an extra week of college football featuring some great match-ups, I guess I will take them. Not sure I would say that if I were an Auburn fan, though, because they have everything to lose against South Carolina on Saturday.
Duel in the Desert
Arizona State - Arizona
7 p.m., Thursday, ESPN
Line: Arizona by 6
* Underdog worth three points
SEC Championship Game
Auburn - South Carolina
3 p.m., Saturday, CBS
Line: Auburn by 5
* Underdog worth three points
ACC Championship Game
Florida State - Virginia Tech
6:45 p.m., Saturday, ESPN
Line: Virginia Tech by 4
Big 12 Championship Game
Nebraska - Oklahoma
7 p.m., Saturday, ABC
Line: Oklahoma by 3
Connecticut - South Florida
7 p.m., Saturday, ESPN2
Line: South Florida by 1
Good luck.
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