College Football: Championship Weekend!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Hey, hey... time for the conference championships... and other assorted games that have a bearing on the BCS.

#1 USC faces off against their rival UCLA in the last game of the year. Should be a cakewalk, but you never know in rivalries... ok, ok... we do know .

#2 Oklahoma takes on Colorado in the Big XII Championship Game. Auburn faithful are hoping for a repeat of the 1998 Big XII Title Game where undefeated and #3 ranked Kansas State lost to an unranked Texas A&M BIG. Probably won't happen though... albeit, Oklahoma lost this game last year as well getting pummeled by K-State.

#3 Auburn faces Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game. Auburn plays against a 3rd string QB against a team they walloped earlier this year. Auburn will probably win big.

Undefeated 1, 2, 3? Yeah, that's my prediction.. and the BCS gets pummeled again.

The other big game is Miami vs. Virginia Tech for the ACC crown. Interestingly, the two Big East teams which jumped ship get to play for the title of ACC Champion in their first year in their new conference. (imagine the Big East this year WITH these two). Should be the best game of the day.


OH, and latest reports say that Urban Meyer is going to FLORIDA, spurning Notre Dame's offer. They may even announce it today.

[JohnT]

In completely unrelated news...

Er... just saw the 2-day old "Giambi" thread.

[RosannaRosannaDanna]Never mind[/RosannaRosannaDanna]

[Imran Siddiqui]

What, no comment about how both Auburn and Tennessee suck?

[Japher]

I'm also looking forward to

Army vs. Navy

and

Cal vs. So. Miss.

[pchang]

Go Bears!

[Japher]

That game will determine if Cal gets a good bowl game, or some token "you almost had a good year" bowl game like the freedom bowl

[Imran Siddiqui]

You mean if Cal just wins as compared to if Cal wins big? I've heard grumblings that even if Texas passes Cal in the BCS, the Rose Bowl may suck screw it and pick their Pac-10 qualifier, which is Cal, to play Michigan.

[Lonestar]

Go Navy, Beat Army!

[pchang]

That would be a major breach of contract and could be quite costly. Texas would sue for the difference in bowl money plus punitive and they would get it. I doubt the Rose Bowl would take such a risk.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Actually, it would depend on what determined 'at large' according to the BCS. I don't think the Rose would be seriously considering it if there was a way to weasel out of picking Texas.

Though it would be interesting if it was litigated up to a breach of contract. That would mean that after the Rose paid up, it would be totally free of the BCS contract .

Oh, and as a general rule, punitive damages are NOT allowed in contract cases, unless fraud or a tort involved.

[pchang]

what about court costs?

[Imran Siddiqui]

In the American system, attorney costs are usually not paid by the loser. Court costs (like administration and judge's time) may be, but those aren't that large.

[pchang]

I was involved in a civil suit (by jury and not judge) where the jury decided the case was so spurious that they dismissed the case and made the suer pay court costs and the attorney costs (including expert witnesses like myself) of the winner.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well sometimes when the case is frivilous a judge may let that happen, but the general rule is not loser pays in the US. In 99% of cases, the loser does not pay the winner's attorney's costs.

[pchang]

I think the BCS 'at large' rules are pretty clear. If Texas goes to #4 and Cal drops to #5, the Rose Bowl would be in clear violation if they chose Cal anyway. The violation would be so blatant that I could easily see a judge allow attorney and court costs.