It has been a sweet afternoon for fans of Boise State and the Big Ten.
The biggest obstacle to landing an at-large BCS berth has been cleared. Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 27-0, meaning that the Cowboys will fall to 9-3 and get bounced from the BCS bowl picture.
Heading into Saturday, the Fiesta Bowl seemed to have four candidates for two spots: Oklahoma State, Boise State, Iowa and Penn State. So now a Boise State vs. Big Ten matchup is the favorite in the clubhouse. (This assumes Texas wins the Big 12 title game and goes to the BCS title game)
Iowa should jump to 9th and Penn State to 10th in the next batch of BCS standings, which will be released Sunday. Both will finish the season in the top 14, making them eligible for selection. But only one can be chosen.
Iowa clearly deserves the nod because of its 21-10 victory at State College on Sept. 26. But the lure of JoePa, Penn State's national following and its 6-0 record at the Fiesta Bowl will make for a lively debate among bowl officials.
Photo: Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray dives in for a touchdown. (AP / Sue Ogrocki)
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Iowa clearly deserves the nod because of its 21-10 victory at State College on Sept. 26.
All Illinois and NW fans.
It proves who is traitor to our fan in Illinois
voted for IOWA coach a weasel - for Big 10 Coach of the year.
Instead of Pat Fitz - NW..
Even Spiegel on Score agreed vehemently on Pat Fitz..
Then he says blah blah .. on NW... What a obvious ND salesman and puppet.
Pat fitz knows. and told him to check on NW fan travelling better than Missouri fans .. Tried to spin it so NW gets lower bowl game ( with pay out of $1 million instead of $3 million).. who was covering ND a weasel school last year..
ND is going to weasel/puppet bowl.. this year..