Unlike most analysts and sports writers this morning, I'm not going to speculate or guess as to what health concerns are really causing Urban Meyer to step down as head coach.  As far as I'm concerned, the matter is a done deal.  Meyer gave a phone interview with the New York Times where he explained that reoccurring chest pains as well as his love of life and family are the reason for his departure.  There it is.  It's a done matter.  We can all get off our knees and stop screaming at the heavens above.  Yes, Urban Meyer is leaving the Gators, but much to the dismay of the University of Florida, college football will continue to exist. Replacing a coach like Meyer is likely going to an impossible and endless task.  I guess one could even say it will be a sisyphean endeavor.  Coaches like Meyer seem to be few and far between, but here are three names which instantly come to mind as possible replacements who have a record of success to justify a potential hire.

The BCS Bowls have been set, and I can't help but be disappointed.  Sure, I'm a proponent of a BCS playoff system, but if I have to eat my lima beans I'd prefer them not to be cold!  The BCS Executive Director said that "the current system works and it has a concensus."  What a load of garbage!  You all have seen the matchups.  Take a look a my 10-team playoff and tell me this wouldn't be more exciting than watching Alabama-Texas, TCU-Boise State, Florida-Cincinnati, Georgia Tech-Iowa, and Oregon-Ohio State.  I can tell you this much... If this playoff produced an undefeated team, they no doubt would be National Champion.

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Big East Championship Game

MAC Championship Game

Ohio vs. Central Michigan

December 4, 2009 at 8:00pm, ESPN2

Detroit, MI

The Match Up:

This will be the second time that Ohio and Central Michigan have faced off in the MAC Championship.  The first meeting was in 2006 when the Chippewas, led by their then freshman quarterback Dan LeFevour, whalloped the Bobcats 31-10.  LeFevour threw for 314 yards and 3 TDs as broke onto the scene as one of the MAC's premier playcallers.

From a Distance:

This game looks to be another blowout, reminicent of 2006.  Central Michigan has spent most of the season in the national spotlight as the conference's best team, and Ohio seems to have stumbled into the title game after upsetting Temple.

Upon further Inspection:

Central Michigan may be the heavy favorite, but Ohio consistently shows themselves to be tough to beat which means this game will likely be much closer than anticipated.

Another week goes by and we have another example of my 10 team playoff selection criteria's perfection.  With all six "expected" BCS conference champions ranking in the BCS top ten, we once again have a playoff which allows the ten best teams in the country to square off on the field. 

The losses of Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh shuffled the conference champion seeding and opened up a position for Iowa in the #10 slot.  It seems that the criteria we defined at the beginning of the season, and outlined below, may actually work well with the Big Ten's early season completion schedule.  Late season byes might actually make it easier for teams to slide into an at large bid, especially if the BCS conference champions are all ranked in the top ten.

Getting back to the Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh stumbles.  I want to take another look at our "Road to the BCS Checklist" for TCU.  Still requring plenty of "help," the Horned Frogs can still cling to their hope of receiving a bid to the national title game.  How can it happen?  Easy.  Really, only three things have to happen:

1. Texas has to lose to Nebraska
2. Cincinnati has to lose to Pittsburgh
3. Florida and Alabama have to simply produce a winner and loser of their game

It's not that far of a stretch to say that these games could turn out either way.  Championship games really are just a coin toss with all of the external factors which surround them.  Knowing this, we can call the outcome of the games a coin toss.  50/50.  What are the odds that 3 flips of a coin all turn out exactly as expected?

12.5%

In a pinch, I'd take those odds....

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