Let the Whining in South Bend Begin

OH NO!!! NOTRE DAME IS 16th IN THE BCS POLLS! SIXTEENTH!!! It's unheard of...16th! I mean, isn't this the Notre Dame that pushed USC to the brink. I mean, they should be 2nd in the polls so we can have that great showdown. They deserve another shot at the National Champs. It's NOTRE DAME. What? What's that you say? Notre Dame has lost TWICE? No...can't be. Oh, yeah, Michigan State.

What is all this whining about Notre Dame being 16th in the BCS? Big deal. If they would win out, they'll end up in the BCS. If they lose again, they'll be in the Gator Bowl. That's the way it works folks...if this were the last week for the BCS instead of the first, I would understand the concern...but there is a lot of football left. If ND is so concerned about the BCS, they should have joined the Big East in football and been in a position to get an automatic bid. But THEY chose not too...they turned their back on the Big East when teams were talking about leaving and, therefore we lost Va. Tech, BC and Miami and nearly our automatic BCS bowl. Pardon me if I don't feel pain for the Irish. They're not undefeated...they're 4-2. And they gave up 44 points and lost AT HOME to Michigan State and AT HOME to USC. Granted, they've had a great turnaround but they are not a top 5 teams. Just because the media orgasms every time they hear the name Charlie Weiss and just love the tradition of ND doesn't make them a top 5 team. Only winning makes them top 5 and I see 2 (TWO) losses on their record.

What is a travesty is West Virginia is ranked 20th in the AP & Coaches poll. The computers have us ranked 12th...which is a little high. 15th sounds about right to me...but, once again, while the media loves USC and ND and the ACC and SEC, they hate the Big East with a passion because we're not the "elite" schools. If Louisville or Pitt were undefeated right now, they would be everywhere because that means the sportswriters predictions were right...but, since they're not, the Big East is nowhere to be seen and it's a shame.

But, in defense of that media snubbing, WVU is projected to go to the Sugar Bowl and, if they win out, they probably will. A 10-1 record sounds nice and we'd probably move into the Top-10 in the polls. But don't expect a lot of gushing about what a great season it was for the Mountaineers on ESPN and whatnot. Until we can win a few bowl games, don't expect a lot of accolades to befall this team...if we play Georgia or LSU, expect them to predict a blowout and until we can stop it from happening, don't expect much respect for the Big East.