That debate over which one-loss team has the best shot at the BCS championship game is getting as watered-down as Texas’ defense. Alabama’s 24-21 loss at LSU probably puts only two teams in the BCS dark-horse seat.
Texas Christian and Boise State.
Yes, non-AQ (automatic qualifying), your favorite paddling boys could indeed play for the national championship. BCS analyst Jerry Palm of Collegebcs.com says TCU, No. 3 in the BCS, and the No. 4 Broncos have the best chance of slipping in if either No. 1 Oregon or No. 2 Auburn stumbles.
“It’s close,” Palm said Sunday. “Boise needs to finish ahead of TCU in the computers a little. They have a chance to do that.”
It’s a little shocking if you consider the computers pound on Western Athletic Conference teams more than Boise State does. TCU leads Boise State in the two human polls, but TCU may not hold Boise State off in the computers, which, with the polls, make up the BCS average. The Horned Frogs have San Diego State at home and New Mexico on the road.