PJ Poll - Week Thirteen

The pure lunacy (and evil) that is the BCS has only one path to legitimacy Saturday. And big money will make that happen.

Although Oregon vs. TCU is not as attractive a matchup as Oregon vs. Auburn -- the Horned Frogs have become the pesky spanner in the works.

Oregon will beat rival Oregon St. and South Carolina will upset Auburn.

The Oregon-TCU Matchup will accomplish the following:

1) Oregon will represent the major BCS conferences and will legitimize the BCS favoritism bestowed on those conferences by handily dispatching minor conference foe Texas Christian.

2) There will not be a third team on the outside looking in. Any team that wins every game on the field and is denied a chance to play for the national championship seriously weakens the claim that the BCS crowns a true nation champion. If Oregon and Auburn win, TCU will find itself in this position.

3) Although Cam Newton has been cleared by the NCAA, there is always the possibility that future allegations could cast a cloud on the BCS and could even lead to a later foreit of a national championship. That's a chance the BCS (and possibly the Heisman) do not want to take.

Oregon vs. TCU. That's the matchup. I'll be back next week for the final PJ Poll where I will discuss the national championship game and a plan for a fairer and more inclusive playoff system.