| Oregon has done just as much to be in that #2 spot as anybody else. Their one loss is to a pretty good opponent on a weird, last second fumble, and they have quality wins against USC, ASU, and Michigan.
All LSU and OU had to do was take care of business against Kentucky and a .500 Colorado team and we wouldn't be having this discussion, but they didn't; they put themselves at the mercy of the voters. Oregon's loss is just as good or better, and so are their wins.
BC is probably out, and I'm not sure they can run through Maryland, Clemson, Miami, and then the ACCCG without another loss anyway, but other than that I'm not sure how you separate the teams from power conferences with 1 loss. If they all make it with only one blemish, LSU, Oregon, and whoever wins the big 12 are all going to have pretty good cases. Picking any of those three over the other 2 really isn't unfair. |