The stadium is ready for the 38th annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The stadium is full of natural grass, which is retracted outside when not in use so it can get sunlight and nourishment. The stadium holds 73,000 people and is approximately 19 stories high.

Texas Longhorns:

The Longhorns are led by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the year Mack Brown. This year he coached them through an 11 and 1 season. The one game they lost  would have led them to the BCS championship. It was a difficult loss, but they are now looking forward to playing in the Fiesta Bowl. They are currently ranked No. 3 in the nation and have played in only one Fiesta Bowl prior to this one, in 1997 against Penn State. The Longhorns lost that game 38-15, so they hope to not see a repeat of that performance. This team is a very tight unit.  Jim Tressel has noted that they play as one and know how to get a ball quickly down a field. Colt McCoy, the starting quarterback, is said to be the “heart of the offense” per Coach Brown, and with everything they have going for them, the Texas Longhorns hope they can go home with a win and a 12 and 1 season.

Ohio State:

Jim Tressel, the head coach at Ohio State, has led his team to a 10 and 2 season, so it looks like he will not be needing a payday loan this year. Ohio State is currently ranked 10th in the nation and started out a trying season with quarterback Todd Boeckman, a senior. Coach Tressel ended up moving Boeckman to second string quarterback and putting in freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor as the starter. This switch helped the team push through and get the 10 and 2 season they had with a strong freshman leading the way. The Fiesta Bowl is nothing new to the Buckeyes; this will be the sixth Fiesta Bowl they have gone to and the fourth since 2003.  Ohio State hopes to push through the hard defense of the Texas Longhorns and get an 11 and 2 season.

Who Will Win?

All in all I can’t say who will win. Both teams feel very passionate about playing football and both seem to be ready to play one another. They both go into the fiesta bowl with seasons that were very similar to one another. Many may argue this, but Ohio State goes in with only one more loss than Texas. Both of these teams will no doubt try there hardest and get what they deserve, and if you can make it I hope it is worth the money. As for me, I get to stay home and watch it on TV because I overextended my bank account and had to pay some of my overdue bills with a payday loan.

BCS Lineup

Bowl Championship Series

Determining the location for the BCS title game is easy; as easy as applying for online payday loans. This year’s game will be played at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida on January 8th, 2009. Determining which two teams deserve to be in the BCS title game, on the other hand, is much more challenging. Most teams in the top ten have resumes worth considering; seven of the top ten teams only had one loss. Two other teams finished undefeated. With records like that, it almost seems like all the teams are deserving of the title game. However, this year, Oklahoma and Florida stood out above the rest, and the two teams finished 1-2 respectively in the BCS polls. The complete Bowl Championship Series lineup is as follows:

-BCS Title Game: No. 1 Oklahoma (12-1) vs. No. 2 Florida (12-1)
-Rose Bowl: No. 5 USC (11-1) vs. No. 8 Penn State (11-1)
-Orange Bowl: No. 12 Cincinnati (11-2) vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech (9-4)
-Sugar Bowl: No. 4 Alabama (12-1) vs. No. 6 Utah (12-0)
-Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Texas (11-1) vs. No. 10 Ohio State (10-2)

BCS Flaws

As the 2008 college football season comes to a close, it appears as though the BCS system kind of worked this year. The title game highlights two phenomenal teams and two Heisman-eligible quarterbacks, Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford and Florida’s Tim Tebow. In years when the selection process isn’t as easy, the BCS takes a lot of heat for being a deeply flawed system. The biggest complaint is that there is no actual playoff in college football. Instead, bowl teams are selected through an almost incomprehensible mathematical calculation by the BCS computers. This means that sometimes the most deserving team is left out of the BCS title game.

BCS Solutions: A Cinderella Story

The most obvious and most logical solution to the BCS system is an actual college football playoff. The details would still have to be worked out, but some suggest that a 16-team tournament bracket, similar to that of the insanely popular Sweet 16 in NCAA basketball, be implemented. Each conference winner would get an automatic bid, leaving 5 spots up for grabs. Not only would a tournament bracket create an actual playoff for college football, the potential for an upset would increase viewership. Sports fans love an underdog, and if a 16-seed could somehow defeat a number one-seed? Well, that would put an end to the deprivation of sports magic due to the lackluster BCS playoff system because college football fans deserve Cinderella stories, too.

Surprise!

Number 1 Oklahoma versus Number 2 Florida will face off in what promises to be one of the best BCS title games in history. Having those two teams in the championship game is no surprise. Implementing a new college football playoff system is inevitable, and its arrival will be no surprise. When a 16-seed beats a 1-seed in that new system, it will be a delightful surprise. When your son, an aspiring college football star, comes home with a football injury, it will be a surprise—unfortunately, not as delightful as an unthinkable upset. Life, like sports, is full of surprises both good and bad. You can rest assured because payday loans can help you cope with surprise expenses, including your son’s football injury.