This week, a seemingly insignificant game will be played up in the pacific northwest, followed by a game next week in Los Angeles that may go far in determining a real shot at a playoff system in college football.
When Oregon plays UW this week, they will be playing the team that has given USC its lone loss. If they pass that test, of which I believe they will do so rather convincingly, they then will be tested by that very USC team that lost to UW.
Why are those two games important? Why are they so crucial to the very foundation that the BCS championship series computer rankings sit on? Because the progression of strength of schedule is determined by a series of who beat who. By virtue of BOISE'S win over Oregon, every team Oregon beats is a lesser team to BOISE, or so the computer computes. BOISE'S only real out of conference quality win was the Ducks, and for BOISE to say, "SEE!" they need Oregon to run the rest of the table. If Oregon gets past Washington and then past USC, the granddaddy team in the west will be BOISE.
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