When We Play...

As a general rule, CBS gets first pick as per their contract with the SEC. They shell out the most money, and thus they get to cherry pick.

However, there are a couple of weeks out of the season that ESPN actually gets first pick. This happened previously this year when Alabama played Georgia, for example.

The pick order generally goes CBS, ESPN, Raycom, and then occasionally you might get some game on ESPN2.

about a “national audience.” Alabama is not running for President. The people who vote can’t even watch most the games as they are coaching, writing etc. the bottom line is if we win out we will be in. There is no way Penn St. can jump us. If they didn’t jump us last week it won’t happen as long as we keep winning plus we will have to win the SEC Championship game against a top 5 BCS team in either UF or UGA and if we win that and are 13-0 we will be in for sure. What happened to Auburn a few years back was primarily because they are Auburn and nation wide they get no respect. We have been down but we are still Alabama. The worse thing about CBS is that the annoucers pull against Bama.

Yesterday, on JOX, someone brought up the fact that Paterno had 5 undefeated, untied teams that hadn’t been named NC. This, I assumed was common knowledge since he has been in the same conference, same school—he hasn’t exactly moved around! Anyway, they went on to say that he was “due” a NC if he won out because of all of the slights over the years and this may be his last shot. The “slight” part was not a wrinkle I had thrown into the mix so far this year. Of course, I think that is crap because nothing has changed since the other 5 slights.

Well, I get out of the car and walk into a business where the radio is on and guys are listening. BAMA guys. They are actually agreeing with the validity of Paterno getting a shot because of the 5 slights!! Not because of strength of 2008 schedule or Bama possibly winning out in the SEC AND the CG, but slights in recent decades. If Bama guys in a gas station can flip, don’t you think anything is possible with coaches and writers with no love?

Just an observation here. No real basis except fear. =) Besides, we still have a few things to take care of anyway! Like I told the guys yesterday about Paterno.

…worry about it after we’re 13-0.

All of this will seem stupid if we don’t even go, right? Think I will just go around today with an idiot grin about our 8-0 while I can still use it, and save the frowning for December, IF it comes to that! Thanks for the reminder, NLS.

Don’t forget, the reason that Auburn didn’t go in 2004 was because of their schedule. They shot themselves in the foot by scheduling LA-Monroe, The Citadel and LA Tech all in one season. They probably could’ve gotten away with one or even two of those teams on the schedule and still gone to the BCS NC.

Plus, perhaps due to the schedule, Auburn never received enough votes to EVER make it to the top 2 spots in the BCS rankings.

I dare say our schedule is much stronger this year than Auburn’s in ‘04. And, we are already sitting at No. 2. So, we are in a much better position. I agree with those who say if we win out, we’re in. I don’t see any way that doesn’t happen.

I remember thinking what dunces the Barners proved themselves to be, the year they all complained so loudly in the early part of the season about maybe getting slighted by the BCS. Then the team, with a couple of losses, helped make that worry irrelevant. We don’t want to act like Barners.

Anyone know how many times we were undefeated and did not get the NC? I know it has happened but cant get a handle on when it was.