Bowl Season Summary

Well another series of 30 some pointless bowls and the one game that really matters has come to a close with yet another disappointing national title game and a string of dramatic events worthy of a sweeps season television show. You know what I'm talking about since chances were if you ever were unfortunate enough to turn to Sportscenter this holiday season you heard about all of these at least seven times (per minute). Urban Meyer leaving Florida with health problems! Mike Leach and Jim Leavitt, after taking Texas Tech and South Florida's programs to relevancy, being kicked to the curb for mistreating players! Bobby Bowden (finally) done coaching! Ndamukong Suh proving his ultimate dominance by throwing lineman aside like third graders! COlt McCoy's untimely injury in the title game leading to Texas' doom! Pete Carroll abandoning his USC/Hollywood University program to finally return from exile to the NFL! And of course Tim Tebow cried some more.

Along with the usual dictator like speeches from BCS officials about how the system isn't going anywhere (unless you want a panzer with an NCAA logo on it to run over you) we learned once again why college football is so special. The magic is unlike anything you find at the professional level. Kids really play their hearts out even if they aren't playing for a title because for most of them it is all their is left of the game they love. You can't say that about the NFL, where half the teams give up at midseason when out of contention to focus on asking for raises and buying more firearms. But I digress.

College football bid farewell to several excellent players (and coaches) this bowl season. Suh, McCoy, Tearbow, Clausen, Tate, Spikes, and Gerhart are just some of those who depart after outstanding careers. One has to wonder how their teams will fare without them next season. I know I do. Which is why I present (yes, already) my predictions for the Top 25 next season. After this I'll focus more on the NFL and NCAA basketball areas.

1. Alabama
2. Boise State
3. Texas
4. Ohio State
5. USC
6. Florida
7. Oregon
8. Georgia Tech
9. Iowa
10. Virginia Tech
11. TCU
12. Oklahoma
13. Wisconsin
14. Utah
15. Washington
16. North Carolina
17. Auburn
18. Nebraska
19. Penn State
20. Clemson
21. Florida State
22. Miami
23. Georgia
24. Ole Miss
25. Michigan State

Thats right. There is not a single team from the Big East in this poll. The conference is too big and sucks balls at football. Sorry West Virginia. By the way, Notre Dame receives NO VOTES in next year's opening poll in a shocking moment when members of the media come to their senses.