The Texas Longhorns Would Win the Title in a FBS Playoff

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If if’s and but’s were candy and nuts, it’d be Christmas all year.

If I ran for governor of Iowa , I would lose.

If there was a 16-team college football playoff, it would be a dream.

So none better than Iowa’s favorite son that nobody wanted to break down the dream playoff.

The 2009 BCS Playoff (records are projected)

Automatic Bids

ACC Champion: Georgia Tech (12-1)

Big East Champion: Cincinnati (12-0)

Conference USA Champion: Houston (12-1)

Mid-American Conference Champion: Temple (11-2)

Pacific-10 Champion: Oregon (10-2)

Sun Belt Champion: Troy (10-2)

Big 12 Champion: Texas (13-0)

Big Ten Champion: Ohio State (10-2)

Independents Ranked in Top 16: None

Mountain West Champion: TCU (12-0)

SEC Champion: Alabama (13-0)

WAC Champion: Boise State (12-0)

Wildcards

Florida (12-1)—SEC

After losing to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, Florida would be a wildcard lock with a home game due to a tough schedule.

Iowa (10-2)—Big Ten

—Iowa—despite its late season slide—gets in because of its victories over Arizona and Penn State.

USC (10-2)—Pac-10

—Even a loss at Washington cannot keep the Trojans out of the playoffs.

Utah (10-2)—Mountain West

—A loss at Oregon by seven (31-24), a projected loss to TCU and a victory over BYU gets the Utes in by a hair.

Oklahoma State (10-2)—Big 12

—Losses to playoff-bound Houston and Texas and a win over Oklahoma in the Bedlam series makes the Cowboys the last team in.

Bubble Burst

Miami (Fla.) (10-2)—ACC

Pittsburgh (10-2)—Big East

Penn State (10-2)—Big 10

Clemson (9-4)—ACC

Brigham Young (10-2)—MWC

Virginia Tech (9-3)—ACC

Nebraska (9-4)—Big 12

Arizona (8-4)—Pac-10

West Bracket

Oklahoma State (10-2) at Oregon (10-2)

—Oklahoma State moves the ball against Oregon, but the team with the worst uniforms in the history of college football does the job and wins…Oregon 41, Ok. State 27

USC (10-2) at Boise State (12-0)

—In a blizzard on the blue turf in Boise, freshman quarterback Matt Barkley shows some guts and USC steals one on the road…USC 21, Boise St. 17

West Finals at San Francisco, CA

USC (11-2) vs. Oregon (11-2)

—In the rematch, USC takes control early and wins on the neutral field… USC 31, Oregon 27

Midwest Bracket

Iowa (10-2) at TCU (12-0)

—Iowa is unable to move the ball on the best statistical defense in the country. TCU does enough and gets by…TCU 17, Iowa 7

Utah (10-2) at Texas (13-0)

—Utah shows some fortitude, but Heisman winner Colt McCoy commands the ‘Horns to the win at home…Texas 34, Utah 17

Midwest Finals at Arlington, TX

TCU (13-0) vs. Texas (14-0)

—For the Texas state championship, TCU does all it can. But its offense is not powerful enough. McCoy and Co. moves on…Texas 28, TCU 10.

Southeast Bracket

Houston (12-1) at Georgia Tech (12-1)

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