It happened again.

When Ohio State was thrashed in this year's early season spotlight game against Southern California, the college football world collectively said the same thing: “We knew it.”

The Buckeyes dropped out of the top 10 in the rankings.  The pollsters even voted the Buckeyes below fellow Big Ten school Wisconsin, a team the Buckeyes will likely defeat handily in three weeks.

Now it will take multiple losses by every SEC and Big 12 team, a Conference USA upset of East Carolina, and a meteor destroying Los Angeles—among other things—for the Buckeyes to have another crack at the national title game.

No one wants to see the same team storm through a mediocre conference schedule only to turn the national title game into a laugher.

Because of this, the college football world needs to be proactive in seeking out the other potential frauds that are primed to punch their tickets to Miami.

The place to start the investigation is Norman, Oklahoma.

Just like Ohio State, Oklahoma has played in four BCS bowls in the past five years.  Ohio State won its first two, and Oklahoma won zero.

Ohio State's last two seasons, when the Buckeyes dominated their regular season schedule only to suffer embarrassment in the BCS title game, were exactly like Oklahoma's 2003 and 2004 campaigns.

In 2003, Oklahoma was took its Heisman-winning quarterback into the BCS title game as a seven-point favorite.  And exactly like Ohio State in 2006, the Sooners were clearly outplayed on the national stage.

Heisman winners Jason White and Troy Smith combined for no touchdowns, three picks, and showings poor enough to warrant returning the trophies to the Downtown Athletic Club.

In 2004 and 2007, players from both teams took every opportunity to work in the phrases, “All about the team,” “Only focused on a championship,” and “Earn everyone's respect” during interviews.  Once again, both teams were the boys in the Men versus Boys matchups that became the BCS title games.

Think going back to 2003 and 2004 is unfair to Oklahoma?  Fair enough.  All players from the 2004 USC beatdown are gone.  Comparing only the past two seasons can get the point across as well.

The 2006 campaign was a relative rebuilding year for Oklahoma (a compliment to the program), yet it still managed to take back its Big 12 crown. But no matter how much of a rebuilding year it was, the Sooners never should have lost to their WAC counterparts in the Fiesta Bowl.

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