Ladies and Gentleman of the BCS, You Have a SERIOUS Problem!

For all the fans who absolutely hate the BCS, this weekend in college football couldn't help but leave you smiling.

We all remember the joke that was the Utah-Pitt game in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl, as Utah destroyed the Big East Champs 35-7. Well, this year, it looks as if the same result could be on its way.

Except there are a few more kinks in the process this year. In 2005, Utah was the only non-BCS team even close to busting the party, but this year not only are ECU, BYU, and Utah all ranked in the top 25, but all have quality wins over BCS schools and are looking better than most of the BCS conference teams.

The luster of the BCS conferences is gone. Teams are no longer afraid of the BCS teams and come expecting to win now.

It started last year with Appalachian State over Michigan and has overlapped into this year. Here is how I see things so far in each of the BCS conferences and potential BCS busters this year.

ACC

In the pre-season, this conference certainly was talking the talk, as Clemson was ranked No. 9 in the country and was supposedly looking to make a national title run.

But in Week One, the Tigers were embarrassed by a young Alabama team on national TV, 34-10. Virginia Tech would have been the choice after Clemson, but the ECU Pirates gave the Hokies a bit of their own medicine, winning on a blocked punt returned for a touchdown.

Even though it is known as a basketball school, Wake Forest looks to be the top team in this conference. They have a good offense and are a very solid team, nothing great, but good enough to win this weak conference.

Big East

This conference might not be as bad as people think, but it still is just an average conference as a whole.

No. 18 South Florida proved they are a good team, beating No. 13 Kansas this week 37-34 on a game-winning field goal. They look as if they will win the conference. 

UConn is undefeated after three weeks of play, but is untested and needed overtime to beat Temple in week two.

ECU strikes again, as they ended the then No. 8 Mountaineers national title hopes in week two. The Pirates dismantled West Virginia 24-3 and put the two-time Big East champs on their backs.

Big Ten

This is the most overrated conference in the country. Not to say there are no good teams, because Penn State and Wisconsin are very good teams with Ohio State right behind them.

But after that there is a significant drop. These teams are always put in games against the SEC and just get trashed, most notably Ohio State in the last two national championships.

I think Penn State will win this conference with one loss and will do well in a BCS game.

Pac-10

Well, so sorry for teams in the Pac-10, but in week 3, the Pac-10 was swept in four games by the Mountain West Conference.

This includes No. 15 Arizona State losing to UNLV in the final seconds and UCLA getting shut out by BYU 59-0.

Oregon is a good team and is ranked No. 16, but the Ducks needed double-overtime to beat lowly Purdue. What has kept this conference alive this year has been the best team in the country, the USC Trojans.

In Week 3, USC convincingly beat No. 5 Ohio State in L.A. and looks poised to be in the BCS title game come January.

Big 12

This is a conference I do not have a problem with sending a team to the BCS. There is a lot of talent and plenty of good teams to choose.

Oklahoma and Missouri look as if they are at the top of the conference, with Texas right behind them. It's hard to pick against OK, but I think it is Missouri's year to shine with their powerful offense scoring over 50 points per game.

SEC

There is only one problem with the SEC. THEY ARE TOO GOOD!! It's hard to even call this a problem, but it's true.

The SEC has four teams are in the Top Ten, with Alabama not far out at No. 11. There are no gimme games in this conference, and I honestly am not brave enough to try and pick a winner right now simply, because I just don't know.

This conference is just scary good.

BCS Busters

Well, after an eventful Week Three, the list has been trimmed from four hopefuls to three: BYU, ECU, and Utah.

ECU snuck by Tulane 28-24 Saturday in unimpressive fashion, but then again Alabama didn't exactly kill Tulane either.

Utah beat lowly Utah State 58-10 and has looked fantastic all year so far. Finally, BYU slaughtered UCLA 59-0 in Provo. Quarterback Max Hall tied a school record with seven touchdown passes, six coming in the first half. 

Sadly, not all three can end the season undefeated, because BYU and Utah play each other at the end of the year. If they meet and both are undefeated at that point, how awesome will that game be?

Being a BYU fan, I must give the edge to BYU. The Cougars silenced critics with a beat-down of UCLA, who beat No. 18 Tennessee in Week One. The defense has played solidly all year and the offense is one of the best in the country, if not the best.

This year is going to be one of the best in recent memory. The quality of play is now not only in the BCS conferences but all over in every conference.

Teams who used to have no business beating BCS teams now do it a lot more than we are used to seeing. I truly feel that the boundary between BCS and non-BCS teams is closing in a hurry.