Gu-who? The guru. Of the BCS.
Describing himself only as "a former award-winning sports journalist" who covered college football and hoops, the NFL and golf "before 'retiring' to Florida to pursue a more leisurely lifestyle, which involves running a bed & breakfast, a restaurant and shaving his handicap index," the yet-to-be uncovered "BCS Guru" has launched a website recently by the same name that, this week, tries to explain why USC dropped from No. 2 to No. 3 in the polls without losing a game.
Yeah, the Trojans had a bye week. But then, didn't that always seem to help them in the past?
The Guru -- without giving away his identity, we'll vouch for his credibility -- explains that even with Michigan jump in the computers, it still has to face Ohio State in the last regular-season game, and if USC wins out, it'll take that No. 2 spot no matter who wins between the Buckeyes and Wolverines.
The Guru -- OK, so his name is Sam Chi, who was last at the Contra Costa Times -- also breaks down the polls, the contenders, the conferences and takes questions from readers. Check it out if there's any kind of stumper you can find.
Such as this question recently posted:
Q: Explain the Pac-10 tiebreaker. Cal could go to the Rose Bowl by beating USC or by Oregon beating USC?
A: The Pac-10 ditched the use of overall records this year, which means the loss to Tennessee won't hurt Cal this year. However, in the event of three teams tied at 8-1 in conference play, each having beaten the other, the team with the highest BCS ranking will go. So that probably won't be Cal. This little fine print trumps the one about the team that most recently went to the Rose Bowl would be eliminated.
Meanwhile, on Daily News USC beat writer Scott Wolf's blog today, USC coach Pete Carroll says the usual: What, me worry?
Comments
Tom: Thanks for the post on your blog. I don't mind revealing my identity ... it's not like I'm in the federal witness protection program or anything.
Cheers,
Sam Chi
Posted by: BCS Guru | October 23, 2006 01:39 PM