Trojans and Sooners have the horses

Doesn't karma suck?\nThe first Bowl Championship Series rankings came out this week, and there is already controversy. The Oklahoma Sooners are currently third behind USC and Miami despite being ranked second in both human polls. Already Sooner fans are crying for the abolition of the BCS. That's funny, since last December they all seemed to love the fact that they benefited from the same situation as Oklahoma leap-frogged the Trojans for the chance to play Louisiana State University in the Sugar Bowl. But don't fret, Oklahoma fans, there's plenty of time left for Miami quarterback Brock Berlin to go Chris Rix and throw his team's national championship dreams into the waiting arms of an opposing defensive back. With that being said, I'd like to take this chance to size up the top teams in the new rankings.\nThe USC Trojans are the most complete team; with an opportunistic defense and endless weapons on the offensive side of the ball, they have to be the favorites. This past weekend, they made the No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devils look IU-bad (that's a new term by the way) in their 45-7 victory. Junior quarterback Matt Leinart always looks cool under pressure, and sophomore running back Reggie Bush is the most exciting player in the country -- when he steps on the field, you can't turn away. There is no other athlete I would rather watch right now ... well, except for Maria Sharapova. \nThe Miami Hurricanes do have a chance to sneak into the championship game as long as most of their players can avoid jail time. Now I don't want to say that they are all criminals, but when ABC was introducing their defense last week, they used their mug shots -- I thought that was unnecessary. The season rests on the erratic arm of über-talented quarterback Brock Berlin, and if I was a Miami fan, that would scare me to death. I have never seen a guy overthrow so many open receivers. Seriously, this guy makes the people who voted for Jason White for the Heisman Trophy look intelligent.\nThe Oklahoma Sooners and their (band)wagon should end up in the title game, considering the fact that they have as much talent as anyone in the country. As always, they have a great defense, but now their running game is all anyone can talk about. True freshman Adrian Peterson ripped off 225 yards against Texas two weeks ago. That is the best performance by a freshman since I faked mono to get out of taking a Spanish midterm a few years ago. So with Peterson and Heisman Trophy thief White manning the backfield, the Sooners will be tough to beat and should end up in the title game -- as long as they don't completely melt down like last year.\nAuburn currently sits fourth in the BCS rankings, and it's not just its vaunted defense that is winning games. Tigers offensive coordinator Al Borges, the same Al Borges who ran IU's anemic offense last season, has Auburn averaging 34 points per game. Where was that last year Al? The Tigers have a great corps of running backs led by Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, and all quarterback Jason Campbell has to do is stay out of the way and avoid key mistakes, something he found supremely difficult last year. Auburn has a chance, but I doubt they make it through the SEC unscathed. \nAs for the rest of the teams? Purdue is the only other team that had a chance, and they looked great until Kyle 'Butterfingers' Orton fumbled away his team's BCS hopes and his Heisman dreams, a rare triple-threat, season-killing mistake. But then again, they're Purdue, so I say "Nice job, Mr. Orton!"\nMy title game pick? I'm going with USC and Oklahoma. Maybe it's because they are both loaded with talent, or maybe it's because I used to go to USC ... you decide.