Week 10: College Football Trend Watching

What Happened
Alabama clinched the SEC West; Northwestern ended Iowa's undefeated season; tOSU kept its Big 10 title hopes alive, Oregon lost taking us a step closer to Pac 10 chaos; Notre Dame lost to Navy, lost is BCS bowl hopes, and possibly ended Weis' tenure in South Bend; Clemson stepped up into ACC contender land, and RichRod stepped into warming seat land with a loss to Purdue.

Games of the Week
Iowa at The Ohio State - This game is the de facto Big 10 championship game. Winner, regardless of the following week, goes to the Rose Bowl, loser (probably) goes to the Capital One Bowl. Iowa is limping into Columbus - almost certainly without their starting QB. tOSU is looking for its record 5th straight Big 10 title and coming off its best game of the year.

Utah at TCU - It's TCU's last (and possibly biggest) hurdle for the Frogs. They've long since left Boise State in their dust and now auditioning for the role of stand in if Texas loses. Good luck catching the game as its on CBS College Sports Network

West Virginia at Cincinnati (Friday)- Cinci , after a less than steller showing against UConn, now enters a gauntlet of Big East super powers (Pitt being the other). Cinci is also auditioning for Texas' stand in in case of a Texas loss and Brian Kelly will be showcasing himself for a bigger gig (Notre Dame? Georgia?)

Stanford at USC - Return to the scene of the crime where Stanford upset USC. This time Stanford has Pac 10 title hopes on the line.

Team to Watch
Arizona - Only 1 game seperates Oregon, Arizona, Stanford, USC, and Oregon State. Oddly enough alongside Oregon, Arizona controls its own destiny. If it wins out (specifically against Oregon) it wins the Pac 10. If it beats Oregon but loses to USC , USC could win the Pac 10 (although I'm legally bound to note that each of the 5 teams have a legitimate shot at the title)

Bowl Predictions
I'm now predicting that TCU will win out and claim the non-BCS spot. I'm also predicting tOSU over Iowa. The last BCS spot continues to shift. Miami only has two losses and in a bad economy I'm guessing the Orange Bowl will snatch them up over other alternatives (Iowa, Penn State, Ok State, Boise State)

BCS Championship: Alabama over Texas
Orange Bowl : Georgia Tech over Miami (FL)
Sugar Bowl: Florida over Cincinnati
Fiesta: USC over TCU
Rose Bowl: Oregon over Ohio State