The BCeStimation is a weekly column that predicts which 10 teams will make it to the Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl and National Championship game. The name of the column was thought of by me, which means I'm awesome at naming things. Let's carry on.
An exciting slate of games answered a lot of questions and created quite a few more for the elite college football teams around the country. First and foremost, let's welcome Michigan back to the top 25 after beating a very organized and perfectly executing Notre Dame team... er, yeah, something. A big congratulations to James Madison, FCS wonder-school, for beating Virginia Tech in Lane Stadium. James Madison now has the exact same resume that Boise State has to qualify for a BCS bowl game. Actually, now that I think about it, James Madison has a better resume because they beat the Hokies in a real away game, and their current record is 2-0. Boise is still 1-0 after taking week two off, because playing another football game just one week after they played their only real opponent of the season would be freaking insanity!Â
One of the other major story lines in college football this week was how poorly the ACC represented themselves. The Hurricanes were beaten convincingly by the Buckeyes; Florida State got absolutely rolled by Oklahoma; Georgia Tech lost to a Kansas team that was beaten by North Dakota State last week, and James Madison beat Va Tech (as previously mentioned). How absolutely crazy was I to have two ACC teams going to the BCS in my preseason edition of this article? I wish I would've stood in front of my bathroom mirror and chanted "the ACC will receive two BCS Bowl Bids this year" three times. If I had done that, the ghost of common sense would have materialized and swallowed me whole, preventing me from ever writing that article. Maybe after this week's performance, the ACC should donate their automatic BCS bid to which ever football team wins the FCS title.Â
It was good news and not-so-good news at the Horseshoe on Saturday afternoon.
Ohio State got a calm and composed performance from Terrelle Pryor while their defense was intercepting Miami's Jacory Harris four times, and the Buckeyes survived two long kick returns for touchdowns by Miami to turn back the Hurricanes 36-24 Saturday at the Horseshoe. Devin Barclay tied an OSU record with five field goals and Ohio State converted all four Miami turnovers to points while building a 19-point second half lead...and the defense did the rest.
The 12th-ranked Miami Hurricanes roll into Columbus Saturday on a mission to show the nation they're back as an elite college football program...and oh, by the way, word is they're still smarting a bit from the way Ohio State brought their 34-game winning streak to a sudden, screeching halt after the 2002 season...you know, by 
(This OSU-Miami preview first ran on May 17, 2010.)