Its a very, very, very long shot, but still mathematically possible, so until the dream is gone, I guess we should list it.
For MSU to win the West:
(1) MSU must win out against UK, ALA, ARK and UM.
AND
(2) Auburn must lose its remaining SEC games to UM, UGA and ALA.
AND
(3) Alabama must beat LSU
AND
(4) LSU must lose one of its two final SEC games to UM or ARK.
This Week's Officially Unofficial Cheering Guide:
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Auburn over Ole Miss. </span>This is tough. On one hand, an Auburn victory eliminates MSU from the West. On another, you want two SEC teams in the BCS to better the bowl for MSU, and with Auburn at #1, you want Auburn to keep winning. So, I'm willing to sacrifice the unlikely scenario above in order to have a shot at a really good bowl game.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Florida over Georgia. </span>Florida is going to a bowl game, probably one within its state's borders. Georgia isn't that confident. A Florida victory would force Georgia into a must win situation against Auburn or Georgia Tech to get a bowl spot. (Remember the Outback)
<span style="font-weight: bold;">South Carolina over Tennessee.</span> Another one for bowl reasons. Tennessee is in a situation where they have to win four of their last five to get in a bowl. This is their toughest game - We want them to have to go 4-for-4 to end the season, which is possible with Memphis, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Vandy.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanderbilt over Arkansas.</span> Vandy isn't going to a bowl, and Arkansas is going to be our main competition to play Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, although I think that if we beat Kentucky, the ARK-MSU game is for the Cotton Bowl regardless of what we do against Alabama and Ole Miss. An upset like this wouldn't hurt.
For MSU to win the West:
(1) MSU must win out against UK, ALA, ARK and UM.
AND
(2) Auburn must lose its remaining SEC games to UM, UGA and ALA.
AND
(3) Alabama must beat LSU
AND
(4) LSU must lose one of its two final SEC games to UM or ARK.
This Week's Officially Unofficial Cheering Guide:
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Auburn over Ole Miss. </span>This is tough. On one hand, an Auburn victory eliminates MSU from the West. On another, you want two SEC teams in the BCS to better the bowl for MSU, and with Auburn at #1, you want Auburn to keep winning. So, I'm willing to sacrifice the unlikely scenario above in order to have a shot at a really good bowl game.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Florida over Georgia. </span>Florida is going to a bowl game, probably one within its state's borders. Georgia isn't that confident. A Florida victory would force Georgia into a must win situation against Auburn or Georgia Tech to get a bowl spot. (Remember the Outback)
<span style="font-weight: bold;">South Carolina over Tennessee.</span> Another one for bowl reasons. Tennessee is in a situation where they have to win four of their last five to get in a bowl. This is their toughest game - We want them to have to go 4-for-4 to end the season, which is possible with Memphis, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Vandy.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanderbilt over Arkansas.</span> Vandy isn't going to a bowl, and Arkansas is going to be our main competition to play Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, although I think that if we beat Kentucky, the ARK-MSU game is for the Cotton Bowl regardless of what we do against Alabama and Ole Miss. An upset like this wouldn't hurt.
