College Football Corner: Dateline Norman

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After a ho-hum weekend during which every top-15 team in the Bowl Championship Series poll won, it's time again to disrupt the national title picture.

This week, the spotlight turns to the third site in college football's 2008 Bermuda Triangle after high-profile games earlier this year in Dallas and Lubbock, Texas. The second-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders visit Norman, Okla., to take on No. 5 Oklahoma in a must-win for either team's championship hopes.

But that's just the start to the myriad combinations percolating as teams angle for a shot to play in the FedEx(FDX Quote) BCS National Championship Game. Naturally, if No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Texas Tech finish undefeated, it most likely will be them (provided the computers don't act up).

But Alabama will need to beat No. 4 Florida in the SEC title game, and the Gators will likely be favored in Atlanta. If Florida wins that game, the team should move up to at least No. 2.

But what if No. 5 Oklahoma prevails over Texas Tech on Saturday and No. 3 Texas moves up to No. 2? Would the Gators leapfrog the Longhorns? As long as Florida keeps winning, its title shot will take care of itself.

The consensus seems to be that the most deserving participants in the big game this year will be the winners of the Big 12 and SEC championship games. But here at the Corner we're intrigued with the prospects of a USC-Florida game, sort of a granddaddy of all Rose and Orange bowls that we think would pair the nation's top two teams.