According to CollegeFootballTalk.com, Wisconsin A.D. Barry Alverez released some interesting insight on the Big Ten expansion talks.

Alverez first off dismissed Texas (as well as Notre Dame) as possiblilities for the expansion. Though that could change as time passes, Texas was not a part of the fifteen team initial list to be considered over the next 12-18 months.

While the final standings would indicate a lackluster, surprise-less season for the most part, the Heisman Trophy was anything but predictable. The top three from last season all returned, so it looked like a 3 way race form season’s start. But, after Sam Bradford got injured early on, the Gators didn’t look as dominating as usual, and Colt McCoy had an up and down season, especially down vs. Nebraska, things have been shaken up since the pre-season.

The BCS is a very imperfect system, that’s a definite. However, as much as every fan, including Barrack Obama, wants a playoff system, it won’t happen anytime soon. So, if we can tweak the system to give every team a fair shake as this process further evolves, at least we can remain intrigued with the college football season and the post-season play.

Not everyone of these ideas can all be influenced at the same time. However, hopefully some of these (especially the Top 3) concepts can find there way into the BCS system and help to put the best teams in their best possible fit by season's end.

With the five BCS games and 29 seemingly irrelevant bowl games the attention on college football now that the always exciting regular season is complete, I've compiled what I believe is a very accurate projection for the 2009-2010 bowl season. While I'd rather see TCU in the title game (see my other articles), I've kept my opinions and brash predictions out of this article.

Here is the Optimum Scouting Top 25 Ranking. Our scouts made their own Top 25 poll, so see how our's compares to the BCS, AP and USA Today polls.

Better than to rant about why TCU should be in the Top 3, or why Florida/Alabama are running through an over rated 2009 SEC, I decided to stick to the numbers. While most of this is opinion based, I really feel for the most part it accurately reflects the team's this season up to this point. Keep in mind all these teams are undefeated, and all have very strong cases why they should be in the BCS title game. The number in each catagory rank each team against each other for that category (1 for the best, 4 the worst). Also, each position was ranked against each team, and while positions such as running back units, receiving units, offensive line, and the entire defense is highly debatable, I used stats, dominating ability, and my own scouting that I do for Optimum Scouting to decipher who goes where. 

The phrase, "Oh how the mighty have fallen" doesn't quite sum up how the Michigan Wolverines have gone from feared home game to just another road game.

In the days of "Bo", Michigan losing a home game would be on CNN. Even in the days of Lloyd Carr the Wolverines would consistently route Big Ten opponents in the Big House.

From 2002 to 2006, Michigan boasted a 29-4 home record, with 2005 contributing 3 defeats. The Wolverines were 3-1 vs. Ranked opponnents at home and split the Ohio State games 1-1 in that time time period at home.

Now, the name "Big House" is just a figure of speech, as the stadium fills over 100,000 fans. The days of Michigan dominance in Ann Arbor each season is beginning to fade each season.

Each week, www.NFLHouse.com and the Optimum Scouting Department will be bringing you the top prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft that we will be in-depth scouting each week. Here are the best matchups of the college football weekend.