Winning is the name of the game. It doesn't matter how you do it, or how you look doing it. At the end of the day, a win gives you a chance to thrive in college football. Look at Florida, Alabama, Texas, Iowa, LSU, OK State, Utah, Notre Dame, etc. While teams like Boise State and TCU are blowing the competition away, on the road: these others do just enough to get by. And they continue to move up in the rankings.
While a team like Utah is out proving that you can win games and compete for conference championships with no real offense (16 points scored essentially on 3 plays: a fumble that bounced the right way and was taken to the house, 2 missed tackles on a simple slant that led to a 91-yard TD, and a field goal after a fumble by Air Force in their own territory), BYU is busy showing that you can easily get blown out at home with no real defense. Twice. One continues to move up, while the other moves out.
Iowa needed the full 60 minutes (plus 2 extra seconds) to score points 10 through 15 against Michigan State on the road, while Miami goes to actual extra time before finally falling to Clemson. One moves up, the other moves down.
Bama blocks two field goals to win by 2 (Iowa knows all about needing to block 2 field goals to win). Florida gets a bad call to go their way (two weeks in a row) to help seal the deal in their game. Texas got outplayed by OU for 3 quarters and comes away 3 points ahead. Those teams are in the top 3, because it's all about the W.
Just put up more points somehow, someway, and some time before the final whistle blows. The reward is great for those that do, the punishment severe for those who don't. (Only in the WAC can you win by 45 on the road and move down in the polls...)
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