Power Lunch: Chat with Jenni Carlson

Jenni said: "I think it's important to remember that if things would've been just slightly different in the BCS, OU would've likely played Louisville or LSU or someone other than Texas A&M and probably would've won." I don't see it. Berry Tramel has made the same point, except he talks about OU playing and beating Florida, so it's not like Jenni is out there by herself, but I don't see it. When was the last time that OU beat a good team in a major bowl game? Florida State in the Jan 2001 Orange Bowl is the last one that I can remember. Since then, in major bowl games there have been losses to LSU, USC, Boise State, West Virginia, Florida, and Texas A&M. Why assume that OU would have beaten Louisville (which beat Florida rather easily) or LSU this time around?