The Pondcrappers have a good shot, but there's A LOT of work ahead of them to escape Pac 10 play without a loss.

Any non-BCS conference school has no shot. If a team goes undefeated in the SEC, Boise State will be jumped. For that matter, if Alabama wins out, they will jump Boise State with their one loss. Outside the SEC, if Oklahoma or Michigan State goes undefeated, either one would jump Boise State.

To be clear, I think Boise State and TCU have proven that they are capable of competing with anyone, but because most of the teams they play are perceived to be weak, they have no hope of impressing the BCS computers enough to get into the title game.

Lots of football left to be played, so there are endless scenarios that could play out, but I'm pretty certain the powers responsible for the BCS will never allow a non-BCS team to play in the title game. I don't think this is right or fair, but there you have it.