Alabama v Texas for the Championship, While Illinois Lowers Its Standards a Little More

BCS Championship, Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, 7:35 p.m. ABC-TV
Texas +4 vs Alabama 
Under 45 1/2

Tonight in Pasadena they will decide who wears the crown. Alabama and Texas, each with a record of 13 victories and no defeats, will square off in the BCS championship game.   In their last games of the season, Alabama spanked Florida, while Texas needed help from the timekeeper to book a win and a trip to the big game. 

Back in August I picked Texas (click) to win the national title, though I expected that they would be facing Florida. We'll find out tonight!

Last night in Mobile:

Dan Lefevour led his Central Michigan team to a touchdown in the last two minutes of his hugely successful college career to take the lead 34-31 over Troy.  Troy got the ball back with 1:17 to go and quickly moved downfield and kicked a tying field goal. The game moved to OT, and we already had the O/U 63 winner. Central Michigan prevailed 44-41 in double OT.  That gives us a push on the point spread to go with the "W" on the O/U.  

Our overall record for Bowl Season goes to 23-10. 

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Numerous sites, including the Chicago Sun-Times, are reporting that Trulon Henry has given his verbal commitment to Ron Zook to play football at the University of Illinois next fall.  Ron Zook and Illinois football have lowered the bar once again.

Trulon Henry is:

• Arrelious Benn's older brother. (Benn is departing Champaign for the NFL draft after displaying potential for three years)
• A defensive back who is currently apparently at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL.
• Currently 25 years old
• A convicted felon who spent 5 years in prison for robbing a grocery store.  Felony armed robbery is what that's called.

So, mothers and fathers of all those eager-eyed, fresh-scrubbed 17 and 18 year old high school senior football players, the kids who worked their asses off and kept their noses clean to earn the chance to play big time football, get in line to have your kid sign up to play for the state's premier university, on the team with a 25 year old convicted felon.

University of Illinois football.  Lowering the bar every chance they get.

Maybe Robert Hutchins was right.