The loss by USC this weekend, really has a negative impact on ND. They have to make up ground, and with a game left at the end with USC, if they were undefeated it would have made a lot of difference. Games left with service academies, and Stanford, just isn’t gonna get them there now. Meanwhile, another situation is developing. Auburn may not get to the SEC Championship game, yet be in the BCS Championship! one would also have to look at the BIG EAST. What if for arguements sake Rutgers runs the table, bests Louisville at home, then goes down to Morgantown, and beats WVA? They have a long way to go, but probably wouldn’t be enough! it seems like year after the year the BCS flaws show themselves over and over, there has to be a better way, but unfortunately big money stands in the way!