The Wait ...

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There must be something wrong with every clock in the house. I know that at least a quarter of an hour must have passed since the last time I checked the time, but they have only advanced a minute and a half.

Einstein theorized that time slowed down as your velocity approached the speed of light. Albert must not have been an Alabama fan. If he was he would have added another caveat to his general theory of relativity: Time slows down while you are waiting to find out the final BCS standings.

It's Sunday morning. The Tide has had all of its hay in the barn for a week. To be more precise, the Tide took all the "Hey!" out of The Barn last Saturday, but you get my point. With no more games to play, all that Alabama fans can do is wait to see how the poll voters and computer geeks react to Oklahoma State's 44-10 victory over Oklahoma. Will the best two teams in college football face each other for the 2011 BCS Championship? Or, will Alabama be bumped out of the number 2 spot in the final BCS rankings by a team with the country's 107th best defense; one that lost to a three touchdown underdog?

Twitter is full of tweets urging the voters to do the right thing. Here's my favorite:

"Remember that time a flashy offense played an SEC defense in a BCS title game and scored more than 24 points? Anyone?"

Hat Tip to Marc Torrence.

Since all we can do is wait until the final standings are announced, today is a good day to release: The Commissioners Most Valuable Awards!

Most Valuable Player on Offense: The most potent offensive weapon in college football: Trent Richardson.

TR's stats tell the tale. Rushing: 1583 net yards, 132 per game, 6.0 per rush. Receiving: 27 receptions for 327 yards, 27.2 yards per game. Scoring: 23 touchdowns [20 rushing]. All Purpose: 1976 total yards [164.7 per game]

Trent led the Tide in rushing, scoring, and all purpose yards. He was second in receiving behind only Marquis Maze and in total offense behind AJ McCarron.

Honorable Mention: The Offensive Line

If you asked him, TR would be the first to tell you that what he accomplished on the field this year was made possible by the big men up front. In fact if you asked Trent for the time of day he would say "My offensive line makes time happen. That's the only reason I wear a watch."

Alabama averaged 433 offensive yards and 36 points per game in the league that has won the last five consecutive BCS titles.

Most Valuable Player on Defense:  Dont'a Hightower leads the team in tackles with 81 [37 solo], 9.5 for lost yardage including 3 sacks, 3 pass breakups, 4 deflections, 8 hurries, 1 interception returned for 29 yards and a blocked field goal attempt.

Most Valuable Player on Special Teams: Marquis Maze The Tide's primary return specialist accounted for 726 yards returning kicks and punts. His electrifying punt return for a touchdown against Arkansas convinced opposing teams to kick away from him but he still averaged 12 yards per game returning punts.

Most Valuable Coaching Staff:  Defense Alabama has the best defense in the country. As good as LSU's defense has been, Alabama's has been better.

The Tide Defense allowed on average fewer than 7 points per game and surrendered only 3 rushing touchdowns. Opposing offenses averaged only 191 yards per game [75 rushing] and converted only 25% of third downs. Alabama led the nation in the number of Three And Out defensive stops, and opponents who managed to reach the Alabama red-zone only scored touchdowns 35% of the time. Credit goes to: Kirby Smart, Sal Sunseri, Chris Rumph, Jeremy Pruitt, and, of course Scott Cochran

Most Valuable Freshman: Vinnie Sunseri He played in all twelve games starting with special teams and by the end of the season saw significant playing time on defense. He recorded 31 tackles [18 solo] and forced a fumble. He was the 8th leading tackler on the team and most productive freshman on defense.

OK, I am convinced that there is something wrong with the clocks in this house. There is more time until the BCS announcement than when I started working on this blog post. Are we having another "fall back" clock changing weekend?

The Commissioner