Spot the BCS Bowl Contender

If (and it's a big if) Michigan were to win its final two games, a 10-2 and top 10-ranked U-M -- which hasn't been to a BCS bowl since the 2006 season -- would be a very attractive at-large selection.  Yet that probably won't happen because, while one of those slots will probably be filled by an 11-1 Stanford (deserved), the other could be filled by an undefeated team with one of the two resumes below.

And while you could (rightfully) argue that a 10-2 Michigan doesn't deserve a BCS bowl bid, does the team in contention below?

See if you can spot the BCS bowl game contender based on their schedule thus far:

TEAM "A"                                        TEAM "B"

UCLA  38-34                                     Western Illinois  20-6
North Texas  48-23                            Central Arkansas 31-10
Louisiana Tech 35-34                        New Mexico  48-45
Georgia State  56-0                            Texas-San Antonio  22-7
UTEP  49-42                                      Stephen F. Austin  45-10
East Carolina  56-3                            Nicholls  47-7
Marshall  63-28                                  McNeese State  38-14
Rice  73-34                                         Lamar  66-0
UAB  56-13                                        Southeastern Louisiana  38-9
Tulane  73-17                                     Northwestern State  43-17

Gee, both have a regional Texas opponents on there.  Both have a victory against a small Louisiana on there.  Hmmm.

So who is the BCS contender?  Well, if you guessed "Houston," you're only half right.  Team "A" is the University of Houston.  Team "B" is the 3rd ranked school in 1-AA, Sam Houston State.  U-H will most likely "qualify" for the non-Big 6 BCS auto bid if they finish undefeated due to their ranking.

But, hey, when you've beaten a 5-5 Rick Neuheisal-coached UCLA team (at Houston, by the way) for your marque victory, why not?

Sure, Michigan hasn't exactly played a murder's row.  But did you know that the only team Michigan has played thus far with a losing record is Minnesota? 

And Houston?  The only team they've played thus far with a winning record is Louisiana Tech.

Hell, forget Michigan.  If I were Sam Houston State, I'd be pissed.