It’s pointless to speculate unless the goal is to waste time or space. Just look at how much so many things changed over the weekend.

WVU went from being likely Birmingham-bound to suddenly alive and well for the Gator Bowl. Notre Dame, which was once looking like a BCS buster, needed only to beat UConn to get the Gator, but might now miss out on the Big East’s offerings all together … or end up in the Gator Bowl.

“This is the last chance for Notre Dame,” selection committee chairman Brian Goin said Sunday, a day after the Irish lost 33-30 in double overtime to Connecticut in their final home game of the year. “They could still go to Stanford and win that game, and then we’ll have a good discussion.”