College football is winding down to a close. Hallelujah. It can't happen fast enough for me. But, that is neither here nor there. It looks like, once again, the NCAA and BCS are going to have a messy mess on their hands. For example, there is only one BCS team that is still undefeated, Alabama. Hopefully that stays that way and half of the Championship game is decided. But, UT beat OU then TTech beat UT then OU beat TTech. So which is better? Who is worthy of the championship? Florida lost to Ole Miss. OLE MISS!!! Are they worthy? Should Ole Miss go with a record of 7-4? Doubt it. USC lost to Oregon State, but that is their only loss. Are they worthy? Utah is undefeated, but not in a "BCS Conference". Are they worthy? If they are worthy, why are Boise State and Ball State (the two BSUs) not worthy?
You see the problem. Everyone knows that they look at records, strength of schedule, whether the loss was at home or away, what part of the season the loss was in, etc. But, many people are still confused and debating about who should be in the BCS championship game as it currently stands. Luckily I have a friend on the BCS committee that has given me some of the other criteria and he has said I can share them on the blog since no one reads this garbage anyway.
Let me iron this out for you who are confused.
Ball State will never play for a National Championship as long as their mascot is the Cardinals. That is ridiculous. They are out. Boise State? They are from Idaho. Now, there is nothing wrong with Idaho (I mean it is perfectly cold and barren), but let's get serious. Idaho is not really known for its football. Plus the field is blue, so they are out. Florida? What a frustrating team that is to watch. They have great talent and coaching, but lose at least one game every year. They always argue they are the best. WELL WIN ALL YOUR GAMES THEN!!!! Let us not forget the constant plight of the Gator fan:"But we are in the SEC and it's hard". Cry me a river. Win! But, the thing that excludes them from the Championship is the fact that the school cafeteria no longer serves Chicken Cordon Bleu. That is absurd. They are out.
OU? Best fight song. Most obnoxious coach. Most drunk fans. All good things that make me feel they should play for the championship. And even though they had the highest percentage of Republican voters in the last election, the fact that the Oklahoma state bird is the Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher rules out OU and any other school in Oklahoma. UT? They don't get into the Championship because their "superstar" quarterbacks have included Major Applewhite, Vince Young, and Chris Sims. Not too promising for ol' Colt McCoy now is it? TTech? Really? You didn't think Tech would be playing for the championship did you? Utah? I will refrain from comment on this one.
You can see how this is more complicated than anyone ever imagined. Alabama is even going to be ruled out of the Championship game because they cancelled their Latin program saying it is a "dead language". In fact, the NCAA no longer recognizes 'Bama as a University because of this.
The Ruling:
We are going to watch the no-win Washington Huskies duke it out with the 2-win Washington State Cougars so that national attention is drawn to the dismal years those two are having. But, hey they will make $10 million out of it. Who needs dignity anyway?
1 comment:
that was an enlightening blog entry. The entire BCS picture is much clearer and makes sense. The only thing you failed to clarify for me "oh Mr Notre Dame Shirt wearer real man of genius" is where exactly the Irish fit in the championship picture. That observation should be priceless.
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