Breathe in, exhale. Repeat this a few times.
Ok. Now that the BCS madness has passed us, we all have time to relax.But how can you tell a team like Kansas State to relax? They finish the season ranked #8 in the BCS polls and have one of the best records in school history. Many thought that res u m e would be enough to give the W i l d c a t s a BCS bid. They were wrong.
Try telling third r a n k e d Oklahoma State to relax. In the final week of the season, the Cowboys demolished rival Oklahoma 44- 10 while Alabama sat at home and watched. The 34-point thrashing wasn’t enough for BCS voters as Alabama got the nod for the National Championship.
Tell the Spartans of Michigan State to relax. They won their conference division, made it to the inaugural Big Ten Championship game and finish the regular season with 10 wins for the second year in a row. But they get to watch rival Michigan play in a BCS bowl, a team they beat by 14 points on October 15.
Doesn’t make much sense does it?
Unfortunately, that is what the BCS has become these days. It is no longer about the most deserving teams. It’s all about the Benjamins, baby.
The BCS needs to go. West Virginia, the automatic qualifier from the Big East, has absolutely no business playing in a BCS game. Virginia Tech, second place in the ACC, should not have earned the right to play in the Sugar Bowl.
The Hokies played three ranked teams all year: Georgia Tech and Clemson twice. They did beat Georgia Tech. However, the Clemson games were 20 and 28 point beatings. The system is flawed.
How do they fix it? Get rid of it.
Divisions 1, 2, and 3 have already adopted the playoff system. Every other sport has the playoff system. So why doesn’t the FBS adopt a playoff system? That is the only way to decipher a true champion.
The fans want a playoff system. Most coaches do. Heck, even the President of the United States wants a playoff system. What is the NCAA waiting for?
And it’s not like this is the first year teams have been getting snubbed.
In 2006, Ohio State and Michigan entered the last weekend of the season ranked 1 and 2, respectively. The Buckeyes won 42-39 in a game that came down to the wire. But there was no rematch in the National Championship, unlike this year.
It is not right that the BCS is snubbing winning teams for money. Either fix the problem or continue the mockery of the college football bowl season.
