B(c)S

In the 1998 - 1999 college football season, the NCAA made the move to the current BCS system. It was described as a new intricate system combining an expansive computer algorithm with human polls to determine the top 10 teams in college football. Namely, if for nothing else, its sole purpose was to accurately name the top two teams to play for the National Championship. It's just too bad that this is its biggest fault. This year is hard to argue, with Auburn and Oregon clearly being the top teams, although I'm sure there are plenty TCU faithful that would argue and how can you blame them. Back to back undefeated regular seasons, and the team they put out on the field this year might as well be the most complete team in college football. Yet they don't realistically get a look until people lose in front of them. Since its inception, the BCS has had 7 years of doubt come bowl selection time, and oddly enough the two title contenders that face each other one month from today know that pain all too well. A 2001 Oregon team was left at home for a Nebraska team that didn't even win its own conference. A 2004 undefeated Auburn was left at home, replaced by Oklahoma, who casually strolled out against USC and dropped a close one: 55 - 19. Couple that with a decision to have co-champs in 2003, which is as exciting as kissing your sister, and you begin to wonder if it really works. Now, a decade later, new info came out this week that suggests whether or not the system can even be trusted. Bob Kustra, president of Boise State, doesn't need a reason to talk down to BCS officials. So when someone unaffiliated with the selection process noticed an error that ultimately led to Boise jumping to number 10 over LSU he went off, and rightfully so. Imagine if Boise played in a BCS recognized conference, or hadn't lost to Nevada. It would most likely result in some match-ups being switched around, and a few, very pissed off school officials. Obviously a playoff would leave no doubt and appease more people than it would disappoint, but it seems so far off as certain higher up individuals continue to make as much money as they do in the current system. Never mind the fact that with all the fanfare behind such a spectacle they could expect to make five times as much in revenue. A few weeks ago, Ohio State pres. Elwood Gee made the comment that teams such as Boise State and TCU don't deserve a chance to play for a national title when they are, "playing the sister's of the poor" every week in their current conferences. Let it be noted that Gee is a rather large supporter of the BCS, and his Buckeyes have benefited greatly from its system over the last decade. It should also be noted that three of their first four games were against sub-division teams, and five of their first six were at home. He should be one to talk about another programs schedule. Hopefully, one day, its He and Buckeye Nation that find themselves left out, and then, and only then, the BCS may just seem like a bunch of BS.