Sunday, December 07, 2008
Wrong again, BCS
I'm a fair to middling college football fan. I rarely worry too much about the BCS. Unfortunately, the prime reason for that is because the team I like (home state team) will never be in a BCS bowl. This year, however, I've watched a lot more college football than normal. Watched teams I don't even care about; rooted for in-conference rivals of my team. Heck, we didn't have a chance against them--may as well root for them when they're playing someone when the overall game will be good.
Because I've watched a little more football, I was interested in the national championship picks than in previous years. I didn't get to watch any of the SEC Championship, but I would have liked to. Maybe if I had, I'd see why Florida would get picked to be in the really big game instead of Alabama. I'm no Nick Saban fan, but I gotta say, I think they got robbed. Florida never held a BCS or AP position higher than #3 all season and for a few weeks, didn't make the top 5 or top 10. Alabama killed everyone they played; never got below #5; was #1 for 5 weeks in a row. Sure they lost to Florida. Texas lost to OU. In fact, everyone in the top 5 has one loss. Anyone want to suggest that 12-0 Utah should be playing for #1? How about Boise State? No takers? Anyone? Didn't think so.
If I were picking the games and I had to stay with the BCS idiocy, it would be OU and AL for the top spot with Texas and Florida battling for #2. Both games would happen NEW YEARS DAY. Not halfway through January like they do now. January is NFL playoff season, not "let's drag on the college game" season.
Because I've watched a little more football, I was interested in the national championship picks than in previous years. I didn't get to watch any of the SEC Championship, but I would have liked to. Maybe if I had, I'd see why Florida would get picked to be in the really big game instead of Alabama. I'm no Nick Saban fan, but I gotta say, I think they got robbed. Florida never held a BCS or AP position higher than #3 all season and for a few weeks, didn't make the top 5 or top 10. Alabama killed everyone they played; never got below #5; was #1 for 5 weeks in a row. Sure they lost to Florida. Texas lost to OU. In fact, everyone in the top 5 has one loss. Anyone want to suggest that 12-0 Utah should be playing for #1? How about Boise State? No takers? Anyone? Didn't think so.
If I were picking the games and I had to stay with the BCS idiocy, it would be OU and AL for the top spot with Texas and Florida battling for #2. Both games would happen NEW YEARS DAY. Not halfway through January like they do now. January is NFL playoff season, not "let's drag on the college game" season.
