Not a single intelligent, open-minded, fair reason exists why Cincinnati, Boise State, and TCU shouldn’t at least have a shot at the National Championship game this year. And that is sad. Everyone knows we need a playoff, everyone knows teams like this have at least earned a shot at the title, but nothing can be done. What a sad, sad commentary on the behavior of the Fat Lards that hold this system together and don’t allow the big change we all want.
But anyway, this is shaping up to be a great year for the end-of-season chaos we all want, right? Assuming Cincinnati doesn’t lose at Pittsburgh, we could easily end up with 5 undefeated teams at the conclusion of the season. Haven’t had that kind of logjam at the top since 2004, and I LIKE IT! This is what we need folks, multiple teams with a realistic claim to be able to play in the title game. These undefeated teams have clearly earned a shot, yet there’s absolutely no chance for most of them to get there.
Taylor Smith at NFL Soup has written a great article about that fact, especially considering the number of ranked opponents the top teams have faced this year. Taylor also “makes mincemeat,” to borrow a phrase from his article, of those boring asinine excuses that BCS supporters refer to when confronted with the playoff issue.
This FANTASTIC article from Scott Kellogg at The Daily Cardinal brings up a very good point.
Scott points out that a TCU-Iowa National Championship game isn’t impossible this year, and he shows us how it can happen. It’s not as far-fetched as you may think. And that may be just what college football needs to finally bring about some change: a wholly unattractive championship game pitting 2 teams against each other that few people care about. If the fan following isn’t there, the viewers won’t be there. And we all know how willing advertisers would be to dish out the dough on a game with no viewers. Ooh I like this idea.
If there’s no cash from advertisers, this cash-grab system falls on its face! I love it.
This article at the Washington Post is one of the best articles I’ve read on the sham that is the BCS. John Feinstein takes a look at the current BS system (including a look at the current rankings and the controversies that are already brewing for this season), effectively rebukes all the BS excuses for not implementing a playoff, and does it all in style.
Thank you John for a fantastic look at the BS.
Oh and by the way, we all know this whole BCS monopoly is about money right? That fact is abundantly clear, in my opinion, and anyone who denies that fact is either an idiot or one of the lying Fat Lards whose wallets are being filled by the the financial successes of the current system. Since we all know it’s about the volume of money that the current system generates (and the unwillingness of those who run the system to share that money, ahem) how is it that they don’t see the revenue potential of a playoff, as illustrated in this article by Mark Blaudschun at the Boston Globe.