The BCS Truly is BS

I’ve said it since the beginning: we need a playoff system in college football!

Let either the top 8 or 16 teams play each other to determine who is the true champion each year. Forget the computers. We know who the top teams are each season. Yes, a team or two might get left out, but at least we don’t have to go with just the “top 2” in the country in a winner takes all game.

Great article by Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports who discusses how teams such as Florida and Texas, who play patsy preseason schedules before their actual conference games are ranked at the top, while teams like Oklahoma and USC, who play “real” teams, are left out.

From the article:

On Sept. 5, while Florida feasted on Charleston Southern and Texas opened with Louisiana-Monroe, the Oklahoma Sooners played a strong BYU team on a neutral field.

That’s when Sam Bradford sprained his shoulder while being sacked, an injury that derailed OU’s title hopes.

A week later, while Florida annihilated Troy and Texas blew out Wyoming, Southern California played at Ohio State.

That’s when freshman Matt Barkley was himself sacked and hurt. He was forced to sit out the next game, which the Trojans lost. Now they’re behind the national title 8-ball.

That’s two tough games, two season-changing injuries and two more examples why as long as the Bowl Championship Series exists, there is no good reason any power team should risk playing a rugged non-conference schedule.

Check out the BCS standings. Florida and Texas are ranked No. 1 and 3 respectively, despite playing weak non-conference teams. Both know if they win out, they’ll play for the title anyway.

This isn’t scheduling cowardice, it’s, in fact, what passes for BCS intelligence.