Making the BCS is its own playoff
Modern technology has made everything easier.
Computers have made it possible for man to explore outer space, and can be credited for numerous improvements in the medical field, as computers guide robots with precision in certain surgical procedures.
How did we ever manage to get along without them? Yes, computers have made everything a lot easier.
That is, everything except college football.
The Bowl Championship Series controversy strikes again. The upsets, slip-ups and just bad play by a few teams over the past several weeks might have more to do with the final standings than a computer.
The BCS announced on Sunday that Ohio State and Florida will battle it out on Jan. 8 for the national title. For some people the national championship game has already been played, when Ohio State and Michigan met four weeks ago with the Buckeyes coming out on top 42-39.
Michigan fans felt they got a raw deal by the BCS and should be playing Ohio State once again to settle things. All three polls had Ohio State and Florida in the top two spots, so I don?t see the controversy. Now, if the coaches? poll had Michigan at No. 2 then, yes, we would have a mess. But since Ohio State has already beaten Michigan, then the Wolverines had no business playing in the BCS championship game.
Fans are still calling for a playoff format just like they have in college basketball. No, not a 64-team tournament, but maybe the top eight teams form the bracket and have a three-week playoff.
In reality, the BCS offers plenty of entertainment and if you break down the conferences and title games, then we already have a several playoff games. When California and USC met a couple of weeks ago for the Pac 10 BCS bid, it was like a playoff ? with USC getting the bid after downing Cal.
Michigan and Ohio State?s game was for the BCS championship berth. The Tennessee and Arkansas game was pretty much a playoff game, too, as the loser was out of the BCS picture.
UCLA beats USC and the way things were before the BCS, Ohio State and USC would be playing in the Rose Bowl. Then you would have the Trojans, with 2 losses, playing undefeated Ohio State. Michigan and Florida would have been pushed completely aside with only one loss each and playing in the Orange Bowl.
Looking at this year?s BCS bowl breakdown, all five games have teams with deserving records.
One game that might be unusual will be the Fiesta Bowl between Oklahoma and Boise State. Oklahoma finished the season with a 11-2 record and Boise finished the season undefeated at 12-0. Boise State has all the right to be in the BCS games, but I must say I don?t see the Broncos giving Oklahoma much of a game.
The system isn?t perfect, and it will never be. But having some controversy and doubt on just how the national title game should be determined makes for some interesting football and gives us a little more entertainment value for our buck.