BCS proves yet again to be BS
Sunday, November 30th, 2008The BCS has been under fire for years, for good reason, and 2008 is no different. Heck, even the President-Elect Barack Obama has mentioned “throwing his weight around” to see about an 8-team college football playoff. But the BCS, referred to as the “B.S.C.” by Joe Paterno earlier this season, hit a new low on Sunday in my opinion. Oklahoma has jumped to #2 in the BCS standings thanks in part to the ESPN USA Today Coaches poll which also has OU ranked #2, ahead of Texas at #3. While the 1-point difference in the teams (Oklahoma 1,397 points to Texas with 1,396 points) is minimal, how the heck do the coaches get off ranking a team with an identical record ahead of a team that beat them during that same season? This is absolutely mind-boggling. On a neutral field, Texas beat Oklahoma 45-35 on October 11th; why this is not the end of the story is unbelievable. For those who argue that OU is the hotter team right now, both teams are 3-0 in their last 3 games and 6-1 in their last 7 with a 11-1 record on the season. Texas’ only loss came AT (BCS #7) Texas Tech, the same team OU crushed at HOME.