The flaws of a 'precise' system

October 19, 2008

The BCS is intriguing, yes, because every regular season game matters. You lose one regular season game, and your hopes of a national championship are, for the most part, gone. But it's that kind of crap that leaves doubt in the minds of every fan about the legitimacy of every national champion we see in college football.

The first release of the 2008 BCS Poll
The only one that matters.
(team's conference)
1. Texas (Big 12)
2. Alabama (SEC)
3. Penn State (Big Ten)
4. Oklahoma (Big 12)
5. USC (Pac-10)
6. Oklahoma State (Big 12)
7. Georgia (SEC)
8. Texas Tech (Big 12)
9. Ohio State (Big Ten)
10. Florida (SEC)
11. Utah (MWC)
12. Boise State (WAC)
13. LSU (SEC)
14. Texas Chrstian (MWC)
15. Missouri (Big 12)
16. South Florida (Big East)
17. Pittsburgh (Big East)
18. Georgia Tech (ACC)
19. Tulsa (C-USA)
20. Ball State (MAC)
21. Brigham Young (MWC)
22. Northwestern (Big Ten)
23. Kansas (Big 12)
24. Minnesota (Big Ten)
25. Florida State (ACC)

Reaction: What more can we say but continue to say time and time again that the system is flawed? What better determines who should be the national champion than a playoff system? Give the teams their respective chance to show what they're worth. Don't rely on this bullshit computer system. I know you'll say the system is very complicated and very precise, but you always leave out one thing, flawed. A computer breaks down all the numbers of who's the best team in the country? Ok, but numbers don't mean anything. Anybody can beat anybody on any given day. So maybe, that's why we use this system of the BCS #1 vs. #2 for the national championship, because the system wants to guarantee that the #1 ranked team has a chance of playing for the title and does not want it to lose in a playoff system before the title game. Makes sense, right? Not really, considering the #1 team hasn't won the championship the past three years. In 2005, #2 Texas took care of business against #1 USC. And the past two years we've seen #1 Ohio State get blown out by the #2 team. So if every year the #2 is better than the #1, how far down should the #1 be? Could they be beat by #3, #4, or #5? What about even #12? Any team can lose or win on any given day. The team that plays the best when it matters, in the postseason, has the right to win a national championship.

So here's the playoff system that's being called for: It will the be Top 12 BCS teams. The Top 4 will have a bye week as the lower 8 will play an elimination game. Then those 4 winners will play the Top 4 teams, leading to a legitimate Final Four and a more definitive championship game.