Thanks for nothing, BCS

Here goes my first rant against the BCS. You can be sure there will be many more.

The BCS was created many years ago to put an end to the yearly debate about which college football team is the best in the country. So how are they doing? I don't remember too many years where they have prevented any controversy. In fact, I believe just the opposite: the BCS creates more controversy than they prevent.

This year, Auburn (AuBURNed!) joins the long list of teams denied a chance to play for the national title even though they definitely deserve it. I am not the only one who believes Auburn ought to be in the title game. A recent poll showed a majority of respondents agree that Auburn should be one of the teams in the Orange Bowl.

And this year the controversy goes one step further. A very deserving Cal team has been denied a Rose Bowl berth and replaced with Texas. This may prove to be more damaging to the BCS than the Auburn debacle. The Rose Bowl carries a lot of weight in the BCS and is running out of patience. They want a Big 10/PAC 10 matchup and Cal/Michigan was their dream pairing. Having been denied (again!), they are starting to grumble about withdrawing from the alliance. Dare we hope!?!?

I will be posting later this week on the folly of voting for champions. But the bottom line is this: Until there is college football playoff system, there will not be a TRUE college football champion. Championships are won on the field!!