The BCS Mess

It's time.  For years, we have talked about a Thirsty Scholars blog that would allow for the free exchange of ideas from Beantown to the Compound.  And what a better day to open the forum than the day after the 2010 BCS rankings are released.  Just a few thoughts.

• This season SCREAMS for a playoff.  I'm tired of the "BCS system is only designed to pit the top two teams in the country" BS.  Where in the hell did Oklahoma come from?!  The computers are giving them the bump for sure.  And it's all based on who they played, and not how they played them.  Close wins to Utah State, Cincinnati, and Air Force?  Sure, they blew out FSU, and kudos to scheduling decent out of conference games and bringing home the W, but c'mon.  TCU allowing 3 points in 3 games to lesser competition is more impressive to me than Oklahoma playing these game tight.  Put that in your computer and smoke it.
• Speaking of computers, both TCU and Boise State are getting the hose job by Oregon State losing to Washington.  One of the ESPN commentators summed it up best by saying Oregon State WITH James Rodgers is a very different team than Oregon State WITHOUT James Rodgers.  Computers can't factor in that fact that the Oregon State team that both of them beat is a MUCH better team with Rodgers in the lineup.  It's all wins and losses to the computers.
• F%&# Tate Forcier.  No real reason here.  Just screw that kid.  QB Force this, punk ass.
• Auburn, LSU, and Alabama all in the Top 10.  Really, voters?  Can't we just admit that the SEC isn't nearly as strong as in years past?  Cam Newton is awesome, but that Auburn D is ATROCIOUS.  Kellen Moore would shred them for 600 yards, and LaMichael James would rush for 200, easy.  LSU is a joke of an undefeated, and 'Bama is the best team in the bunch.  Even still, they don't deserve a title shot with a loss by 14 and with undefeateds in front of them.
• It's REALLY annoying how everyone says that you can't count last season, and you have to base this year's rankings on THIS YEAR.  That knife cuts perfectly for the Boise argument, even though they're returning 20 of 22 starters from an undefeated team that socked a Top-10 Oregon team in the face on opening night last year.  Yet the voters insist on inflating the rankings of any and all SEC team simply because the conference has historically had success.
• Back to Auburn/Arkansas - What is with everyone gawking over someone scoring "63 points on an SEC defense".  The commentators say it as if they're foaming at the freakin' mouth, and as if it's a forgone f'n conclusion that 63 points against an SEC defense is like 163 points against any other team.  Guaranteed they wouldn't put up 63 on Boise or TCU.  Not a chance in hell.
• And while I'm on the SEC, can I just point out that the only thing more annoying that Mark May riding this conference's jock is when he says "SEC conference".  That's like "ATM machine", dumbass.
• Can we PLEASE stop saying "oh, you have to say one thing about the BCS...at least the regular season is exciting, and every game counts!"  It would be just as freakin' exciting with a plus-one play-off, and with only four spots, every game and every week would still count.  The NFL playoff analogy is stupid as hell because over 1/3 of the teams make it in.  That'd be equivalent to a 45-team college football playoff, which isn't what anyone is proposing.  Even an 8-team arrangement would carry every bit the same level of intensity and excitement in the regular season, and would be MINDBLOWINGLY exciting in the postseason.
• Cal is horrible.  I mean HORR-I-BLE.  And this is coming from a Notre Dame fan.
• I'm not saying we should usher Boise or TCU into the National Title game, but it's getting old every week hearing "How could you leave our such a dominant Nebraska team?" and "But Ohio State plays a much tougher schedule and is a far superior undefeated!"  Then said top team from an AQ conference gets there ass handed to them, and the subject of the defense changes to the latest team-du-jour.  "But Michigan St is DOMINANT in the Big Ten!" and "We couldn't even think about leaving Mizzou out if they run the table!"  The sad thing is, as soon as all of the AQ undefeateds fall, the logic will shift to the 1-loss SEC and Big Ten teams.  Look, if you want to lock out the non-AQ teams from a title run and not give them a shot, just come out and freakin' say it!  Stop pretending like they're getting the same shake as everyone else.

JAngry, OUT!