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Dec 3, 2008

Another reason the BCS is whack

How can the #1 team in the nation be a double-digit underdog on a neutral field?!
I love college football, but the bigwigs at the BCS need to make some changes to their system. In college basketball you would never see the #1 team be a 10 point underdog. In the NFL the #1 team (right now it's the NY Giants) would never be a double-digit underdog. Plus, those sports have playoff systems to decide who the best team is. There is no question at the end of the season who is deserving to be the champion. But that's neither here nor there.

NCAA Football needs to stop being subjective in their rankings. Alabama is undefeated and #1, but they haven't beat anyone. Utah is undefeated and #7 overall, but they have more quality wins than Alabama. Utah has beaten two top 20 teams, Alabama has only beaten one. Utah has also had a harder schedule. Plus, the Mountain West Conference is just as good as the SEC this season when you look at it objectively. Heck, even Boise State can say the same as Utah, but yet Alabama is #1 because they have traditionally been good. Last year or 10 years ago doesn't matter when it comes to this year. It's just not fair for deserving teams like Utah. At least Alabama will be exposed on Saturday as the frauds they are.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

And to help prove your point, Utah beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl!! Soundly!!

January 06, 2009 12:32 PM

 

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