Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Defending the BCS?

I'm not going to do it. The idea that the BCS is a success because it matches Ohio State and Florida up instead of having Ohio State play USC in the Rose Bowl, as would have happened previously, is disturbing to me. Sure, it's better than the previous system, but what would you think if someone walked up to you and said "Do you want me to shoot you in the foot or the head?" Is there any chance I can get you not to shoot me at all?

Let's say your son gets a 13% on his first chemistry exam at college. Then, he improves to 20% on the 2nd exam. It's better, but it's not good. In fact, it's still really bad.

Just because the previous system wasn't good doesn't mean that the BCS, which is an improvement, is a good system. It isn't. It shouldn't be defended, at least as long as we aren't able to figure out who the best teams are during the regular season.

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