Man, This is BCS

Since, the Bowl Championship Series has been fiction for several years, (with the possible exception of USC vs Texas a few years back), First 5 has decided to use many different criteria to decide who is this years National Champion. It is a shame that the morons that run college football have decided to keep an antiquated, outdated, and, to be pefectly honest, crappy bowl system.

Who actually gives a rodent's rump about half of these games? Even people in Ohio didn't care that Cincy was playing VA Tech. Notre Dame vs Hawaii? Sheesh, the match up was bad, the actual game sucked much worse. Don't forget these unbelievable matchups either, Buffalo vs Connecticut, Ball State vs Tulsa, geez, I can't go on. But, let's just say their were like a dozen horrible games just like that. Wouldn't it have been cool to have an eight team playoff? You could still have those crummy bowls with the playoff inbedded in them. But, no, nobody in college football with any authority has vision. So, let's get on with the final poll of the season, which again, was left unfinished.

5. Oklahom. Great offense, that tey forgot to pack up for the trip against the Gators. Had some bad luck along the way, like losing their big play threat at running back....and forgettig how to score in the red zone. Big game Bob got out coached.....again.

4. USC. Sure, they might well be the best team in college football. The problem is very simple. They lost to a mediocre Oregon State team and they didn't schedule anybody in the preconference schedule. Would've been a cool matchup though wouldn't it? USC vs Texas in the first round of a playoff? Sigh.

3. Texas. If not for a dropped INT against the hated Red Raiders, then it couldn've been them instead of OU against Florida. However, it wasn't meant to be. They phoned it in the rest of the way.

2. Florida. Might be the best team in the nation. The BCS recognizes them as so. Regardless of the next team that I have as my national champion, Tim Tebow wins my 'Pure Balls' player of the year. Apologizing to the fans of Florida for thier performance in their one loss. Then, not losing the rest of the way against some pretty good teams. Just balls...pure balls.

1. Utah. As the proponents of the bowls say, "The regular season is the playoffs" Well, this team was not eliminated. They knocked down all that was put in front of them. Including #6 Alabama and #7 TCU. They beat 6 bowl contenders out of 12 games, including dominating Alabama. I truly have respect for what the Gators accomplished, knocking off ten bowl teams and what the guantlet that Texas and OU had to go through in the Big 12 South. But, this was a quality undefeated team, so that's why they get my nod as the First 5 National Champions of 2008.

Here's hoping that they scrap this pile of crap.