The BCS System in College Football

...is flawed & imperfect.  (Said the Alabama grad whose team will play for a BCS National Title tomorrow night)

(As I write, it's ~9:00 p.m. on Sunday night, the day before the BCS National Title game between LSU & Bama.  Thus, this has precisely zero to do with the outcome of the game.)

The current BCS system for determining who plays in the game is imperfect & controversial.  Exhibit A: tomorrow night's game, which is a rematch of an earlier regular-season game.

Here's the thing: (please read this next part slowly, especially if you're a BCS hater who's livid about a rematch)  There is NO flawless system for determining who wins the national title.  Not one.  A system that makes everyone happy just doesn't exist.  It's not there.  It will never be there.

I've argued for a top 4 tourney since I was a student at Bama when we were 5-6 & had no shot at the NC (or even a bowl game, for that matter).  The argument (by me & by many now who are smarter, including Ok St. HC Mike Gundy) is that while the polls might disagree over who is #1 v. #2, there's rarely disagreement over who's #1-4.  Let 'em have at it in a 2-game tourney.  Makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?  It's flawed.  What if your team is a microscopically-close #5 that genuinely believes it could beat #4 & deserves a title?  Then you'd be howling. 

OK, then what about an 8-team tourney?  What if you're a close #9?  (etc.)  Reply: Yes, but the NCAA hoops tournament in March  has 65 teams...Reply to the reply: and every single year, there are teams left out that are controversial.  If we can't pick the optimal 65-team field, why think we could find the perfect 2...or 4...or 8...or (etc.)

So, can we please recognize that ANY replacement to the current system has flaws?
(I'll give you a moment to let that be processed...)

In summary, under the current system my school is one of the two teams in the national championship game.  Should we win, I will proudly claim another national title for the Crimson Tide. 
Should we lose, I will graciously congratulate LSU on another national title for the Tigers.

Some concluding remarks:
--I think tomorrow night's game will be a *great* game.  Smash-mouth, hard-hitting football with defenses that are both just awesome to watch.
--I thought the first game was also an awesome game.  Personally, I'd rather watch a defensive slobber-knocker 9-6 OT game than a whoever-has-the-ball-last-wins type game.
--I won't be watching  tomorrow's game...you read that right; not watching.  I have class on the coast.  I'd strongly consider skipping, but I'm the teacher! *huge grin*
--VERY IMPORTANT POINT: Precisely NOTHING that matters ultimately will be determined in the Dome tomorrow night.  Zero.  Zip.  Nada.  If you're just livid about an LSU-Bama rematch & the BCS system such that you're tweeting & firing non-stop facebook statuses, may I gently suggest that you read the news?  Google "Nigeria unrest"..."Religious oppression"..."North Korea"..."Africa Famine"..."Human Trafficking"..."Slavery in 2011"...and get outraged about those things.  Tomorrow night is just a dang football game!

Last thought: If you're furious about LSU-Bama playing a rematch, here's some advice: Don't watch!!

Roll Tide regardless of the outcome!
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