Sunday, December 05, 2004
You should be outraged: How any Auburn fan managed to watch the BCS selection show without choking is mind boggling. Auburn finished the season undefeated, winning the SEC title game Saturday night. Then they found out they are not going to the national title game. They will play Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl and watch USC and Oklahoma play for the title.
Is there any more reason to have a playoff, just like EVERY other level of football? How can you say I won all my games, but I didn't even get a shot at the title. Joe Paterno has the same beef -- in 1994 he won all his games, and won the Rose Bowl convincingly over Oregon, but was not given even a piece of the National Championship.
This is disgusting. Instead of letting a group of coaches and writers decide who the best team in the land is, let the teams decide it on the field. How can anyone argue Auburn is less deserving of a shot than Oklahoma or USC for that matter?
What's really sickening is that the university presidents, who decide these types of things, say they are not thinking about the money when they say they don't want a playoff. It's probably true, a playoff system would generate millions more for the participating schools and conferences. But once again logic does not apply. No other NCAA sport has split championships. Can somebody explain this to me?
Is there any more reason to have a playoff, just like EVERY other level of football? How can you say I won all my games, but I didn't even get a shot at the title. Joe Paterno has the same beef -- in 1994 he won all his games, and won the Rose Bowl convincingly over Oregon, but was not given even a piece of the National Championship.
This is disgusting. Instead of letting a group of coaches and writers decide who the best team in the land is, let the teams decide it on the field. How can anyone argue Auburn is less deserving of a shot than Oklahoma or USC for that matter?
What's really sickening is that the university presidents, who decide these types of things, say they are not thinking about the money when they say they don't want a playoff. It's probably true, a playoff system would generate millions more for the participating schools and conferences. But once again logic does not apply. No other NCAA sport has split championships. Can somebody explain this to me?
