This sore subject comes up every year because every year there is one team that gets completly disadvantaged by the BCS. Besides the fact that you need a fancy math degree to figure out the formula of the BCS rankings, BCS is completely subjective. Every year the SEC and Big 12 conferences are considered much more difficult than most of the other conferences, particularly the Big East and Pac-10. Of course, this is completely illogical because when you play conference rivals (regardless on what conference you play in), you are going to play each other like it might be your last.
Well, this year BCS picture has been a mess with several top teams losing one or two games. So, who is the best and who determines who should play for the big one?
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=dw-playoff112707&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Dan Wetzel's plan is a winner for starters. This gives everyone an equal chance at the big game, even teams like Hawaii who this year although they are undefeated is barely given a chance . How do we know that Hawaii is not this year's best college football team? Everyone notes that it is only a matter of time that the NCAA will incorporate this system...really what is the hold up? Money? The amount of money that this one or two games would bring in (because of course they would nationally televised on you could only watch that one playoff game) would more than make up what the sponsors of the Chik-fil-a Bowl would be missing.
Purely Classless
Getty ImagesI tried to avoid the current criticism that the New England Patriots coaching staff is facing regarding their last blow out victory against the Washington Redskins. I tried even harder to avoid the upcoming much hyped contest between the Patriots and the last team to beat them, the Indianapolis Colts. However, I cannot stand by any longer after a recent comment made by Pittsburgh Steelers' former coach, Bill Cowher. Cowher stated that if the Pats continue their classless play, then it would only be a matter of time before one of the teams took a cheap shot at Pats QB Tom Brady.
Houston Texans' QB, Matt Schaub, took a cheap shot from Chargers' Drayton Florence. It was Schaub's second helmet to helmet blow that knocked him out of the game. Of course, this type of thing happens in the heat of the moment, with all of the adrenaline rushing through these well-developed athletes, right?
The sad thing is that I could see Cowher predictions coming true. (Maybe not against the Colts because I do not see the Colts being down by 4 or more touchdowns by half time). However, when teams are getting embarrassed, whether they feel as if the coaching staff is being classless or not, they are bound to take their frustrations out on someone...why not Brady?
My response to this whole matter is simple, if you do not like the Pats embarrassing you all over the field, then do something about and I am not talking about a cheap shot where you try to knock Brady out of the game. That is more classless than anything the Pats are doing; its also cowardly and immature. Try coming up with a game plan to have your offense play the best way that it can. Play better coverage...I know its easier said than done!
However, with all of the injuries that has accumulated this season, I would not be surprised if there was another injury to a key player...accidentally. Is this a football field, or have these men reverted back to the schoolyard where they cry about the score and take their revenge out on someone?
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