But that’s not the only problem with the BCS. How is Boise State left out of one of the major bowls after going 11-1 and losing only to a good TCU team on a two-point conversion?
The Broncos whipped Georgia in the Georgia Dome and had an easier time with the Bulldogs than LSU did in the Southeastern Conference championship game. No wonder Boise State appears ready to traipse across the country to join the Big East. That school has been hosed too many times.
Virginia Tech and Michigan get BCS bowl bids with two losses each? The Techsters were beaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by four touchdowns, and the Wolverines were thrashed by Michigan State, which was passed over despite reaching the Big Ten title game and nearly upending Wisconsin.
But name power and the ability to draw TV viewers are the biggest factors in picking major bowl teams. As a born-and-bred Ohio boy, I like to see Ohio State do well, and I have to admit the Buckeyes have benefitted from that same system. But that doesn’t make it right. Schools should be picked on merit.
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