Texas, Alabama, and Penn State all took care of business on Saturday, and all remain undefeated. Obviously, if all remain undefeated - with Texas and Penn State having the greatest chance at this - then someone is getting left out. Certainly Penn St. will be said to have the easiest schedule of the three and will not have that extra game to put them ahead of either Texas or Bama.
This year is a no win situation for the BCS and here are some reasons:
1) If Texas and Penn St. meet undefeated in the Championship, the question will be raised if a one loss SEC team or USC might not be better than Penn St.
2) There may be a list of one-loss teams including UGA/Florida, Bama, Oklahoma/Oklahoma St., and USC. If there are 4 one-loss teams, who goes?
3) What happens with three undefeated? Right now, Alabama and Texas meet, while Penn St. gets "Auburned"
This system is seriously flawed, and money is what keeps the NCAA from changing it. Even a plus-one would solve a number of the problems posed with the 2-team championship. The argument that the regular season is the postseason is bogus. There are 117 teams in the FCS, with some playing the top 10 and others playing the bottom 10 througout the year. With parity becoming a buzzword in college football, it is unfair to these kids to deny obviously good teams a shot. USC plays no one from the SEC this year. The Big 12 has an extremely weak non-conference schedule, and the SEC doesen't have much to brag about, either. Perhaps the NCAA should set up a rotating schedule featuring the top teams from the previous year, like the NFL. Who knows what the solution is, but there is a huge problem.
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I strongly oppose a playoff system. Honestly, I liked the old Bowl system where you had the four Bowl games and then the polls decide the best team. The current BCS system doesn't bother me much though. Usually, the best two picks get sent to the Championship game. If you want a better shot at making it, win all your games and play good teams.
A playoff system doesn't solve any of the problems this one has. Currently, the number three teams complains they got left out. In a playoff system, the number nine team will have the same arguement. Also, a playoff system would diminish the importance of the regular season. Right now I am watching the Georgia-Florida game. I care for neither team, but this game is a HUGE deal. If both teams were already going to the playoffs, this game would mean next to nothing.
Basically, prove yourself to be the best team in the nation by winning and making tough schedules. Texas deserves to be national champs this year and there is no doubt about that.
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