simplicity

I can not say that Utah should be the national champion, because in reality I’m not sure who should be. But what I can say is that Rick Reilly and the Utes make a very valid point. We’ve reached the culmination of the college football season and it seems that we’re still arguing over who deserves to play in the championship. I mean if that doesn’t say something, then President-Elect Obama stating on national television that there needs to be a playoff should god-damn very well say something. Granted that the Florida and Oklahoma matchup on paper and hopefully on television should and hopefully will be a greatly contested game, but that doesn’t stop us from wondering about Texas, about USC, about Utah, what-if? This happens every year; there are always questions about the rankings, about the BCS, about the bowls. But it never gets resolved. I really hope that one day us as college-football fans get to watch a championship game without questioning who-else should have been there.

Some gifts people give are pointless: Styling mousse to Dick Vitale. An all-you-can-eat card to Kate Moss. The BCS Championship given to Oklahoma or Florida.

It means nothing because the BCS has no credibility. Florida? Oklahoma? Who cares? Utah is the national champion.

The End. Roll credits.

Source – Rick Reilly: No question, Utah is the national champion – ESPN The Magazine