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BCS Got It Right, Florida Deserves To Play Ohio State
College Football
Mike Mauro
Issue date: 12/5/06 Section: Sports
Florida did play well in the SEC Championship, but the real reasons why they leapfrogged Michigan in the standings was two-fold. The sentiment that people did not want to see rematch and also the idea that in order to play in the title game, you should have to be a conference champion were major factor. Of course Michigan was not a champion as Ohio State made sure of that. Both teams had a legitimate argument for a chance to play in the title game, but in the end the right match-up was given to us. Michigan was then sent to the Rose Bowl to face a disappointed USC team.
So we got a new match-up full of intrigue and analysis and now they won't play the game for another month. That is blatantly ridiculous. If a playoff system was in place, teams could play at the end of a regular season when they are at the top of their game. This way the championship would truly be decided on the field. The country would embrace this system and there has been a steady push for a playoff system for quite sometime. Every BCS controversy just pushes that conversation a little further and a change could be seen hopefully within the next five years. A system that fits the presidents and teams of the universities will be tough to come by, but hopefully cooler minds will prevail and a solution will be formulated.
The rest of the BCS games on the slate provide some excitement and interesting match-ups. As mentioned previously, the Rose Bowl will feature USC and Michigan, which is a classic. The Fiesta Bowl will feature "BCS buster" Boise State against a surprise Oklahoma team that has battled through several injuries. The Broncos will be looking to clinch an upset against a Sooner team that has become a constant in the BCS over the last five years. The Orange Bowl will be the "Cinderella story" and ACC Champs, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons against the Big East Champs, the Louisville Cardinals. And for the Sugar Bowl, the LSU Tigers will be playing in front of what is essentially a home crowd against the undeserving Notre Dame Fighting Irish who made it to the BCS because of their name, not their production. These bowls, along with many other exciting match-ups during the bowl season, will certainly quench any football fans thirst. Starting Dec. 19 there will virtually be a game on everyday giving you all the football you can handle.
The Florida Gators earned the right to play for the national title and voters who changed their vote and realized that they played in the toughest conference in the country should be commended. The championship will be a great game and will ultimately come down to the wire, as both teams possess the speed, offensive firepower and defensive continuity to match-up well against one another.
So we got a new match-up full of intrigue and analysis and now they won't play the game for another month. That is blatantly ridiculous. If a playoff system was in place, teams could play at the end of a regular season when they are at the top of their game. This way the championship would truly be decided on the field. The country would embrace this system and there has been a steady push for a playoff system for quite sometime. Every BCS controversy just pushes that conversation a little further and a change could be seen hopefully within the next five years. A system that fits the presidents and teams of the universities will be tough to come by, but hopefully cooler minds will prevail and a solution will be formulated.
The rest of the BCS games on the slate provide some excitement and interesting match-ups. As mentioned previously, the Rose Bowl will feature USC and Michigan, which is a classic. The Fiesta Bowl will feature "BCS buster" Boise State against a surprise Oklahoma team that has battled through several injuries. The Broncos will be looking to clinch an upset against a Sooner team that has become a constant in the BCS over the last five years. The Orange Bowl will be the "Cinderella story" and ACC Champs, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons against the Big East Champs, the Louisville Cardinals. And for the Sugar Bowl, the LSU Tigers will be playing in front of what is essentially a home crowd against the undeserving Notre Dame Fighting Irish who made it to the BCS because of their name, not their production. These bowls, along with many other exciting match-ups during the bowl season, will certainly quench any football fans thirst. Starting Dec. 19 there will virtually be a game on everyday giving you all the football you can handle.
The Florida Gators earned the right to play for the national title and voters who changed their vote and realized that they played in the toughest conference in the country should be commended. The championship will be a great game and will ultimately come down to the wire, as both teams possess the speed, offensive firepower and defensive continuity to match-up well against one another.
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