BCS B.S.

In his Meditations on First Philosophy, Rene Descartes wrote of an “evil genius,” a being whose sole purpose it is to mislead humans. For example, Descartes’ “evil genius” could try and get you to believe that 2+2=5, when we all know it to be 4. I’ve never been a huge fan of Cartesian philosophy and I’ve always been skeptical of all supernatural beings, but I am now convinced that an “evil genius” does exist in the form of the  BCS, as they attempt to convince us that the University of Oklahoma has a better football team than the University of Texas, when the opposite has been prove true on a neutral football field.

Put simply, OU being handed the Big XII South title (and the opportunity to earn a shot in the BCS title game) by the BCS is the single greatest travesty in sports since the 1972 Olympic Gold Medal basketball game.

I didn’t attend OU or Texas; I have no rooting interest involved. I’m simply a fan of sports, especially college football.  Even as a kid, I felt that college football’s method of choosing a national championship was idiotic.  Along the way, the system evolved into the BCS and now we, the college football fans, are supposed to believe a computer and a group of inane journalist and coaches who make up the voting panel, when they tell us that OU is a better football team than Texas, without any backing evidence, personifying the words, “evil genius.” 

I should know better than to expect fairness from the NCAA when it comes to college football. This is the same organization that punished SMU with the “death penalty,” destroying a proud football tradition, because the program paid players. The NCAA then let other universities, including the University of Oklahoma, field teams with criminals committing felonies, slip by with minor punishments, taking away scholarship here and there, but allowing the program to still field a team.

In the end, it comes down to money–money for the conferences, money for the schools and of course, money for the NCAA–but God forbid the players get any of that money. The BCS is a huge sources of revenue for the NCAA and the major conferences.  Ending the current BCS format and switching to a playoff system would mean an end to this current form of revenue and lead to an unknown financial future. It is possible that the NCAA could very  well increase their revenues with a playoff system; however, it is unknown and the suits in control are scare to death of the unknown.

The only way to change the system is to beat the system. The way to beat the system is to impact the revenue of the current system. If Oklahoma wins, as expected, on Saturday and the BCS invites them to their national title game, I call on each and everyone of you to boycott the BCS totally. Do not watch any of the BCS games on TV. Do not attend any of the BCS games in person. Write Fox, the NCAA and all the sponsors (I will try and provide a list) and tell them why you are not watching the BCS and what you expect in the future.