Death of BCS?

So I watched (ok, fell asleep watching) Boise St. – Oregon last night which turned out to be a defensive 19-8 victory for the Broncos (who knew?) This may not be such a good thing for the BCS. Boise is sitting around the 15^th-ish position in the polls and will certainly be banging on the top ten after this weekend. This was their only ranked competition, and with their schedule they probably won't lose another game.

If the SEC and Big 12 beat up on each other it's quite conceivable that no one in that conference will emerge unscathed. If that scenario plays out Boise will probably be heading the BCS championship game. But hold on, there could be another monkey wrench in the system. If Ohio State or Penn State go undefeated (stick with me here), both ranked ahead of Boise, we could be looking at a Big Ten – Boise St. championship game. Do you think there would be wailing and gnashing of teeth then?! Everyone hates the Big Ten right now and if they were in the championship game with a non-automatic qualifier it would be universally viewed as a true mythical national championship. Heads would roll, there would be calls for complete overhaul of the system immediately. If that does happen I'm not sure if even Darth Delany could hold back the winds of change. The discussion of an "and one" system would probably take traction and at least that gets us a step closer to a true national champion.

Make it happen, universe.

The BCS can’t get any worse can it?

Apparently the answer is 'yes.'

For the first time since 2005, the final regular-season ballots for the USA Today coaches' poll will not be disclosed to the public beginning in 2010, the paper reported, citing an anonymous source.

You'll remember that the coaches' poll is one of three polls used to calculate the BCS ratings, the problem is it's been proven that the coaches intentionally rig the poll in their favor so it's unfortunate that it's part of the process in the first place but add in the prospect of anonymity and it just becomes absurd. If you think Steve Spurrier gives himself a big bump in the polls now, just wait till he doesn't have to show his vote. The BCS apologists say that the controversy surrounding the polls is a good thing but controversy like this is just plain silly, the system sucks.