by Adrian Doerfler
Daily Lobo
In one of the most unpredictable seasons college football has seen, parody and upsets are the norm.
Coming into the season, the top three contenders were USC, LSU, and Michigan.
Now, only one remains: LSU. The Tigers took their only tumble against a hot Andre Woodson and Kentucky in overtime.
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Meanwhile, Michigan made the first headlines of the season when it was part of one of the greatest upsets in college football history. The Wolverines lost to Division I-AA Appalachian State.
A month later, USC lost to
Stanford.
Finally, do I even need to mention the most prestigious football team in the country, Notre Dame?
Charlie Weis must have been scared when Bill Belichick was caught cheating in the "Spy Gate" scandal against the New York Jets. Too bad Weiss couldn't use that as motivation for his team.
Kansas is ranked No. 2, and if it loses, or if LSU loses its conference championship, then all hell will break lose. If the Jayhawks win out, it looks like the BCS has done its job, as they would be the two most deserving teams.
But this has been the season of the upset as the Top five BCS contenders change weekly.
Regardless of what the BCS championship produces, a clear and true national champion can be solved only by a playoff.
In college basketball, the postseason is decided in a month. March is synonymous with "madness." Even the clueless soccer mom will fill out a bracket.
So, why not turn the college football postseason into a
month, too?
Ohio State fans can't disagree, as they had a month-and-a-half layoff after a perfect season last year and forgot to show up against Florida.
They'll call it "December and early January insanity."
However, for this to become a reality, the BCS system would still be necessary as the Top eight teams, or even the Top 16 teams, could compete in bracket-style playoffs.
This would be an advantage to BCS teams, because they could get two more games for even more money in the pockets of the country's wealthiest football programs.
But then again, money didn't matter to Appalachian State in "The Big House" in Michigan.
