1 Vs. 2

Yep folks, today is the most anticipated day in this years college football season.

Number 1 ranked Ohio State vs. number 2 Michigan. What is at stake is a chance to play for the BCS Championship.

The wild card is what happened yesterday when long time Michigan coach Bo Schembechler died suddenly at age 77. To me in this game Ohio State should be a heavy favorite. They are playing at the Shoe and believe they really are the best team. I think they are heads and shoulders the best team.

So will the sudden loss of the beloved Bo have that intangible effect on Big Blue and rally them to a close win or will Ohio State blow them out as Michigan is emotionally drained? We'll see. If I were to bet on this one my green would be on the Buckeyes.

The problem though is that if this is a close game will the loser deserve a rematch in the BCS game? Well therein lies the problem. There is no playoff system. College Football is the only major sport in the USA that doesn't have a playoff to determine a real champion. Usually it comes down the the team with the best record at the end of the season.

This year though there are two undefeated teams that if they run the table and finish undefeated they probably won't even have a chance to play in one of the top bowl games let alone in the big game.

Just because they play in conferences that are very small they are penalized by a very slow escalation in their weekly rankings to keep them out of contention. The BCS is a sham and should be abolished. America loves to root for a underdog if they have no emotional investment in a team. That is why March Madness is so popular, because everyone can see the underdog overcome long odds and make a run at the championship. Everyone can get involved and feel included and every team has a fair shot to play for it instead of who plays in the Final Four coming down to a computer poll and voters.

I'd be thrilled if they took the top eight teams and even more thrilled if they took the top sixteen!
That tournament would be THE premiere event of all college sports, including March Madness!!!!

It'll probably never happen but it needs to.