Sunday, November 9, 2008

You might have read this before, repeat, might have read this before

Redundancy annoys me.
It should annoy you too, having to hear or see the same thing over and over again. It's like eating from the same resturant over and over again, and realizing that the food continues to taste the same.
But I feel that it is time to become redundant after watching the Penn State-Southern California game, and reiterate the point that many sports writers, fans, and even our new president, have tried to pitch.
A playoff system needs to be implemented in college football.
It is so tiring to see the nation's top team not getting a chance to play in the national title game because of an early season loss.
It is maddening to see other teams from, what some writers deem, "stronger" conferences, jumping over the Trojans because, THEY didn't lose to an unranked Oregon State team.
Lets face it, Oregon state finished third in the conference, finishing with a 9-4 record and defeating a ranked Pitt team in the Sun Bowl.
And for all the jumping the "stronger" conference teams did in the BCS this season: the Pacific Ten conference (yes, PAC-10), has the best bowl record in this year's bowl games, standing at 5-0.
So does it not look silly right now, when USC is leading the nation's eighth ranked team, 38-14, and Florida and Oklahoma are playing for the national title?
I am not insinuating that Florida and Oklahoma are bad teams and do not deserve to be there, but lets look at how they got to the title game.
The Sooners' only loss this season was to Texas, and the Longhorns finished one below Oklahoma, due to a loss they suffered against Texas Tech.
The Gators found themselves jumping over multiple teams (Southern Cal included) at the end of the season after defeating the top ranked Crimson Tide at the end of the season. Although, the Gators lost to Mississippi at the begining of the season. Mississipi finished second in the SEC West this season.
So after all this information and the blowout that is being broadcast all over the nation, an eight team playoff should not be out of the question.
Who cares if the season is extended another week or so? Wouldn't you sleep better if you knew who the actuall number one team in the nation is? Wouldn't Florida's Tim Tebow against USC's Rey Maualuga tickle your fancy? And since when did the NCAA NOT, repeat, NOT want more money?
Redundancy folks. That's why you continue to listen to sports radio and the discussions of college football playoffs, and why you continue to read opinions like these, which talk about how the college game would be so much better with a playoff system.
Unfortunately, for some odd reason, the NCAA says that the bowl system would be thrown off entirely, along with the time-space continuum and a number of other things.
But lets look at the good thing about redundancy- sports writers get to keep their jobs.

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