What’s Wrong?

I don’t really want to turn this into a huge debate over whether the BCS System “works” or doesn’t work, but I always ask this question, What’s wrong with the college football bowls? As I saw over the last week not a damned thing. Oh, so some group feels slighted because they didn’t get a fair shake to play it off for a championship banner? Who cares?

You know who doesn’t care the 15 seniors on Michigan who started the year losing to Appalachian State and ended as there other 3 seasons ended, with loses to Ohio State. In all of those seasons they also went on to lose their bowl game. However, on the first day of 2008 things would be different, one last chance to send their classy coach off with a victory over Florida in the Capital One Bowl, and they did just that. If you are a fan of college athletics you couldn’t help but have tears on your eyes as Chad Henne had maybe the best game of his career and those seniors hoisted Coach Carr onto their shoulder to carry him off victorious one last time.

So at the end of the day we don’t have a playoff system where we can crown one team the champion, I don’t really care. I like these random bowl games that matchup teams you wouldn’t normally see play each other and some turn out to be classic games.

Purdue and Central Michigan played a great football game in the I have no idea dot whatever Bowl.

Texas A&M and Penn State played a knock down drag ‘em out game in the Some sponsor paid a lot of money so we could all go to a warm weather city Bowl.

Then on New Years day while most of the country was transfixed on the novelty of outdoor hockey (I am joking) and the Florida v Michigan game juts up the road in Jacksonville Florida one of the countries best least talked about players was putting on a virtuoso performance, only to be spoiled by a stunning comeback from the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Virginia All-World defensive end Chris Long didn’t have his best statistical game in the Gator bowl (4 tackles, 1 QB hurry, and 2 passes defended) he was like a lion stalking his prey in his relentless pursuit of Red Raider QB Graham Harrell. For those who have watched Long play it was a joy to watch him scratch and claw his way toward Harrell on every play, never letting up for a moment. However, in the end the Red Raiders lead by Harrell scored a miraculous 17 points in the games final four minutes to win the game

I don’t need a playoff or a champion, I just don’t care. To me there is nothing wrong with the system nor has there been for the 100 or so years that bowl games have been around. I enjoy watching them for what they are, superb exhibitions of a great amateur game. Now I can turn my attention to more important things like college hoops, at least they get it right….HA HA!!!