Saturday spoke volumes to why we don’t need a playoff system in college football. Missouri, the best team in the country according to the BCS, got steamrolled by Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship. West Virginia, the second best team in the country according to the BCS, lost quarterback Pat White for most of the game due to a finger injury and was defeated by Pittsburgh at home.
So it’s clear who the two best teams are, right? Ohio State, Kansas, Georgia, LSU, Virginia Tech, USC, Oklahoma and yes, Hawaii all have an argument to play in the title game. Why use a playoff system to figure out which program is the best? Na – let’s just leave this decision up to a computer. That makes perfect sense.
For those in favor of the current college football system, Saturday was a disaster for you. The only thing that would have been worse for your cause would have been if Missouri and West Virginia both won, because most college football fans would be outraged if that matchup was for a national title.
