I tried to comment in the comments section, but there was no avenue for doing so on this website.  Not sure why, but here is my response to this idiotic rationalization.

Dave,

The fact that college football only plays 12 games in a season is why everyone pays attention to the games more so than say, basketball which has 40, or baseball which plays upwards of 55-60 games.  It is a simple dynamic relating to the laws of supply and demand.  With less opportunity to view a contest, the demand is greater.  It has nothing to do with the BCS.

The reason why demand in the past was less than the current BCS era, from the 1950's per say to 1990, is the fact that cable television and the internet hadn't reached its zenith and grown to an exponential level like it has now.

More people watch it today because more rural areas have cable television, and with the rapid expansion of the internet, due high speed, wireless and satellite capabilities, more people have access to watch ALL of the games.  They don't watch it because of the BCS's influence, they watch it because it is popular as it always has been, but there are simply more avenues to view a game.

College football is more popular now because there is more access.  All the BCS does is bring down the game at the end of the season because the majority of the fans do not agree with it's conclusions to a large degree.

I agree that a "NORMAL" style of playoff is not the answer, which is why I have developed the playoff proposal as part of my book manuscript over at www.ncaa-schedule.com

My proposal eliminates the bogus September match-ups by requiring all teams to begin their seasons with the conference games, much like Oregon and UW this coming season, and saves room in the regular season (last 4 weeks) to determine the conference championships.  Thus you would have an 8 team tournament in the BCS bracket during weeks 11 and 12 and the results of this bracket would determine the bowl games.  There would be four brackets (BCS, Holiday, NIT and Sportsmans) which would determine the bowl games.  With this method, we would truly get a true and battle tested match-up as the elite teams (determined by the actual results on the field - not a unionized poll mechanism) would be on a collision course to meet on the field.  

The problem with the BCS, is the fact that teams do not play legitimate schedules and yet are still rewarded (via a pretty record) with a BCS bowl game.  In the BCSBusters Model, you would not only have to earn your bowl berth, but your schedule in the process.

Dave, please give us some critical thinking instead of the same old and tired mandates that support the Bilderberg Group, Trilateral Commision and the Council on Foreign Affairs, which are the true shadow administrators that control not only our Government, but the BCS through continuous and media supported mind wars emphasizing the control of the American Population in an effort to provide us with the NEW WORLD ORDER, of which the BCS plays part to.  

If you question this, simply follow the money trail in college football, which will lead to Big Oil, which will lead to the Ford, Rockefeller and Carnegie Foundations, which will lead to the UNITED NATIONS and COUNCIL ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

College football is a trillion dollar industry and now plays a direct role in world economies since it has become a certain fact that we have now entered the post-oil era.  The slightest shifts involving any economic indicator will have drastic effects on the world economy and college football is big business to the oil industry and American economics, which is big business to the world economies.  

Due to the fact that the media has become corrupt and politicized (the Carnegie, Ford, Rockefeller and Rothschild families own the media - ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX and ESPN) the year-to-year poll shenanigans allow the teams that have the greatest impact on the game financially to profit from the BCS, and hence, the central banks profit the most as well.  If you have ever wondered why college football, especially under the BCS, has the strong odor of Monarchy, Oligarchy and Monopoly, you simply need to understand that the people who OWN (literally) and control the game have operated under this mode of operandi for nearly 300 years, dating back to the very roots of our country.  

The problem here is the fact that although the LSU's, Ohio State's, Florida's and USC's of the world have a greater connection to these foundations (which support the Council on Foreign Affairs, which support the NEW WORLD ORDER), it doesn't equate into superiority on the field as the Boise State's, Oregon's, Kansas's and Missouri's of the world have proven.  

Thus we get the same old tired propaganda which supports the BCS (essentially all of the issues involving in the comments section have been presented before, and this couldn't be father from the truth).  

DC -

I didn't catch on at the time but you mentioned the Trilateral Commission & Freemasonry in a response to a post I wrote when I wrongly claimed that Bellotti was coming the UCLA, which are obvious references to the New World Order conspiracy theory in your latest response to one of my diary responses. 

My research in the BCS Controversy has led me to the Rockefeller empire, following and connecting the dots from the Oil and Gas empire.   What can you tell me as far as what you know from the Trilateral Commission, Bilderberg Group and the New World Order.  So far I have connected 15 business model characteristics that are strikingly similar in comparing the business models of the BCS and the New World Order.

Apparently UCLA's seniors decided to utilize an age old Bruin tradition by blowing off practice.  Honestly, as a coach with nearly 20 years experience and as an athlete who played multiple sports in high school, not to mention college and professional baseball, I have never heard of this at an institution before.

I am simply appalled by this!

I have been a staunch PAC-10 supporter all of my life, but this is one time I hope Tennessee (and the SEC) actually throttles a PAC-10 team.  If I was coaching this team, I would send the seniors packing and begin the new era with underclassmen as I find the timing of this unified walkout simply pathetic and I would not be surprised if many programs use this as psychological motivation against the Bruins.  I know if I was playing against UCLA, I would flat out refuse to lose to a team that walked out of a practice.

One of the aspects I have tried to instill in my teams is the importance of constantly outworking your opponent each and every day - Win The Day, for every day you waste in life is one you cannot make up for in the end.  I think this pretty much defines the UCLA program and for all of us who were wondering how in the world UCLA could look great one week and a total disaster the next...here is our answer.  The team cannot even suck it up for 15 spring practices...How in the world will they suck it up in the fourth quarter of a tight football game.  UCLA is a four letter word...SOFT!!

Here is the link for the article:  http://www.dailynews.com/ucla/ci_8939415

Bumped...Our good friend BCS Busters has another great take on out of conference scheduleing. Paragon

In a recent article that can be found here:

Some interesting stats between USC and LSU:

In the final analysis, the fact that LSU fans continue to discredit a USC program, who in their mind competes in the Pathetic-10 or a West Virginia program who competes in the Big-Easy, while boasting of their own BCS accomplishments, the fact remains that the three best teams over the course of the last four seasons have yet to meet each other on the field.  

The fact that LSU had an open date (they recently added Appalachian State) and could have easily scheduled West Virginia or USC this coming season (or in any of the past 5 seasons) speaks volumes to the dismay of college football in general and the BCS in particular, and is once again a glaring example of the BCS largess that the SEC holds over all of the other conferences.

Still disagree with this assessment?

Consider the following.  USC not only has a superior overall record as compared to LSU since the year 2002 (70 - 8 versus 64-15), but a better bowl record (5-1 versus 4-2).  USC not only has a superior QOF-Rating (22-5 versus 17-11), but has beaten more BCS non-conference opponents (19) than LSU has even played (12), and even more significant to the argument, has beaten more winning programs with 7 plus wins a seasons (37) than LSU has even played as well (36).

Of the 12 BCS teams that LSU has played since 2002,  8 had elite 9 (plus) win seasons.  Of the 21 BCS teams that USC has played since 2002, 15 had elite 9 (plus) win seasons.  Once again, USC has beaten more elite BCS non-conference opponents than LSU has even played (12).  

Based on these numbers alone, how can anyone discredit USC and the fact that they have essentially been barred on many occasions from competing for the national championship when the numbers scream of the injustice.  Both USC and LSU were 8 points from a perfect season in 2007, why the discrepancy in the polls?  

University of Oregon football coach Mike Bellotti mentioned last year that he didn't think the Cougars of BYU would fare as well as they would inside the confines of the Mountain West Conference, if they had to take on a full PAC-10 Conference slate every season.

Given the fact that Oregon used to be well below the Cougars within the college football organizational hierarchy when coach Bellotti arrived in Eugene nearly 15 seasons ago, I found this statement to be a little obtuse.  

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Word on the street is that Mike Bellotti is heading to UCLA.  Should be announced within the next few days.  Will be interesting to see how this affects recruiting this year as they were absolutely killing it on the recruiting trail this year.

Chris Petersen and Jeff Tedford look to be the front runners now with Oregon.  I believe this will be a good thing for both Mike Bellotti and Oregon.  14 years is a long time to stay at a given school with todays media and I think the media situation along with the criticism he has taken with his family situation and the Dennis Dixon injury ordeal has created some friction among the staff.  This is very credible information and just passing it along.  If I end up being wrong I will sincerely apologize.

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Heard from a very reliable source tonight that Mike Bellotti will be taking the UCLA job within the next few days.

Chris Petersen is now the front runner to take the job at Oregon along with Jeff Tedford of California.  Again, I wouldn't post this if I didn't have inside information.

Bellotti is looking for a change as their is a rift growing with the Oregon press over his family issues and the way he handled the Dennis Dixon ordeal.  I've heard from one of the assistant coaches family members that none of the staff knew that Dixon actually had a torn ACL going into the Arizona game.

I would describe the atmosphere in the Casonova Center right now between the staff members as ICE COLD and it shows in the way the players and coaching have melted down to end the season.

I've known this family up close and personal for a number of years and this is a good thing for Oregon football - Things have a way of coming out in the wash in the end.

Kyle,

I wrote a nice article regarding the overall parity displayed this year in college football.  Thought you'd like to read it and respond.  Might give you an idea for a future article.

Your blog ranking looks good, although I'd give Missouri a little more credit for their performance thus far.  It's anyone's guess at this point.

I think it would be wise to put a poll up this week showing groupings of teams rather than a numbered list.  Kind of like the Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks found on Stewart Mandel's list from early last summer.  The whole numbered thing is really unreliable for what is the difference between 1-5, 6-10 or 11 through 15 and so on.  Just a thought.  Let me know what you think!

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A true championship team should have a balance of both - a stellar defense and an offense who can score in quick strike fashion - for a championship team must be able to function and survive in the following three game scenario's:

   1. Does the team go for the jugular in blow-out wins, quickly putting away an inferior opponent?

   2. Can it come back after falling several scores behind, especially on the road in hostile venues?

   3. Can it stand toe-to-toe without flinching while avoiding the knock-out punch in a tilt of championship implications with another heavyweight contender?

Although it is difficult to rank the difference between the teams at such an early juncture in the season, I would say we are at a point (Week #3) where the polls are actually starting to take on some validity. At this point in the season, my rating scale is heavily weighted to the defensive side of the ball, but a team can rise swiftly if they show a healthy balance of both.

The BCSBusters Top-6 hasn't changed since last week, although I did bump USC from the 3 spot into #2, which dropped Oklahoma down one. In all seriousness, I would consider it a four way tie for number one at this point, but there is no way to insert this and it would draw the "irons of fire" from fellow pollsters - Grow Some Hair!

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 Week #2 Poll from BCSBusters

   1. LSU
   2. Oklahoma
   3. USC
   4. Florida
   5. W. Virginia

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