BCS needs a little fine-tuning
October 23, 2001
After an insane weekend of watching college and professional football, I have come to a few… After an insane weekend of watching college and professional football, I have come to a few realizations.
First, the BCS works. Many people who contend Miami is the best team in the country think the Hurricanes are getting the shaft after being ranking fourth in the first BCS rankings.
I disagree with them and with Miami. The BCS components are simple in my mind, and how to achieve a high BCS ranking is as well. First, you have to win all your games. This obviously is the key component to making it to the national championship game. Second, schedule somebody who is not Connecticut, Eastern Michigan or some other local Division I-AA team to play. Miami and Virginia Tech, you should really look into this.
Now the big issue people are discussing is if UCLA goes undefeated and so does either Okalahoma or Nebraska, will Miami or Virginia Tech be left out again?
The answer is yes, and deservingly so. I don