A few months ago, Bernie Machen, the president of Florida announced he was going to campaign for a play-off system. Machen was president at the University of Utah in 2004 and was incensed when Florida was nearly left out of the BCS championship game. College Football fans everywhere applauded his drive and determination to do exactly what every fan wants: College football playoffs. With the support of fans everywhere, Machen descended into the pit of ravenous wolves (AKA SEC spring meeting.)
He came back without his soul.
I get this strange mental picture from the Disney movie Aladdin with Jafar waiving his scepter in front of the kings eyes and he blankly repeats what he is told.
After the conference Machen told the press: "They are persuaded, and I am now persuaded, that the best way to proceed is to try to work within the BCS structure, to make some changes to make it better. That seems to me to be a very good way to go."
My question is: What is in the water in Florida? He changed course almost as fast as Billy Donovan.
In reality, Machen never had a chance. In the same meeting they were discussing how they brought in $10 million PER SCHOOL in the BCS system.
Does anyone else find it ridiculous that there is no play-offs? Can you imagine a track meet where the players weren't timed and instead judges voted on how fast they looked based on previous races? If after the first round of "Big Dance" they just voted on who looked like they might win?
Maybe we can enlist Mr. Crabb (and Goyle, thanks to the reader for obscure Harry Potter reference #1 on this site) to sue them for a monopoly.
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That's ultimately what it will take. A mega lawsuit to bust up the BCS.
The BCS is a money grab pure and simple. Nothing more.
Putting Mr. Crabb on the case might not be a bad idea.
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