I have done a ton of research about this topic that was leading up to this thread, but didn't plan on doing it tonight/this morning. I got so ticked at the dismissal of Boise State tonight I just laid it out. It's almost 3 am on the West Coast, and I knew I would make a couple of mistakes, and hoped they wouldn't be big ones.
For the record: Under the current system, of the 119 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (sheesh!) college teams, 52 of them can't possibly win a national championship no matter what.
This is an off the cuff 'rant'? Wow Smithee - this is awesome. Two things really tick me off - Boise State ending up after their bowl game ranked 5th and Florida vaulting, as you said, to #2 just in time to play in the Championship game. IMO, the BCS criteria/stats did not support this move and there was no reason for Michigan to fall from #2. Now it turns out that Florida was indeed better than Ohio State and Michigan tanked - but only because they got the chance to PLAY THE GAMES! For the love of god, can we have a playoff?
You should rewrite this with the correct numbers, and explain the current system a little more clearly, then repost.
It would be very interesting if it was explained more concisely and accurately.
Mathematically speaking of the 119 NCAA teams, 118 can't possibly win the national championship.
As a Gator fan, I'd love to see a playoff. Florida will, more likely than not, be in the hunt year after year. Notre Dame, Boise State, and many other severely over-rated teams will be relegated to the dustbin of history.
Once again, Boise State played a barely winning game against a highly over-rated team. This was their ONE "tough" game the whole year. Move them to the SEC and they would take their rightful place behind Vandy and Kentucky. Sorry about the truth...