Despite cheering for both USC and Michigan throughout the college football season, and despite USC being ranked #1 in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls, I think the BCS did a good job. It's all to easy to forget USC's loss to Cal earlier in the year, but we all remember Oklahoma losing to Kansas State. The computers did what the sports writiers couldn't and put Oklahoma and LSU in the national championship game. Even though LSU and USC may be the best teams at this moment, over the whole season, Oklahoma and LSU, as evidenced by their #1 and #2 rankings in the BCS were the better teams. They played better opponents, they won bigger games, and, most importantly, they didn't lose to Cal.

On a side note, I'm also happy with the way it turned out because I'm a traditionalist. I want to see Pac10 v. Big10 in the Rose Bowl. I don't want to see Texas or LSU. I want the Pac10 winner (USC) to play the Big10 winner (Michigan). And, if USC wins, they will be co-champions, so good for them. And if my Michigan wins, I'll still be happy because they really shouldn't have lost those two games and they should be in the Sugar Bowl...

URL: ABCSports.com - BCS Rankings Week 8