Cal Got Reamed

OK. I will try not to rant.

But here's the thing. If one actually cared about an equitable system for college postseason football, you could do one of two things. You could create a real playoff, with maybe 8 or 10 teams, and hold a real-deal playoff. Start it around the third week in December and you're done before classes start in January. I could quickly sketch out an equitable solution for how you pick those teams, but suffice to say that it's not hard. (Hint: start with conference champs, so that the regular season really means something.) Sure, the #11 team would complain... but it wouldn't be easy to see that team as a legit #1 contender.

Or. Go back to the original system. This is probably the better way to go. Traditional matchups. Bowl games that mean something. Conference championships that mean something. Sure, I would love to see Cal - Michigan in the Rose Bowl, but honestly it SHOULD be USC - Michgan. I'm OK with getting rid of tradition when it's time for it to go, but who wants to argue that the current setup is better? Bull. I'm tired of the whining about how we don't get a national title game this way. So what? Who loses? ESPN? ABC? CBS? Well, screw them. They'll still have games to televise. And if anyone wants to pipe up with "the fans deserve it," first you better explain to me why the team, the conference, the NCAA owe you anything. Short answer: they don't.

The current system does nothing but screw up. There's no justice, no history, and no interest. Who really wants to see Michgan - Texas? What is that? Pitt vs. Utah? The heck? And of course, we really won't have a solid national champion ANYWAY if Auburn wins out.

Just pointless. We have a true national champion. At the moment, it's the New England Patriots. College football is something different. Yes, even with the money that flows through its coffers, it's still different. Making it the same turns it into minor league football. Quick... who won the Triple-A World Series? Yeah, exactly.

Guess I ranted. What do you expect? Cut me... do I not bleed blue and gold?