No this isn’t a post about the current Battlestar Galactica Sci-fi series.  No I wanted to say well done Utah! Going a perfect 12-0, knocking off Michigan, Oregon State, TCU, BYU and the rest of the Mountain West. Trust me when I say that you earned your birth to a BCS game as you played by the BCS rules, by going undefeated, winning your conference and finishing in the BCS top 12. Oh wait, Boise State is on the verge of doing the same exact thing and yet the so called experts say that even with a win over Fresno State on November 28th, the Broncos will be shut out of the BCS just as they were in 2004.

The BCS should take Boise State, after all the Broncos are ranked well ahead of any team from the Big East and ACC, not to mention the 2007 Fiesta Bowl had better ratings than 2 of last years BCS games that had actual BCS Conference teams playing each other.  Some say Ohio State, the national media’s love, is the better fit.  The same Ohio State team that has lost its two biggest games of the year, was on the ropes against Ohio, and barely got by a Wisconsin team that nearly lost to Cal Poly in overtime this past weekend. Then there is Oregon State who upset USC, and quite possibly will earn a shot at the Rose Bowl, yes the Oregon State Beavers who got an old fashion thrashing from Penn State and lost to the aforementioned Utes.

Boise State isn’t the only loser in all of the BCS nonsense. Ball State is sitting undefeated and ranked #15 in this week’s BCS poll behind several 2-loss teams. I also must remind you Ball State has one game to play and could play for the MAC Championship against Buffalo. Then there is the Big Twelve. As the next few weeks begin to shake out, they may find themselves with only two teams in the BCS. Despite the pounding this past weekend, most would agree Texas Tech would be a fun team to watch in a BCS game.

As a fan of college football I am upset with a process the BCS brought upon us.  As it is a process that sees many deserving teams being left out. It has happened before and it will happen again. Take a look at somes teams that were passed over by the BCS in recent years.

  • In 2007 Missouri ranked #7, was bypassed by #9 Kansas, a team Missouri beat.
  • In 2006 Wisconsin with only 1 loss, ranked #7 saw 10th ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish invited instead.
  • In 2005 the Oregon Ducks 10-1 were ranked #5, but under the old system the National Championship game was played in the Rose Bowl, remember that USC vs. Texas game?
  • 2004 season saw #9 Boise State playing #10 Louisville not in a BCS Bowl, but rather in the Liberty Bowl, arguably the best bowl game of that season.
  • 2003 was the worst snubbing of all time. Kansas State beat Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship, thus gaining the automatic bid to the Fiesta Bowl. Despite the loss Oklahoma remained #1 and #3 USC who lost early in the season was forced out of the National Championship game, not to mention #5 Ohio State and #6 Texas were left out the BCS festivities.

Now I could go on for a while, but the bottom line is despite an undefeated season my Boise State Broncos will most likely suffer the same fate they did in 2004 and the same fate many deserving teams have in the past. Of course the season is not over with, the respective BCS Bowls have not made their final at large invites and Boise State has one final game to play. However, it will be difficult for Boise State fans to swallow this pill for the second time in 4 years. I am sure there have been a million different solutions attempting to resolve this issue and I am sure a million more will be presented. My hope is that the NCAA will some day be able to come up with the right one and prevent this from happening again.