bcs implications of the sugar bowl result

so all of the espn.com types are calling for utah to be considered as one of the best teams in the country and for recognition of the non-bcs schools when it comes to post-season competition. utah played extremely well in the sugar bowl and produced what will probably be the most impressive victory of this bowl season. their performance trumps usc's rose bowl win just because they were so heavily favored to lose. they certainly proved that they are the one of the best teams in the country, but i don't think this means that the bcs system needs to be changed to allow for the inclusion of more small conference teams and by small i mean not good.

case in point - the orange bowl. did anyone watch that game? it was really quite terrible to be honest. if the bcs can't even produce good, competitive and entertaining games with the conferences it is currently using, then why in bear bryant's name should they include more of these marginal conferences? utah deserves all of the credit that is coming to them - those guys wanted it more than alabama and kyle whittingham and his staff outcoached the coach of the year. maybe those guys do deserve a shot at the national title, but people have to recognize that oklahoma, for example, played NINE teams that went on to bowl games and only lost to texas. utah played four teams and call me crazy, but demolishing texas tech is a little different than beating oregon state by a field goal.


utah was impressive, boise state v. tcu was a good bowl game, the big east just doesn't deserve a spot in the bcs. instead of letting a big east team into a bcs game, there should be two at large bids, but these teams just don't play tough enough schedules to put them into national championship consideration. if they want to be considered, they either have to play ridiculous non-conference schedules, or change conferences. even bigtime schools are playing more difficult non-conference schedules that the teams demanding consideration. usc played and drubbed ohio state this season and even boise state played a tough oregon team.

congrats to utah, they deserve it, but they certainly don't deserve to be considered the best team in the country this season.