Hey Voters; Be Consistant

We talked here at No Owens a few weeks ago about the jokes provided by the major polls this year in college football. I strongly defended Boston College to be the #1 team in the country, even though they weren't the best, but if an undefeated team is going to be #1 at least let it be the team with the signature road game.

Ohio State now has a signature home loss. Look, it's no surprise that Ohio State lost. Did we see it coming from the Illini? Probably not, but it really isn't as shocking as it is satisfying. Ohio State was #1 for two reason as we discussed: they were undefeated and they were "Ohio State."

Let me say the following...I don't believe Kansas is a better team than LSU, Oregon, Oklahoma, or even West Virginia. But if those who felt that I guess what would be an honor to Ohio State to give them the #1 ranking because of mainly their record, why isn't Kansas now the #1 team? Because LSU is, "LSU?"

There are so many complaints about the BCS. But remember what the two most important factors are in the BCS standings: the two major polls and number of losses. There has to be some serious help from the computers for teams to leap other teams ranked ahead of them in both polls and most certainly with more losses. It's just ridiculous how hypocritical the voters are and as much as hatred may stir around the BCS, it still comes down to the voters.

Especially this year, the old bowl format would reign supreme. I have always been an advocate to the old structure and letting the polls play it out. Why? There is never anything definitive in college football. So trying to define a champion in some years is just pointless. No Owens predicted an OU/WV title game before the first snap of the season and that chance is still alive. The only way that can happen is if OU beats Kansas in the Big 12 Championship game. What if they didn't? What if Kansas, Oregon, and LSU win out? My money says that Kansas wouldn't play for the title, just like Michigan didn't "play for the title" in 1997 because if you win the Big 10, you play in the Rose Bowl and let everyone figure it out.

What it all comes down to is the fact that the voters apparently have a collective bias. For whatever reason, they like teams better than others. We all knew that Ohio State was not the best team in the nation but "understood" their ranking. If we "understood" their ranking, what makes sense about Kansas at #3? Because they're Kansas?

Football is about playing football. If I had a vote right now my top five would look something like this:
#1 Oregon
#2 Oklahoma
#3 LSU (they should be the best team but they are really banged up)
#4 Kansas
#5 West Virginia
In my opinion, those are the teams playing the best football right now. But for those voters that had to have Ohio State #1 a week ago, there is no excuse for them putting Kansas at the #3 this week. Should Kansas be #1? You see above as to how they should be ranked, but the voters don't need to be changing their principles as to how they vote week in and week out. Maybe we should just turn this whole thing over to Vegas.