Can We Stop the BCS Now?

Alabama just defeated LSU in the BCS National Championship Game, 21-0... by scoring 5 field goals and a rushing touchdown, while missing the extra point. Despite that, the quarterback won the offensive MVP. Defensive MVP honors went to some guy who record 1 sack and 7 tackles. Wait, what? Sports media will attempt to sell you that Alabama's defense was incredibly dominant by becoming the first team to record a shutout in the BCS NCG, but in reality LSU's offense was absolutely atrocious. QB Jordan Jefferson will never take another snap and will have to rely on whatever BS major he has. Head coach Les Miles decided not to bench him in favor of Jarrett Lee because of his past struggles against Alabama and his opinion that Jefferson is a better QB (total bullshit). This game was a snoozefest from beginning to end, only highlighted by LSU finally crossing the 50 yard line and Alabama scoring their first touchdown to run up the score.



Many people protested this game when it was first announced, saying that Oklahoma State, Stanford, or Boise State would dominate over LSU or Alabama, but ESPN was required to hype the game because of their contract with the BCS. Longtime ABC/ESPN play-by-play analyst Brent Musberger even said after the final BCS rankings were unveiled that "[he] had no doubt in [his] mind that LSU and Alabama were the 2 best teams in the country." LSU had the worst performance by any team in BCS NCG history, scoring the fewest points, fewest 1st downs, 2nd fewest passing yards, and 2nd fewest total yards.


After winning the Fiesta Bowl, several people from Oklahoma State openly protested the fact they were even in the Fiesta Bowl rather than the BCS NCG, saying that people don't want to see endless field goals, they want to see touchdowns. After this game, OSU's argument is stronger than ever; the National Championship Game should have been between Alabama and OSU.


The winner of the game isn't automatically declared the winner, though. Although the game winner is automatically declared the AFCA National Champions,the Associated Press has their own trophy to give out that is not contractually bound by the BCS. In 2003, they notoriously named USC the national champions despite them not being selected to the BCS NCG; Grantland followed suit that year. Although Alabama won the AFCA championship, that doesn't take away from the fact that they still lost to LSU at their home stadium during the regular season and Oklahoma State has looked like the most dominant team in the FBS.


College football desperately needs a playoff system and if the BCS doesn't listen, people everywhere should boycott the game; many people are already upset that ABC did not broadcast the game for the 2nd year in a row, saying that a national championship has to be broadcast on one of the four basic channels because several people who enjoy sports refuse to pay for cable (read: people with poor taste in television who spend money on Netflix and DVDs, yet complain about the cost of cable/satellite). Despite their stupidity for refusing to pay for cable, those dumbass dirt-poor people are avid viewers of sports.


So... can we just stop the BCS now?


Update: The LSU-Alabama game was the lowest rated BCS Championship Game in the history of the BCS. If the BCS chooses not to change their system ASAP, both they and ESPN will feel the pain.