Quote:it's not a complicated argument. You wouldn't say Northern Illinois deserves it because they went undefeated. Id sill gave the nod to a one loss Big ten, ACC, SEC team over them. it's the same argument. a 1 loss SEC team is probably better than a big 10 undefeated. history has proven that.

 

Clay Travis summed it up nicely....

 

1. Put simply, voters -- and probably committee members -- are idiots. 

Unlike every other sport in America where we reward teams for playing competitive schedules and the toughest games possible, in college football we reward the pretty record, even if it comes against inferior competition. 

So what if Auburn's got the best combination of the top record and the toughest schedule?

Which the Tigers indisputably do.

Auburn's strength of schedule is at 26, Missouri's is 41, Ohio State is 61 and FSU is 65. 

We actually don't care about strength of schedule at all. 

If you're in a major conference in college football, we just miraculously eliminate the schedule component.

If you finish undefeated you play for the title. 

 

2. But if you don't play in a top five conference then the schedule analysis reemerges as a disqualifying factor.

It's enough to make small conference football fans pull out their hair in furious anger. 

South Florida has a tougher schedule than either Florida State or Ohio State. UConn has played a better schedule than FSU and one spot worse than Ohio State.  

Would South Florida or UConn be playing for the BCS title if either was undefeated right now?

Of course not. 

Why?

Because of the weakness of their schedule.

So why should FSU and Ohio State play for a BCS title when they've both played weaker schedules?

Put simply, they shouldn't.

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