Once again the lords of college football have flipped the bird at fans of the sport, rejecting a proposed four-team playoff to start in the 2010 season. I suppose fans should take heart that a proposal was even discussed at all--that it even hit the table at all is perhaps the biggest step towards actually determining a true college football champion since the implementation of the BCS system.
Of course, the disingenuousness of the BCS Conference Commissioners is downright disgusting. The litany of excuses and spin is ridiculous.
"We've done a service," said Mike Silve (SEC Commissioner). To who? Certainly not the fans.
"[T]he BCS is in an unprecedented state of health, we feel it's never been healthier during its first decade," said John Swofford (ACC Commissioner). Tell that to Georgia, shut out of the title game his past year. And Auburn in 2004. And any other school that's felt the pinch.
Whatever the commissioners claim, it comes down to money and the big conference's greed. And until the BCS is truly embarrassed or the inequities in money are leveled, we the fans will never see a true college football champion.
