USC could have just beaten the lowly Cal Bears and we wouldnt be having these conversations. The fact is all 3 teams have 1 loss. ANY method to determine which team deserved to be in would be arbitrary at best.
USC's own fault
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Why you are right that USC should of beat Cal, they are not lowly afterall they are a bowl team. Should LSU of beat FLA and Homa KSU both those teams have 3 losses? Bottom line the system stinks, this may be a blessing if there is enough outcry about this flawed sytem then maybe at last we can get a playoff system, at this point I would even accept a 4 team playoff. The BCS is in trouble and this just adds more fuel to the fire, something they did not need with Scott Cowan leading the smaller conferences on a mission to destroy the BCS.
The system does need an overhaul. After the selection show i saw an interview with Mike Tranghese and he said that when they originally came up with the BCS they thought about this possibility and spent some time trying to find a way around it. But they couldnt agree on anything. He seemed resigned to the fact that an overhaul is needed once again.
In reality the BCS is a joke. FOr the teams that arent 1-2 it means nothing. Who cares if youa re in a "BCS" bowl? it means the same as any other non-BCS title bowl. So i agree the system as is, is very flawed.
And my point wasnt to knock USC. I am not saying they are better or worse than the other 2 teams just that they have to deal with being the odd team out. I would be saying the same thing to Oklahoma fans or LSU fans. All college teams know going in that if you lose a game you are not guaranteed a chance at a national title.
In reality the BCS is a joke. FOr the teams that arent 1-2 it means nothing. Who cares if youa re in a "BCS" bowl? it means the same as any other non-BCS title bowl. So i agree the system as is, is very flawed.
And my point wasnt to knock USC. I am not saying they are better or worse than the other 2 teams just that they have to deal with being the odd team out. I would be saying the same thing to Oklahoma fans or LSU fans. All college teams know going in that if you lose a game you are not guaranteed a chance at a national title.
