Sure, we can all say now that there is no chance Utah wins the BCS. Of course, they can’t when Florida is playing Oklahoma. But what about making the statement that for the 2008-2009 season, there was a 100 percent impossibility that the Utes won the BCS. Does that sound fair?

Fair? No. Real? Yes.

The truth is, Utah, and the rest of the mid-major conference teams, are really not even eligible for the BCS title. Technically, they are, but in practice, they have zero chance of ending the season ranked in the top two. Perhaps this will change now that the non-BCS conferences are 3-1 in BCS games, including wins over Oklahoma and Alabama, but more than likely, it won’t change.

How are you supposed to work your way into the top two when no one has you ranked at the beginning of the season. If there was ever a more appropriate time to get rid of preseason polls, I can’t name it. Auburn, Tennessee, Arizona State and Michigan were ranked in the preseason, while Utah was not. Do you need anymore proof that these rankings are worthless. And these rankings are directly responsible for the way the season plays out in many, many ways.

I ask you this? What more could Utah have done? The answer, of course, is nothing. Therefore, the conclusion is that of the 119 Division-I teams, only about 66 of them are eligible for the national championship. That’s not parity or fairness, that’s just stupid.

You would think that this would also be the season that would get the powers that be in the BCS to remove their heads from their asses and start working on a playoff, but alas, it won’t be.

How hard was it for Utah to win the BCS? In the Harris poll, several voters admitted to not even watching the Utes play this season! You’re shitting me, right? You’re job is to rank college football teams, and you do it without watching them play? I have to ask then, why are they even ranked at all? Clearly, these voters have no clue as to how good or bad Utah is, so how did they end up ranked so highly in the Harris poll?

I suppose the NCAA will continue to push the myth of the superior conference on us next year, when every year it gets more and more clear that there is great parity in the NCAA, and we should just go with whatever two major conference teams lost earliest in the season again next year.

Alabama got whupped by Utah, Texas Tech got spanked by Ole Miss, and Penn State got embarrassed by USC. The only conference that went unbeaten in the bowls was the Pac-10, but they get no respect anyway, so people will quickly dismiss their success.

But one year from now, I can guarantee you that no matter what, two teams from major conferences will play for the BCS title, no matter what any non-BCS conference school does.

It is time for a playoff, and anything less should be considered unacceptable by college football fans. If we need to boycott ESPN or the sponsors, then so be it. Perhaps a walkout at a major football game could do the trick, but something must be done.

Utah is the most deserving team in the country of the title. They are the 2008-2009 champions. Florida or Oklahoma may get the trophy, but the Utah Utes are the true champions.

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