Don't Fall Asleep at the Wheel Now!

It's been a great season so far for the Oregon Ducks and the Auburn Tigers. They're sitting at the top of the food chain in college football resting at #1 and #2 respectively. Now I know that there are a number of people that want to see chaos so that the BCS implodes this weekend. I just want to see the best two teams in college football play for the title. That's it! Just the two best and I don't care who they are. I just know who they aren't. Sure, I'd like to see a little drama but this year that would come at the expense of pure foolishness. Here's why? If there were teams sitting behind the top two that were worthy of playing for the title I'd be all for it. However, when TCU and Boise State are the next two in line that is a problem.

In order to play for the title in the college football world you need to play the same level of competition that the big dogs play. You can't consistently play teams that are ranked 71st or higher like Boise State has done this season and expect to play for the crystal ball. I saw them play last week in a what looked like gym against Idaho. C'mon Man! See if LSU were in the cat bird seat I'd be cool with that. They've got one loss and have played a grueling schedule in the process. Even a one loss team from the Big 12 or Big Ten is worthy of playing in the title game, if Oregon falls to Arizona or Bama beats Auburn, which I think will happen in Tuscaloosa today. However, I've got to pull for Auburn for all the wrong reasons. I would love to see some upsets but not at the expense of TCU and Boise State playing for the title because some over anxious sports writer ranked them too high at the beginning of the season. Now he or she can't go back on his vote now that the train has left the building.

What's great about college football is that it's a chess board and all of the pieces are constantly moving. I'm not just watching my team. I'm watching everybody on the board. Here lately somebody has been cheating because they're playing in gyms or at the YMCA to try to get into the title game.  So for this weekend anyway, I've got to go against everything I believe in for the sake of keeping the sport that I love from imploding with a possible national title game with TCU and Boise State. Are You Kidding me!! What's your opinion?

Jay Graves