The 2007 college football season is nearly over—but there are still numerous questions to be answered.

To wit:

Who deserves to play for the National Championship?

Why is there no playoff system yet?

And is the Heisman going to go to a player who's really earned it?

Let's tackle those brainteasers one at a time...

 

The BCS Championship Game will feature...

West Virginia and Ohio State.

Missouri, you had a great season—but Oklahoma, with Sam Bradford back at the helm, will again prove too much for you in the Big 12 Championship Game.

Remember when everyone assumed LSU, USC, Oklahoma, Michigan, and West Virginia would roll through the season undefeated? It seems like years ago—and it made sense at the time.

Who would have guessed that this would be the most unpredictable college football season in recent memory?

My theory is that the combination of top programs in rebuilding mode and midlevel teams on the rise laid the groundwork for the upsets. Expect a return to normalcy next year, when programs like Florida, USC, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and possibly West Virginia will get all or most of their key players back.

Back to this year—what have West Virginia and Ohio State proven thus far?

They've both played weak schedules and lost to teams they should've beaten—but the only team you can't say that about is Hawaii...and the Warriors don't belong in the top two.

All told, WVU and OSU have done what they needed to—and so long as Mizzou loses, the Mountaineers and Buckeyes will meet in New Orleans for a shot at all the marbles.

 

Imagine a playoff...

Consisting of the top 16—or even the top eight—teams in country.

Teams like Georgia, USC, Hawaii, and Florida would all have shots at the title, as each is playing its best football of the year.

Would USC and Florida be underdogs against the current top-three teams if they were to play this weekend?

There'd certainly be no clear favorite.

Not only would a playoff be good for the sport—it would also make more money for the schools and conferences. And isn't that what the head guys really care about?

It blows my mind that we're still relying on human polls and computer formulas to decide the top-two teams. If Missouri does win the Big 12 title game, who's to say which of the one-loss teams deserve to play in New Orleans?

And can you really keep telling undefeated teams like Auburn, Utah, Boise State, and most recently Hawaii that they're too small to possibly be the best team in the country?

 

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