LSU vs. Alabama: Crimson Tide Victory Will Damage Perception of BCS

I have the strong feeling that the Alabama Crimson Tide will not squander opportunities in their rematch with LSU.

An overview of the teams' first matchup would show, in most aspects, that Alabama outplayed the Tigers. Their offense was more well-rounded, and their defense may have played better as a unit than LSU's—or, at the very least, just as well.

The glaring issue in the first meeting was special teams. The missed field goals by Cade Foster were killers.

This time, I have a strong feeling that Foster will make those field goals and a few key drives will be extended. There will be no stolen interceptions on the goal-line.

Alabama will take the game, and by virtue of the system, they will be crowned national champions.

But, should they really be national champions? I have always thought that in college football, every game counts—every week is a playoff game. So, in that line of thinking, what makes this win more important than LSU's in November?

Situations like these are what fuel the most valid criticisms of the BCS system. With no clear structural and/or perceptional difference between the regular season and the postseason, you are bound to run into this problem.

Especially when you consider the dominance of the SEC. It is feasible that the two best teams in the country could come from the SEC for the next four years or more. If those teams meet in the regular season, and Team A wins, but Team B survives the rest of its schedule, this scenario will be re-created.

How long will the BCS continue simply because a "bizarre" enough scenario has yet to challenge its very gray areas?

There are solutions, but you've heard them all before: playoff systems, 4+1 format, blah, blah, blah. None of it matters until someone convinces the powers that make the decisions that more money can be made with a playoff structure.

The other option, which is even less likely, is for fans to to pull back their support of the sport, so as to allow those same powers to feel it in their wallets. This way, the institutions and the NCAA would make the change as a way to preserve as opposed to build.

Nah, it's never realistic to hope that people will realize that they are customers and that they have a voice.

It seems like an Alabama win would maybe be a snowflake in what will hopefully become an avalanche.

It will have to be a process. Nothing happens quickly, especially in this part of the sports world. We'll just have to wait and hope. Until then, for the sake of change...Roll Tide.