BCS Controversy: Jim Delany Finally Says Something We Can All Agree Upon

We have spent plenty of time laughing at Jim Delany and his very poorly veiled attempt to limit the SEC's power and help make life easier for the Big Ten during the BCS meetings and in his proposals for the college football postseason.

Well, folks, the time has come that Delany has gotten something 100 percent correct where college football is concerned. Seeing as we're an equal opportunity gang here at Your Best 11, we give credit where credit is due, and Delany most certainly deserves a standing ovation for his latest thoughts.

At the spring meetings for the Big Ten, while the league battled out what playoff plan it would ultimately endorse for the future of college football, Delany also waxed philosophically on the necessity of transparency selecting teams. As reported by Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com, here's what Delaney had to say:

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That would mean if we're going to use computers, people are more up front about what's in those computers. It would mean perhaps the pollsters that we have would have to refrain from ranking teams before they ever play. It would mean we would have to honestly discuss strength of schedule and how we measure it. ... If a computer guy is unwilling to explain to me and everybody else what's in his program, I don't think it ought to be part of the process. If a coach is arguing for championships, I'd like to hear the rationale behind that. If someone is arguing that you don't have to win championships and they're willing to live with a poll that is not even transparent, I'd like to hear that. 

And I'd like to hear coaches talk about the influence that a poll-only process, how that plays out in the nonconference scheduling.

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The Big Ten commissioner is absolutely right. Getting all of those things out and into the open is the first step in both designing the process and arriving at a conclusion that we can all sleep easy with. If a computer program does not want to reveal its process it most certainly should not be included in the mix. If coaches are happy with polls, it would be interesting to hear why they are in favor of that method as it pertains to their scheduling practices.

Jim Delany has not always hit on the best practices and methods for the sport. However, this week he does touch on something that every college football fan should be in favor of: transparency in the process. Why do coaches prefer one method over another and what goes into the selection process? Those are the questions folks should be asking as this four-team playoff is being set up.

Hopefully, this push for transparency is carried, not just during the decision making process, but also into the selection process as teams get set for the four-team event in 2014.