BCS Review: Oregon Scammed, Not Yet On Top of the Nation

The BCS Standings officially came out today and are as follows:

1. Oklahoma (6-0)

2. Oregon (6-0)

3. Boise State (6-0)

4. Auburn (7-0)

5. TCU (7-0)

6. LSU (7-0)

7. Michigan State (7-0)

8. Alabama (6-1)

9. Utah (6-0)

10. Ohio State (6-1)

OK. For starters, I will point out that I am doing my best not to be biased, because I am an Oregon fan. But, whether I am an Oregon fan or not, I will argue to the death that they deserve to be the No. 1 team in the country.

Analysts have made it beyond clear that the BCS (Bull Crap Standings) are based on a formula of three things. 

One, the Coaches Poll. A group of coaches who vote every week and should be fairly reliable, but in the past it has not always been completely accurate due to some questionable voters. 

Two, the Harris Poll. A poll created by an Internet researching firm that was originally put into the system to replace the AP Poll because of the creation of the BCS Rankings. 

Three, the BCS computer ratings. There are many myths about this destructive legend, who has turned college football into a war zone, usually following the sixth week of play when it is released. 

Now, considering that the Harris Poll and the Coaches Poll are TWO-THIRDS of the computing that occurs to create such BS... Ahem, I mean BCS Rankings, and considering that Oregon is No. 1 in BOTH of those polls, Oklahoma would have to have played one hell of a schedule to surpass the Oregon Ducks. 

My next point leads me to the schedule of the Oklahoma Sooners, who are currently, somehow, No. 1 in the nation. In the first week, a 31-24, seven-point win over Utah State, at home, who is absolutely terrible. A weak first game.

Second game was impressive with a 47-17 win over Florida State, who has proven to be a good team. I will give them that one.

Third game was a three-point win over Air Force, which normally would be a good win for the ratings, but Air Force just lost to San Diego State, and somehow that computes as a good win for the Sooners. Hmm..

Fourth game, a 31-29 win over Cincinnati, which again would normally be a good win, BUT Cincinnati lost to Fresno State and to NC State by more points than Oklahoma, and that is strictly stats, which is strictly ratings.

The fifth game was a 28-20 win over Texas, which to me is a good win, but not worthy to move ahead of Oregon. Texas got handled by UCLA, who got handled by Stanford, who got handled by Oregon.

Again, strictly facts, yet somehow Oregon is still No. 2 in the BCS. Lastly, Oklahoma just beat Iowa State 52-0. I'd say that the Iowa State game makes more of an argument for Oklahoma than their two-point win over Cincy, or their three-point win over Air Force, because handling a team 52-0 is impressive. To completely dominate a team by that many points is impressive in college football. 

Now, all that said, Oregon somehow, already beating Oklahoma in two-thirds of the ratings for BCS, is STILL behind them because that last one-third of the ratings apparently Oklahoma is dominating Oregon by that much with the same, or arguably weaker schedule. 

College football is one of the few (if not only) sports in collegiate athletics that does not have a playoff. In my opinion, there should be a playoff between the top 16 teams at the end of the year.

I say that because if there was an eight-team playoff, the ninth team would go crazy, and let's be honest, anybody in the top 10 deserves a shot at the national title. The BCS needs to be revised or eliminated, or else teams like Boise State, TCU and Utah are not going to get a shot at the national championship. And Alabama, a one-loss team, has a better chance than both of them because apparently the SEC is some mega-powerhouse because of years past.

Heck, even TCU's head coach said Oregon is the best team in the country, and was quoted saying that the Ducks were "Fricken amazing." 

I have made my case, and I will argue it until the death. The University of Oregon should be No. 1 in the BCS ratings, no question.