And College Football's No. 2 Should Be...EVERYONE!

I know everyone has been writing an article about the beleaguered BCS lately, so I figured I'd throw my two cents out there.  This weekend finally provided all the BCS critics with the fire they knew had been coming.

Texas is now sitting at the No. 2 slot in the BCS, and everyone outside of Austin couldn't be more upset about it.  This is the same team that was at one point the No. 1 team in the country and had the can't miss candidate for Heisman.  Now that Texas sits at No. 2, it's as if the most unjust thing has just happened to college football fans.

So if Texas shouldn't be No.  2, then who should be?  Well, before we knock UT out of that spot, can we come up with a reason why they shouldn't be?

They lost on the road to a top 10 team with one second left to go in the game.  WOW, I know all the UT haters will be all over that argument.  Texas lost to a team that lost by 44 points.  Well that team is still No. 7, and the game was still a night road game with more hype surrounding that Tech team than ever before.

So if Texas isn't No. 2, then people must think it's OU.  Well, just like for Texas, you really can't make an argument against them being No. 2.  Their lone loss was to a top five team by 10 points on a neutral field—not terrible either, especially compared to the other top teams.

If neither of these teams, then how about Florida at No. 2?  Many believe they have been playing the best of anyone in the country.  Florida is a team that is hard to make a case against, but I believe you can do it easier for them than for OU or Texas.

Florida's lone loss came against a team that was unranked until this week, and it was at home.  Of the top five teams, Florida is the only team who has dropped a game at home.

We see that it is tough to make a case against teams being No. 2, so then you must resort to who has the strongest case to be No. 2.  

Texas is the only team of the big three in the Big 12 with a marquee win away from home, which came against No. 1 OU.  That in itself should be a strong case for Texas since they beat a team they are battling for the same spot, and the win came at a neutral site.

Also, Texas beat No. 11 Missouri quite handily and then No. 7 Oklahoma St., and all three of those wins came in a three-week stretch.

OU's case is also very strong.  They have two key non-conference wins against Cincinnati and TCU, who are both top 15 teams right now.  Now they have added the 44-point beating of Texas Tech, which was very impressive.  If they can add a road win against OSU this week, that would give OU the only true marquee road win between Texas and OU.

Florida's marquee wins are against LSU, which is no longer very impressive considering LSU's 3-4 conference record, and a win against Georgia, which was at a neutral site and a thorough beatdown at that.  The Georgia win may lose a little more luster if they are unable to beat Georgia Tech this weekend.

Florida does still have more opportunities to impress with games against Florida State and Alabama on the horizon.

So who has the edge?  Tough to say.  My humble opinion is that RIGHT NOW Texas has the best résumé, but OU and Florida will have their opportunities to improve theirs.

However, I don't really think you can make a reasonable argument that none of them deserve to be No. 2—which is why we definitely need a playoff.