Executive BCS Contest and Award Ceremony 2008

BCS CHAMPIONSHIP 2008

The annual exclusive BCS executive club meeting and award ceremony will be held on Thursday night, Jan. 8, 2009 at 8:00 pm this year between CEOs Robert (Bob) Stoops (team Oklahoma) and Urban Meyer (team Florida) to decide who has assembled the best team of the year.

The distinguished award goes to the team that has produced and compiled the best results for their respective leaders this year. Unfortunately, due to time and space only two teams are selected to attend this year's meeting.

The final two teams are selected through a very complicated and detailed process that includes votes from co-workers, business professionals, and peers, statistics totals, and finally a computer that calculates the final results. I am told that it all makes great sense when you understand just how it works. The formula for final selection may not be perfect, but it has been effective for the past 10 years (except 2004).

Each year we see and hear disagreement about the final two teams selected for this prestigious award, and maybe with some justification. Some teams complain that they had a more difficult workload to complete in the allotted time frame. Some will show that their results look nicer and have more style. Others may just say that it is a popularity contest and are not taken seriously.

Top team leaders such as Mack Brown from team Texas, Nick Saban from team Alabama, and Pete Carroll from team USC, among others, are not invited this year largely due to irregularities in their overall work accomplishments and final tally of peer votes for the coveted award. It is easy, however, to make a case for each of these teams to be invited to the final contest and award ceremony.

Some people have suggested a type of one on one matchup among the top eight or even 16 teams to aid in determining the final two teams. This idea has not met well with the powers that be.

Each team, consisting of approximately 110 to 120 workers, foremen, and managers, plus their close friends and family, will be in attendance, bringing the total of attendees to approximately 80,000. This clearly takes a sizable venue to accommodate the gathering.

This year's meeting will be held in Miami, Florida at a local stadium, where the two teams will not discuss or compare the year's workload or stellar accomplishments but rather have one final contest to see which team does the best job in the time allotted—a head to head competition, if you will.

The contest is based on skill, execution, technique and a points system. There are two halves in the contest, which gives each team time to rest and survey their productivity at the halfway point. If some corrections are to be made, they will be made at the half of the contest.

The Finalists

Team Oklahoma, “The Sooners,” has an excellent team Manager in Sam Bradford, who has already won the top individual achievement award this year, known as the “Heisman.“ Bradford does not have the most experience but does seem to be the most efficient at his job. He delegates well and understands how to direct his staff, quickly and efficiently, under stressful situations.

Other members of this top-notch team include DeMarco Murray, who has the strength and stamina when big payloads need to be delivered. However, DeMarco will not participate at this particular meeting due to some sports related injury. His absence will be filled by the more than competent Chris Brown. Mr. Brown is a highly skilled worker that makes sure he does his job to help his team meet their quota.

Other top team members of note are Juaquin Iglesias, Jermaine Gresham, Manuel Johnson, and Ryan Broyles. Team Oklahoma has done excellent work this year, compiling incredible numbers to add to their already impressive résumé.

Team Florida, “The Gators,” will do their best to compile similar numbers when competing head to head with Oklahoma. Tim Tebow is the Manager of the Florida Gators and was last year's winner of the Heisman award. Mr. Tebow has more of a “hands on” approach when directing his team and knows how to roll up his sleeves and get dirty when his team needs him.

Team Florida is based on speed and efficiency. They might appear to be Flashy and Dashy, but the Gators believe that doing a job quickly does not mean doing a bad job. Their top man, Percy Harvin (known to be very speedy at his job), is due back for this meeting after he suffered an apparent sports related injury as well.

Along with a bevy of other speedy and efficient workers, team Florida is hoping to match well against a strong Oklahoma team.

This contest to decide which team is truly deserving to be called the best team in America is built on desire, passion, and above all, teamwork.

The question that will always surround this contest and how it is determined is, which two teams deserve to be there?

For this year, I think we have the right teams. How they were selected is still suspect. An inquiry is pending.

This will be an outstanding meeting and should prove to be entertaining. For a large group of civilized men, getting together in one place such as this can sometimes be consumed with a pinch too much passion for their work, which is why there is an oversight committee present during the meeting at all times.

These “judges“ are only there to make sure that both teams do their jobs cordially and stay within the boundaries of “fair play.” In case of any infractions of the predetermined rules, by either team, these judges will dole out “penalties” to even the so-called playing field.

This contest and ceremony will be televised for those of us not invited to be in attendance. Since I am curious as to the outcome of this executive meeting and contest, I will be viewing the event from the comfort of my chair.

Two great teams competing for the year's top award should make for a great evening of viewing, which I am sure will be enjoyed by at least half of the viewing audience.