If the NCAA had listened to me, we'd be sitting on pins and needles today...

If you've followed this blog since the beginning, one of my earliest posts was my solution to the BCS "Mess", where I made the following recommendations:

1. Keep the BCS points system
2. Use the Rose, Orange, Sugar, and Fiesta Bowls as National Quarterfinal games
3. Select three new locations each year for the two semifinal games and championship game
4. Take the conference champion from the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac Ten, Big East, SEC, and ACC. Then take the top two mid-major teams in the BCS standings, so long as they finish in the top ten.

The reason we'd be hanging on the edge of our seats for tonight is because of point #4: "Take the conference champion from the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac Ten, Big East, SEC, and ACC. Then take the top two mid-major teams in the BCS standings, so long as they finish in the top ten." Boise State went into yesterday ranked #11 but had a commanding victory over Utah State yesterday.

The question we'd be waiting to have answered would be is a victory over a weak opponent like Utah State enough to push Boise State up one spot into the top ten? Based on the BCS rankings going into yesterday's play, TCU was the only mid-major team in the top ten. Based on my criteria listed above, that would mean the other open spot would go to the highest non-conference champ in the BCS, which would be Stanford. Based on yesterday's results, we have the following:

• SEC Champ: Auburn (currently #1)
• Pac-10 Champ: Oregon (currently #2)
• Big 12 Champ: Oklahoma (currently #9)
• ACC Champ: Virginia Tech (currently #15)
• Big East Champ: Connecticut (currently unranked)
• Big Ten Champ: Either Wisconsin, Ohio State, or Michigan State (currently #5, #6, and #8, respectively)

So rather than the anti-climactic announcement of the Auburn vs. Oregon matchup, we'd be waiting to find out if Boise State cracks the top ten for an automatic bid and, if that doesn't happen, whether the automatic bid goes to Stanford or one of the Big Ten teams that does not get the conference's automatic bid. Then we'd be waiting to find out how the seeding works out. Instead the BCS and NCAA choose to give us a rather dull and boring bowl matchup announcement on Sunday night.

Think about it guys. My idea could have given you better ratings!!!