Unbelievable

I know this is relatively old news, but I don’t feel it’s being talked about enough. Forget Tim Donaghy. Forget anything you’ve heard about rouge officials and point shaving. This could be the most unbelievable sports video I have ever seen. It’s from the LSU-USC game with minutes left in the first half. Quarterback Garcia scrambles out of the pocket and…

It seems almost fake. It’s like one of those Buffalo Wild Wings commercials where the officials affect the outcome of the game to make it last longer.

There should be no discussion in my mind that the referee did this on purpose. As Garcia scrambles out of the pocket, the referee seems to size him up like a linebacker would and throw a vicious shoulder into him. Not only does he do that, he stares at Garcia on the ground without a HINT of remorse. It’s unfathomable. At no point did he attempt to avoid the quarterback.

This begs the question: What was his motivation? And if the answer is “money”, God knows where the sport of college football is going. I’m hoping that this ref had some flashbacks of his ol’ playing days and thought he still had shoulder pads and a helmet on. Because otherwise, he and the SEC will find themselves in a similar situation that the NBA was in.

I’m still stunned every time I watch it. I get confused, scared, amazed, hungry, horny, dumbfounded EVERY SINGLE TIME.

I’m still wondering why people aren’t talking about it. They are passing it off as a mistake. Saying things like “Sign that ref up”. NO, YOU IDIOTS! This could be a huge deal. Referees are supposed to be invisible on the field. Not trying to break the collarbones of freshman quarterbacks in SEC games.

Wow.

BCS…

I’ve had this blog for about 9 months now. I’ve talked about everything. But I’ve never addressed my stance on the BCS.

Like most people, I dislike the BCS. The BCS was implemented to make everyone involved much much richer. The BCS was not implemented to crown a true champion. Examples:

2004 Auburn Tigers
2006 Boise State Broncos
2004 Utah Utes

This year has the potential to be the worst year since the BCS’ induction. “Why?”, you ask. I’ll tell you why.

There is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that The University of Southern California is the best team in the country. We all agree upon that. Correct? Yes. Because that shouldn’t even be a question.

Howeva, this could be one of the worst years for the Pac-10. In years past, the Pac-10 was very representative with the likes of Washington, Oregon, and UCLA. Oh no, not this year. This season, it’s Southern Cal and co. Let me put it this way:

Standings in Pac-10 (top 4):

Arizona: lost to New Mexico
Oregon: lost to Boise State
California: lost to Maryland
Arizona State: lost to UNLV

USC is further down considering they haven’t play a conference game. Anyway, you get my point. 9/10th’s of the conference is atrocious.

Now, let me address Part 2 of my argument. No one with a reasonable college football lovin’ mind who dispute the fact that the SEC and the Big 12 are the two BEST conferences in the nation.

Currently, the SEC has 6 undefeated teams: LSU, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Vanderbilt?, and Florida. And the Big 12 has seven undefeated teams as we speak: Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas Tech, Texas, and Oklahoma State. For me, I believe that the Big 12 has a slight edge over the SEC. I know I’m in the minority on that on seeing that Florida and LSU have the last two national championships. But that’s in the past. I think that the Big 12 has the edge because of their unbelievable quarterback play. Let me break it down:

Sam Bradford (Oklahoma): 64/81 882 yards 12 TD 2 INT
Chase Daniel (Missouri): 101/133 1412 yards 12 TD 1 INT
Todd Reesing (Kansas): 126/179 1405 yards 11 TD 2 INT
Graham Harrell (Texas Tech): 120/186 1573 yards 12 TD 3 INT
Colt McCoy (Texas): 63/81 833 yards 11 TD 1 INT

I mean, ridiculous numbers coming out of one conference.

To get back to my original point, I believe one team from each respective conference could run the table. And then, the BCS would have a HUGE problem on their hands. Or they would just ignore the problem and continue to take their money baths.

What I’m saying is this: Let’s assume that USC breezes through the rest of the schedule to an undefeated season. They dispatch of their would be dispatchers in the Pac-10 championship and await for their spot in the BCS championship. Not. So. Fast. If the BCS were to put USC in the Ship, by the laws of physics, they would be keeping out a possibly undefeated SEC or Big 12 team. They couldn’t do that. Could they?

I know what you’re saying. “Hey man, who’s going to run the table in the SEC or Big-12? No one could withstand those schedules?” By stating that question, you are essentially making my argument. Let’s say a team from each conference does that, the BCS can’t put all three teams in the championship game. Someone’s got to go.

Bottomline: BCS is a joke. I have a friend who tells me that it makes the regular season more exciting. That the USC loss to Stanford last season would have meant nothing if there was a tournament or a Plus 1 system. Are you kidding me? Of course it would. They would have gotten a lower seed and invariably had to play a tougher team in the first round. And if they were truly the best team in the country, they would easily defeat them. The best teams play the best when it matters the most. A tournament is the only answer. I just hope I’m still alive to see it. (I’m 20 years old)