In “2001: A Space Odyssey” a computer gone amok attempted to destroy a mission to one of the moons of Jupiter. In 2003, computer polls gone amok destroyed the BCS. Southern Cal should be in the Sugar Bowl, not the Rose Bowl, playing for the national championship. Instead, USC is playing Michigan in today’s Rose Bowl, thanks to the antics of the BCS computers. If the Trojans win, they will almost certainly win the AP national title. Is there some way we can blame this on Saddam?
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What I fail to grasp about what is now becoming yearly BCS bitchfest is why the polls even matter any more. If you build a system to create a championship game, why second guess it with a subjective popularity/opinion poll? The BCS offered to utilize poll place in their formula and the AP declined, in which case, they should be considered irrelevant. If you utilize 2 arbitrary systems. one with a subjective method and one with an objective one, of course they’re never going to match. Duh!
#118104 | Author: dvc | Date: Jan 2 2004
