When I played high school sports, I heard coaches throw around the cliche to "Play against the names on the back of their jerseys, not the front" whenever we played somebody that had a history steeped in success. In other words, just because they were good in the past, doesn't mean we couldn't beat them this year.
Well apparently, Bowl Championship Series (BCS) officials think the name on the front of your shirt--not who won the most games--dictates who should get to play for and win championships. Undoubtedly, there will be journalists, fans, sports administrators, coaches, and players everywhere giving lip service to the reality that the BCS just sucks, it doesn't get the best teams playing in championships, and most of all, it's unjust. Suddenly, Barack Obama's "change" and "yes we can" rhetoric seems relevant to college football, and I--along with several deservedly righteous Utah Utes players--are about to start marching against the establishment. If the BCS were a political issue, the word "crises" would be appropriate.
