Keith Law, in his personal blog, points out the ridiculousness of a system that rewards a team for spending a season playing inferior competition and then sitting alongside, idle, watching while teams above them lose. (Which is how Ohio State is here.) But we point out the opposite problem. We're not sure we understand why everyone is so insistent — rule or not — that a team win its conference to have an opportunity at the title. We do not do this in any other sport; not even in the supposedly tradition-obsessed world of baseball to we chafe when a wild-card team is playing for the championship. How the BCS can move Virginia Tech ahead of Georgia simply because they beat a slightly above average Boston College team is bewildering. If LSU had lost to Tennessee, would Virginia Tech have moved ahead of Georgia? Oklahoma? According to the BCS standings, they would have ... though hardly any voters would have put them ahead before this weekend's action.

The way this worked out: Ohio State was rewarded for not playing, and Georgia was penalized. And we have the Ohio State-LSU matchup we all would have enjoyed a few weeks ago, back when we were under the misconception that each team was really good.

One Reason I Hate College Football [TheDish]

We don't often get to write about important college football games here — that's usually MJD's job on the weekends — but we have a rare one tonight: A Thursday game between two undefeated teams that could very well decide who plays in the Fiesta Bowl for the BCS "Championship" on January 8. (January 8? Jesus, that's late.)

It's two of the three undefeated Big East teams — excluding Rutgers, whom we couldn't possibly be rooting for more — battling it out, Louisville hosting West Virginia. Right now, the Mountaineers are No. 3 in the BCS, and the Cardinals are No. 5. With Ohio State and Michigan at Nos. 1 and 2, this could essentially be a "championship" semifinal. Pretty cool for a Thursday night.

We doubt there are enough people watching this to make this an open discussion thread — though you're of course to make it so if you feel so inclined — but it's gonna be fun to watch. Like you wanted to see USC in the title game again anyway.

We Must Ignite This Couch
WVU-Louisville Scores Upset Victory For Ambition [ESPN]

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