The Middle Letter in "BCS" Is Unnecessary

#11 Utah (8-0) from the Mountain West Conference

• Combined winning percentage of all opponents thus far = .453
• Combined winning percentage of I-A opponents thus far = .400
• Only I-A team beaten presently with a winning record = Air Force

#12 Boise State (7-0) from the Western Athletic Conference

• Combined winning percentage of all opponents thus far = .418
• Only teams beaten presently with a winning record = Oregon St. and San Jose St.

#19 Tulsa (7-0) from Conference USA

• Combined winning percentage of all opponents thus far = .386
• Only teams beaten presently with a winning record = Central Arkansas and Rice

#20 Ball State (8-0) from the Mid-America Conference

• Combined winning percentage of all opponents thus far = .338
• I-AA teams beaten thus far = Northeastern (2-6 record)
• Only team beaten presently with a winning record = Navy

So here are my questions to accompany the preceding stats: Does anyone seriously think that any of these teams could compete in the Big XII? in the SEC? in the PAC-10? Hell, in the ACC? Wouldn't every one of these "nationally ranked" unbeaten squads be nothing more than middle-of-the-pack non-contenders in any of these real football conferences? Wouldn't a closely contested, good game for them be against a Tennessee or a Clemson, both of whom are unranked and far from getting close to winning either of their respective conferences? Wouldn't a 2-loss LSU squad or a 3-loss Kansas squad literally wipe the field with any of these posers?

Come on, BCS! Isn't it high time to get rid of your geeky computer rankings and realize that a team's conference and strength of schedule should mean so much more than they already do?

And again, isn't it high time for a playoff system?