BCS Plans As Murky As The Kennedy Assassination
April 30th, 2009 ║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink ║ Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Tired of everyone complaining about the BCS but nothing ever coming of it?
Me, too.
But Ray Melick of The Birmingham News believes that’s just too bad for us. In his view, no one has a single idea for a replacement for the BCS that “even a simple majority can get behind.”
Athletic directors, university presidents, academicians, bloggers, coaches, the media, the Congress and even the President all have different views of the how college football should crown a champion.
There’s no consensus. A new system can’t gain traction because everyone wants to go in their own direction.
Therefore it will be a long, long time before the BCS is replaced.
Makes sense, Mr. Melick.
It’s not unlike the fabled Rat King (thanks, “30 Rock.”). A number of rats, whose tails have knotted together, can’t move forward because they’re all pulling in different directions. That’s a rather disgusting way of looking at it.
Or think of it like the Kennedy Assassination.
Cubans, John Birchers, the mob, Lee Harvey Oswald. The American people argue and debate and assign guilt on whoever they believe pulled the trigger.
And because of that lack of focus the blame never lands back where it belongs: in the CIA’s lap. They did it. You know they did it.
Who else could have changed the parade route?
Just watch “JFK.”
(I’m only kidding. I love America, the CIA and the Patriot Act.)
