The BCS has to go -- permanently!

I continue to be amazed how this "travesty" and "sham" is allowed to remain in effect ... when an overwhelming majority of coaches, players and fans can't stand it.

It has never "worked," despite getting Texas and USC together for last year's title game.  That was nothing more than a stroke of luck ... having two unbeaten teams that were pretty obviously the "cream of the crop."

Fortunately for BCS haters, that was the exception.  What happened this year -- and in 2004 and 2003 and just about every other year since this whole Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition or whatever ... has become the rule -- and the only way to fix it is with a playoff.

I know people have stated that case for awhile now ... but what's really driving me crazy is all the discussion of whether Michigan or Florida deserved the spot opposite Ohio State in the championship game.  That's really not the point!  The point is that voters or computers shouldn't be put in the position to have to decide it!!

Can you imagine a poll after the various conference basketball tournaments to crown an NCAA basketball champion?

Or how about in baseball ... forget the World Series (college or pro)... just let a panel of managers, executives and writers decide who should be the champ.

It's not only ludicrous, but also quite sad that the teams don't get to decide the national champion ON THE FIELD.

What's more, I still haven't heard a good reason why not to have an 8- or 16-team playoff.  Don't tell me the student-athletes can't afford to miss a few classes either.  Have you ever stopped to think about how much class time a basketball or baseball student-athlete misses?  It's a lot more than the football team I assure you.

I think a playoff system is coming ... it has to happen sometime.  I just hope it's in my lifetime.