BCS executive director Bill Hancock, trying to defend the indefensible, told writers on Monday that ``there is no groundswell among presidents or commissioners for seismic change'' to the system.
He also said this: ``
"I try not to get to defensive about this…. but I'm disappointed by the childish rhetoric that comes from some quarters. But words like cartel and criminals and all these other "C" words … corruption, communist, they are absolutely silly and childish when referring to this arrangement. This is a group of schools doing what's best for their students. It's not sinister; there's nothing evil about it. What kind of corrupt deal would give (TCU) an opportunity to play in (the Rose Bowl)? They played in the Rose Bowl because of the BCS.''
Although I am fully in favor of the BCS ``cartel'' being termed ``corrupt,'' let me add my own ``C'' word to the list:
Comical.
The BCS and its bought-and-paid-for defenders have become comical.
Their latest attempt to damage what might be the most entertaining sport in existence occured on Monday, when the BCS, dictating that the so-called national championship game be played on Jan. 10, forced Auburn and Oregon to wait 47 games between games to play the most important game of the year, perhaps the most important game ever played by either school.
The result: Two of the most innovative and crisp offenses in memory played like this was the first day of spring practice, not the national title game.
