[Overpaid Slacker]

The winner is not the "national champion" in any real sense -- it's a synthetic contrivance that I don't buy, and AP Poll writers can still vote for whomever they want -- they don't need to crown the BCS bowl winner their champion. I'd take the AP Poll over any non-playoff scenario, specifically to the exclusion of the "Coaches Poll", which is a farce (and handed the split-title to Nebraska out of an instinct to fellate outgoing coach Switzer when he retired).

I don't claim to be encyclopedic on college football, but just today, in the last hour, listening to ESPN Radio, Colin Cowherd made essentially the same point I made -- that the OSU/LSU winner will be the best in that game, and a very good team, but in no actual sense, the "Champion". He's of the opinion that either USC or Georgia would beat either team.

Mel Kiper this morning (ESPN College Football Guru) said he'd take USC over OSU, without reservation.

Hey, it's just some guy's opinion -- but it is a guy who's paid beaucoup ducats to opine specifically on college football; and Cowherd, who may not be the most likeable guy in the world, but he's no bullshyt.

When we get to a playoff scheme (and we will...) B(C)S Champions will be looked at as though there's an asterisk. I actually pine for the old AP days...

JP