College football season ended with its usual whimper. The final BCS game is so far removed from the regular season that it seems to lose its power. Some teams play their last game in November, and the BCS championship game isn't until the second week in January? Com'on. At many schools classes have already started for Winter Quarter.
At least, in the old bowl system there was some finality. New Years day had a bunch of bowl games that all had important implications. Now, we had TCU beating Boise State before Christmas; USC beating Penn State on New Years; Utah beating Alabama on the 2nd; and Texas beating Ohio State on the 2nd. Each of those games showcased a deserve undefeated or 1-loss team. However, none of the games had any real relationship to the others.
In the end, the Florida/Oklahoma game looked very sloppy compared to the others. If we tossed out the rankings and just looked at the games played, Utah and USC looked like the two best teams of the 'elite' bunch. But, having a big game optimized for TV helps to rake in the money. I guess it will stay, even if it means getting stuck with lesser games past they time when I care.
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