Marty Walker is a glutton for punishment. He wants us to rip his Buckeyes. This shouldn't be tough. Cal fans aren't fond of teams with a tree for a mascot. Apparently buckeyes are actually the shiny, dark brown nut that comes from the buckeye tree. Thank you Google, you give and never ask for anything in return. Anyway last year Ohio State laid out something dark brown in the BCS title game last year and it wasn't a nut. Their reward is backing into another shot at the championship after beating a conference filled with teams who couldn't beat opponents from the FCS. If you're not sure what the FCS is join the club. It might be a secret government organization for all I know. 

Ohio State was voted #1 in both polls. Why? Their notable wins came over Wisconsin, Michigan and Penn State. How good are those teams exactly? We don't even know because the Big Ten as a whole had zero wins over bowl eligible teams from BCS conferences. That's right, none. Ohio State's big win out of conference came over Washington who finished last in the Pac-10. How about the wins for the other three teams? Michigan beat Notre Dame, a team in the midst of their worst season since dinosaurs roamed the planet. Wisconsin beat Washington State who finished ahead of only Washington in the Pac-10. Penn State beat Buffalo, and unless it's the Bills I'm not impressed.

Despite finishing 11-1 the Buckeyes were third in the computer behind two teams who lost twice. Perhaps I should be thanking the pollsters in that case because if not for Ohio State we could be looking at a rematch of LSU's 48-7 pounding of Virginia Tech. Ohio State could be staring at a similar fate after losing 41-14 to another SEC team in last year's title game.  

Our reward after a season filled with upsets and dramatic finishes is watching a team who gave up no more than 7 points seven times this season. Great, I can't wait for LSU 12, Ohio State 3. I'll be sure to set my DVR so I can preserve this masterpiece. I think I'd rather get a haircut from Sweeney Todd.

In my final poll I declared USC should meet Oklahoma for the title. Then ESPN plays out their dream playoffs and those teams are the last two standing. The same goes for SI.com. Instead we get Tigers chewing on nuts. Thank you BCS for managing to screw up the ending of the most exciting season in history.