The BCS!  Just the words envoke thoughts of hatred, passion, cries of getting screwed, and millions of dollars to University Presidents and Conference Commisioners everywhere.  Personally, I like the BCS because it's fluke proof.  Which is the anti-March Madness, anti-wild-card spot and anti-any other fly-by-night playoff system that other sports use.  A system that rewards the best team from the regular season?  Hogwash!  Balderdash!  Who cares about the 4 months of games, we just want to watch the month long sprint to the finish!  Anyway, I'm getting side-tracked!

The teams of the year in college football this season are Rutgers and Arkansas, period.  Simply put, Rutgers has won every game it's played this season.  That's pretty good!  They beat the #3 team in the country on national television, while even half of the people in Pascataway don't know any of the players besides. . . Glen Rice. . .uh . . .Jerry Rice. . . no . . .Condie Rice. . .no. . .  Ray Rice!  That's it.  Rutgers has been as much of a doormat as a team in a BCS conference can be.  A team that had never played in a game involving two ranked teams, EVER, before last Thursday's classic.  A team that endured even worse losses than some high schools that cancel seasons due to players' inability to even protect themselves(illegedly) is now America's darlings. 

Then there's Arkansas.  Members of the mighty SEC since 1989 and have never won the conference title.  A team whose coach was coming into the year on one of the hottest seats in the country after two disappointing seasons.  A team so desperate for recruiting talent that it turned the play-calling duties over to a high school coach, A HIGH SCHOOL COACH, that had no college experience.  A team that went into its season opener without its starting QB due to a back injury and its now Heisman contending RB due to a bar fight injury.  A bar fight?  Isn't McFadden only 19?  Nevermind. 

These two teams are flying higher than high.  Sure, Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Notre Dame, are having great years (even though ND has beaten absolutely no one!  Sidetracked again.), but we expect this from them.  Rutgers and Arkansas are in unchartered waters, breaking new ground, greener pastures, etc.  Can we please, please, please spare these players and coaches of the pressure of national championship talk for five seconds and let them enjoy their respective historical seasons. 

Every year, only one team wins the national championship (sometimes two, sidetracked again!)   That does not mean, despite our #2 is the first loser mentalities, that there is only one successful team each year.  Boise State, Maryland, Rutgers, Arkansas, Wake Forest, and so many others are having phenominal seasons and people are missing it because they're so worried about that Whinermaker (because it makes whiners, doesn't it coach Tuberville?  That's for you golf fans.) trophy. 

I urge you to look beyond Ohio State/Michigan this weekend.  Now, I'm not crazy.  I'm going to watch that game too.  However, this is a special college football season for many teams around the country.  Don't miss what are truly historical seasons by some of the historically less fortunate among us.  Oh by the way, its kinda fun to watch Florida State and Miami struggle too!