Friday, January 11, 2008

Celebrating the BCS.....Not

On January 7, 2008, the BCS Championship Football Game between LSU and Ohio State was played to determine the national collegiate champion. The next morning, the headlines on my Yahoo home page blared, ”Who is number 1 next season?” and “LSU won this year's title, but is not a favorite to repeat.”

These statements are so indicative of the quality and pace of life in general today, here in these United States of America. It makes me wonder what success really is, and who can achieve it. How about a congratulatory story, or a few kind words about the hard work and the sacrifices required to become a champion, and perhaps a nod to the young men who had struggled so hard to achieve their goal.

The answer to that question is obviously, “No!”

Celebrating a championship was so clearly last night’s story. Let us cut right to the chase and start the arguing and bickering over the unknown teams that will play in the BCS next year, because we are clearly not happy unless we are arguing and squabbling over poll results or rankings, or some other minutiae in the politics or religion of Sports. Today, there is no time for reflection or for celebration; let’s just keep the meat grinder turning.

Say, I wonder what the early line on next years BCS game is, or what is the over/under?

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