On the way to work this morning, I heard the announcement of the final NCAA football rankings for the 2008 season. The entire list can be seen here. Florida, fresh from knocking off No. 1 Oklahoma, is now No. 1 and recognized as the AP national champion. They are followed by the undefeated Utah Utes at No. 2. Then, fresh from their trouncing of Penn State in the Rose Bowl, it's USC at No. 3. Texas slipped to No.4 after surviving Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, but finished ahead of Oklahoma, who fell to No. 5.
It does seem a little odd that the 13-1, National Champ Gators are such, when the team right behind them finished the year 13-0. Of course everyone says that Florida and Utah are where they are because of the strength and/or weakness of their collective schedules. I know why things are the way they are. The BCS system is a money-maker and a playoff system isn't. It could be, but it would take innovation that noone in this country seems motivated to assert. I'm sure this won't be the last time people are disappointed by this system. But what if next year more non-BCS teams knock off the BCS members in the BCS championship series? Wouldn't that be a sight!? Perhaps the BCS era would finally come to the crashing ending it deserves. Sure, it's wishful thinking. But, really, what if...I'm getting way more excited about this than I ever intended.
At least the football gods saw fit to see to it that Texas finished ahead of Oklahoma in the polls this year. I guess the results of the Red River Rivalry actually did mean something afterall - and that makes sense.
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