Utah senator Orrin Hatch has continued his whining calling for President Barack Obama to investigate the current BCS system.  He says the current system violates anti-trust laws and discriminates against certain conferences.

I have made it very clear that I am a huge supporter of the current college system, but would be in favor of a plus-one.  I love how a team’s body-of-work is rewarded in college football, and I continue to argue that college football has more meaningful games than any other sport in the country, but that is an argument for another discussion.

Although I disagree with the proponents of a college football playoff, I can see where a lot of people are coming from in their desire for a playoff.  I disagree, but I can see where they are coming from.

With that said, I couldn’t relate to Senator Hatch, who used words such as discrimination and corruption to describe his displeasure with the current system.  He believes that schools such as Boise State and Utah–from smaller “non-privileged” conferences–should get the same opportunity as schools from larger conferences.

Hatch’s recent whining stems from the University of Utah’s 2008 undefeated season in which the Utes weren’t given an opportunity to play for a national championship despite having an undefeated record.  The fact that Utah was allowed to compete in a BCS game with an undefeated record against below-average competition should be enough to satisfy the Utah faithful, but Utah and Boise State fans continue to bite the hand that feeds them.

A degree from Harvard undergrad is worth more than a degree from Texas Tech Honors College, that’s just the way it is.  And a one-loss team from the SEC, Pac 10, or Big 12 should be rewarded over an undefeated team from the Mountain West or WAC Conference.

The fact that these teams from small conferences are rewarded with BCS appearances over teams from larger conferences should be enough, but, for whatever reason, it isn’t.

I am sick and tired of people who should be worrying about issues that they know nothing about.  These lawmakers, senators, and other elected officials need to get a life and quit worrying about college football’s current system.

It seems like these old people have only been watching college football for a few years.  The system is as good as it has ever been and it will only improve.  Back in the day they didn’t even attempt to match-up the top two teams and we had multiple National Champions every season.

The BCS is a good system.  It might have a few flaws, but it will only improve.  There are plenty of issues that these elected officials have to worry about and a college football playoff isn’t one of them.

A few things for College football playoff proponents to be cautious of…

• Too many teams would ruin the regular season.  It is a fact that too many teams would damage the most exciting regular season in sports. People who talk about a 16-team and 32-team playoff are absolutely nuts; probably not very big college football fans.
• How many one-loss teams from small conferences would complain when they were left out?
• What motivation would undefeated teams have at the end of the season?  Games like Texas vs. Texas A&M would be a mirror image on Week 17 of the NFL season where teams are resting their players for the playoffs.
• An eight team playoff is far more outrageous than the current system.  Am I to believe that the difference between the No. 8 and No. 9 teams is any different than the difference between the No. 2 and No. 3 team?  No, there would be just as much complaining.

Giving all of the conferences automatic bids in an eight-team playoff that would be an even bigger travesty than the current system.  Furthermore, why in the heck should an undefeated Florida or Texas be put on an equal playing field with the No.3-No. 8 ranked teams that likely have one loss each?

Plus-one is the way to go

The only legitimate travesty that the BCS has experienced was not allowing Auburn to compete for a national championship.  But this is only one example.  A plus-one would prevent this from ever happening again.

If you win your games in the current system, in a conference that competes against good competition week-to-week (sorry Mountain West), then more often than not you can control your own destiny.