And the National Champion is?

By Ryan Foray
The Texas Longhorns and The Alabama Crimson Tide play tonight for the BCS National Championship in the Rose Bowl. This is what football wants to see…the number one ranked team in football against the number two team in football. Tonight, we shall have a national champion when the clocks reach zero.
Or are we? Will we have the true national champion crowned in Pasadena, California?
No credit is being taken away from either squad. I would personally think that both teams’ resumes show that they are true candidates for holding the crystal trophy this year. There would be a true national champion…if I didn’t watch the other 33 bowl games before hand.
Then again…it is the BCS polls that make the champion.
It’s been said over and over again that College Football should introduce a playoff system. That way the smaller schools such as Boise State and TCU are playing for titles and not bragging rights in the other BCS Games. When you have our national government pushing for a playoff system, maybe it’s time to seriously look at it.
Sure it is an honor for most of the smaller schools just to make it to one of the major games. But a playoff system would give a fair chance for everyone.
Take example the NCAA Division I Football Championship for the subdivision. Learn from their trial on crowning a national champion.
It might take a few years, possibly decades in order to make it happen. Then again, anything is possible.
Until then, look for Nick Sabin and his players to battle Mack Brown and his crew to the final whistle.

Prediction: The Alabama Defense will look hungry stopping Colt McCoy’s passing game. Also look for Mark Ingram to try to attack the line and push for extra yards on every play. If Greg McElroy can play mistake prone for 60 minutes, the SEC will have another crystal football to their resume as possibly the best conference in football.
Score: Crimson Tide 33, Longhorns 24.