re: this is what pisses me off about the bcs

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Judge a team by how they play, not who they play.

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And exactly how is "judging a team by how they play" supposed to work, scientifically?

If they beat 12 teams with 0-12 records by 50 points each...does that mean anything?

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You will never be able to say "they don't deserve it" unless and until there is a playoff to prove it. The scoreboard don't lie.

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False

No one is saying Boise & TCU can't hang with the big boys. Herbstreit and all the clowns on College Football Live even say in one game on a neutral field either team can hang with anybody.

What is in question is whether they deserve the shot. I'm not sure Boise has played BCS conference teams in back-to-back weeks yet. Compare that to an SEC/Big10 schedule. If the system is a 2 team playoff, could you honestly say Boise deserves to play in the game over any undefeated SEC/Big10/Pac10 school? I didn't think so.

If March Madness was substituted for the BCS and only had 1 game to determine the national champion, would Butler have been anybody's choice? But that's the difference. College Basketball is about the post-season while football is about the regular season.

The BCS is good for college football imo. If Boise or TCU should play in the national championship over an undefeated or 1-loss Auburn or Oregon, it will tell everyone that its ok to play a bullshite schedule. Now you have to earn the right, and its why teams schedule the marquee, cross-country powerhouse matchups. If not, then the cupcakes like Temple or a Florida International would schedule all 1AA opponents because they'll have a shot at the show if the come out of the season unscathed.