WHY WE LOVE SPORTS & HATE THE BCS by ST

Last night the defending March Madness champions, North Carolina lost. No, it wasn't to Duke to begin ACC play or UConn. They fell in overtime to the College of Charlston. I'll give you 8 bucks if without google or the internet you could even name their mascot! And understand this, we're not talking about one of those mid major teams who is in the midst of a magical season. Charleston was 7 & 6 coming with with a 39 point loss at Clemson, 27 at Tennessee plus defeats at the hands of Coastal Carolina and East Tennessee State. UNC was ranked 9th in the nation. This is why I'd like to individually, then as a group, smack around the powers that be who run the Bowl Championship Series. Part of the charm & character of sports is seeing the little guy take their shot at the perennial power. It's why many would have preferred to see TCU take on Florida and Boise State square off with Iowa or Georgia Tech. Though with last night's performance on offense in BSU's Fiesta Bowl victory, that might not have turned out so well. By the way, it's the College of Charleston Cougars. They play in the Southern League. Now you know.
I read this morning that the University of Michigan has hired Domino's Pizza CEO David Brandon as their Athletic Director. He's a Wolverine, graduated in 1974 & played football under the legendary coach, Bo Schembechler. We know that Pat Kilkenny recently completed a 2 year stint as AD here at Oregon. Similar situations. 2 high level universities, understanding what a massive business major collegiate athletics have become, looking into the corporate world for guidance and a chance to put some dollars in the coffers. I anticipate these will not be unique situations.
Here's some food for thought. With the Duck football season over after the Rose Bowl defeat, gotta love the timing of the men marching through Washington with 2 victories. Be honest, if they'd looked flat and gotten smoked twice, how much interest would you currently have for this Sunday's Civil War match-up on the hardwood? Thought so.
Got to cover a ton of NFL on today's show. Plus it might be time to light up baseball's hot stove, along with an Orange Bowl preview and Fiesta Bowl review.
Enjoy!