But it is what it is. We won’t be recorded as national champs, nor will Utah or USC. I have already accepted that. It doesn’t make me less proud of these guys, who turned in one of the best and surprising seasons in Texas history. If I’m sad for anyone, it’s for the players of all the snubbed teams, who poured their heart and soul in the season only to have their fate decided by misinformed and biased voters and a convoluted computer system.

This year, it could have worked for us, but it didn’t. I’m sure we’ll be on both sides of the controversy again in the future if the system continues that long. OU will get their time getting screwed by the BCS as everyone else does.

OU vs Florida

We already beat ou on a neutral field, and Florida lost at home to Colt McCoy’s back-up Jevan Snead. So I’m already convinced that neither team is the best in the country, just the most hyped.

i am one longhorn fan to not endorse the split claim of the MNC. i vehemently denied it when usc tried to do it, and i’d deny it if they tried to give it to us now. regardless of the ohio state game.

if you’re not in the NC game, you do not deserve to be called the NC. that’s my opinion. and yes, i agree the system is broken.

Since someone brought up Snead, I will chime in. If Snead and Mccoy had both been true freshman, Snead would have easily one the starting position. Argue all you want, but at the end of the day Snead did a heck of a job in Mississippi. Oh, by the way, they manhandled Tech, the same way that Tech manhandled Texas. You can complain all day about almost winning at Tech, and we easily beat Oklahoma, but the facts are clear. Texas lost to Tech and barely beat an Ohio State team that frankly should not be in competition for the championship. McCoy is pretty good, but so is Harrell, Tebow, Snead etc. Ultimately it comes down to winning with style and panache and overwhelming control, something Texas did not do well this season.

The only way to fix this argument is with a playoff, then Texas, USC, Florida, Oklahoma, etc. would have an legitimate claim to the title. Right now, we should be voting for Utah, but clearly that won’t happen. I think if you everyone complained to their senators, representatives, etc. you might have a shot at fixing this travesty.

Since someone questioned my belonging to the Texas Fan base and my use of "We " when referring to Texas, let me offer some clarification. I watched Darrell Royal and his teams for years. I met James Street and Steve Worster back in the day, and I attended the University, so lets be careful with our observations. Having said that, my point is still valid. For Texas to have a truly legitimate complaint in this years rankings, they would have had to lay waste to Ohio State. In truth, they barely won. Don’t get me wrong, it was a very exciting game, but not one that can convince an arbitrary panel of voters to put them ahead of Oklahoma, Florida, Utah or even USC. The only way to fix this is to aggressively push the coaches, a.d.‘s, and colleges to institute a playoff system. Until that time, this is just a whine fest, and it just happens to be Texas’s year to whine. Next year, Texas could very well win the championship and Mccoy could win the Heisman. But to do either of those things, in this environment, you must be absolutely devastating when you have the chance. Texas did neither.

Today it is popular among fans and media to apply the cosmetics test (we didn’t put up a big enough win) or the six degrees of separation test (we beat them, they lost to them, bullshit, bullshit, etc.). Think outside the box people, don’t be one of the sheep. This team isn’t as talented or as pretty as others but this teams wins. You know it. You saw it last night and you saw it all season long.

Richard Justice, with a little sarcasm, argues the point much better than I:

http://blogs.chron.com/sportsjustice/archives/2009/01/go_ahead_and_ad_1.html