Of all the corrupt things surrounding college athletics, no matter what they may say in Boise, postseason reform is small potatoes. While the BCS as a championship system could be better, it isn’t wrong. It’s obviously imperfect, and its potential for error and PR catastrophe is high. But as things go in the broken world of college sports, the BCS is one of the few things that does what it says it will. The sport it influences so greatly is overwhelmingly popular and lucrative on nearly every level. Until the masses stop acknowledging its champions, to call the BCS illegitimate is disingenuous. What’s wrong is how poorly players are compensated for their efforts. What’s worse is how powerless they are to do anything about it. And if that’s not bad enough, their plight is ignored while a friggin’ playoff is discussed using terms like “access” and “opportunity,” the sort of rhetoric used in fights for civil rights.

— As usual, Bomani Jones is pretty right.

12:10 pm - 11 Jan 2012
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