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Rob Bishop: last night was another BCS bowl game. I congratulate two fine educational institutions and football teams, Florida and…

On the recordJanuary 9, 2009
last night was another BCS bowl game. I congratulate two fine educational institutions and football teams, Florida and Oklahoma. Florida won a hard-fought and deserved victory. However, there is still only one ranked undefeated team in the Nation, and, yes, I am an alumnus of the University of Utah, the two-time BCS buster. The problem is clearly the BCS. According to the BCS, a system with one too many initials, having a tough competition and going undefeated is not good enough. Using the BCS system, Germany won World War II, Hillary Clinton is still the leading Presidential candidate and winning all your games is apparently not the same thing as--winning all your games. With no intention of disparaging a wonderful Florida football team and program, I still have to commend the achievements of the University of Utah. They are commendable, and I wish to recognize the Nation's best undefeated team. Certainly with the BCS, this Nation can do a whole lot better.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the BCS system and its impact on college football rankings.

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