Return of the fuzzy math.

"The first BCS rankings of the season came out Monday, complete with the obligatory caveats of 'it's too early to take this stuff seriously' and 'controversy is so gooood for college football' and 'things have a way of working themselves out.'

"Except they haven't worked themselves out the past two years.

"And probably won't this time, either."

--- 9:53 AM ET

Tim Brando keeps fighting for the good side.

"My fingers are crossed that this is the season the BCS honchos will be forced to confess they screwed up... The conference commissioners who run the BCS won't stay in alignment if a couple of them don't get their undefeated champions in the title game. And that will be the biggest step yet in the direction of a playoff."

--- 12:25 AM ET

The first BCS poll is out.

Let the rage begin.

--- 6:05 PM ET

Another lurking problem with the BCS that may show up later (highlighted by CollegeFootballNews.com):

"If Alabama isn't the best team in the SEC West, it's number two behind LSU. The Tide is currently ranked 19th in the AP poll, but is isn't ranked in the ESPN/USA Today poll cause of the rule that teams on NCAA probation don't get ranked. That's fine, but how exactly will this affect the BCS? If Bama keeps on winning and really is one of the nation's ten best teams, then the positioning of the Tide in the AP poll will knock down other teams a spot, but it doesn't affect the coach's poll. For example, say Alabama finishes the season 8th in the AP poll and Texas is 9th. Take Bama out of the other poll and the Longhorns and everyone else moves up and therefore screws up the system since there's so much weight placed on the polls. What would've happened if the Tide was unbeaten and was a top five team? Then the system would be completely out of whack."

--- 9:57 PM ET