Monday, May 19, 2008

Ivan Maisel: BCS at 10.

The coaches, administrators and executives interviewed for this story didn't agree on the efficacy of the BCS or the best path for the future. But they did reach a historical consensus: The BCS is better than what college football used to have.

"It's much better than where we started," Texas coach Mack Brown said, "and we still have some work to do." Referring to his 10-1 North Carolina team in 1997, the last season before the BCS, Brown said, "We were the team that was ranked fourth and went to the Gator Bowl."

Actually, the Tar Heels finished the regular season seventh in the AP rankings and moved up to sixth after the Gator Bowl, a snubbing that paled in comparison to the 2004 Auburn Tigers. And even their coach, Tommy Tuberville, concurred with Brown.

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