So Boise State is 14-0. They beat the Mountain West Champs TCU. They beat the Pac-10 Champs Oregon. So why aren't they going to be considered for a split National Title? Because that's exactly what the BCS wanted.
The BCS Bowls were arranged to make Bama/Texas the only game that mattered. Cincinatti was set-up to most likely get crushed by Florida. And instead of testing TCU or Boise State against a team like Florida, or a BCS Conference Champ like Georgia Tech, the BCS put them in the same cage, where they'd destroy each other. And of course, the Rose Bowl's BigTen/Pac-10 "tradition" prevented a Boise State vs. Ohio State matchup, or TCU vs. Oregon.
TCU now has no argument to be a National Champ. And then there's Boise State. All the pro-BCS good ole boys out there can dismiss their victory over TCU as just another win over a mid-major opponent.
And if you're Boise State, you can learn a lesson here. You've got to start scheduling big teams on the road if you want to make it to the next level. Few from the BCS conferences are going to hand it to you. You have to claw and fight for it.
Publicly challenge USC to play you in Los Angeles. Publicly challenge Texas for a game in Austin. Publicly challenge Oklahoma to a rematch in Norman. Don't play Miami of Ohio, or UC-Davis.
So I don't have much pity for Boise State. At least TCU is in a good conference, and they went all the way to Clemson, SC and Charlottesville, VA to play.
-The Commodore
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