This is a letter to the editor that I wrote a couple of weeks ago. Just thought I'd include it since the timing is right. Go Kent State! Go Pitt!
Editor: March Madness is here again and before you know it everyone will be filling out brackets and calling in sick on Thursday and Friday.
I can't help but wonder why we have to go through all of these basketball games just to crown a national champion. Wouldn't it be easier if we had a computer ranking system and polls we could put together, come up with the top two teams and then let those two teams play one game to determine the champion?
Why do we insist on making 65 teams battle it out on the court and actually force them to win their way to a title? Teams shouldn't have to prove they are the best, they should just be ranked by a combination of perceived talent and popularity. While we're at it, we could change the date of the title game and give each team six or seven weeks to prepare for the game. Now that would be excitement!
(Sorry, I can't seem to find my "sarcasm" emoticon.)
Editor replies: I love this plan! Sheer genius! But it screams for a name. How about Basketball Championship Simplified? We'll call it BCS for short.
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