Cuba, Fidel and The BCS

Something's missing here. It's hard to put your finger on it, but there's no denying it's there. The final game in college football's 2008 season will be played tonight, and it's somewhat anti-climatic. It shouldn't be, but it is. Somewhere, in all of this mess, there should be a few more games played. Like Utah v USC, and the winner takes on tonight's winner. Wouldn't that be something? Two extra games, and all of this nonsense would go away. But it won't go away, and instead, it sits like a pit in your stomach. The outcome will supposedly crown a champion, but it really wasn't fair to begin with. It's almost like election day in Cuba. You've got a ballot, but unless you're a registered member of the Communist Party, you can't vote. There's only one name on the ballot- Fidel Castro. Oh sure, there's an election, but the candidate is the only name on the list. So when he wins in a landslide, did he really win when there wasn't another viable choice? Can the Cuban voter write-in a name? Sure, but ... (link)