Not only do they get Boise State to finally bow out of college football relevance, but South Carolina lays down to a 56-14 scripted production in Atlanta yesterday, and the NCAA rules that, though Cam Newton is not an amateur athlete anymore and his father was admitted to shopping his services, that Newton is eligible.
All hail the BCS Cabal, stronger today than ever. The system "works", and we're not going to see a playoff any time soon.
In more truth, the system IS a work.
Let's go over the (S)Cam Newton thing again, and tell me where somebody didn't get bought off here:
We have a supposed "student" who:
- Cheated on his exams in Florida
- Stole computers down there, given "diversion" because he was a football player, and, hence, a demigod in our society
- had his father openly admit shopping him to at least one other SEC school
- might well be part of a larger scam involving the entire Auburn football team.
And, at the price involved, you'd have to think he had assurances of all the things SCam is going to get: The conference title, the Heisman (in one of the biggest routs in history -- I heard people on the E$PN chat yesterday saying this was the most dominant player in 20 years!!), the BCS title, and the #1 Draft Pick should there be an NFL next year.
But again, no one else can see that this has no merit to the quality of the teams, in that you don't ask for an illegal six-figure payout unless they're buying a lot more than a college football quarterback's services??
And then there's the fact of why this is getting let go... This was the year that certain teams were finally going to bust the BCS in getting to the title match.
But this not only endangers the half-billion dollar investment in the BCS for E$PN, but also the seven bowls E$PN owns.
Congratulations are in order, and they got three hours of it. Legitimate sport just took another hit in the name of dirty cash.
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