BCS who?

I understand as a New Englander that college football isn't the No. 1 sport around. I understand that the Red Sox just won a World Series for the second time in 4 years (and I am waiting for the world to end --hopefully), the Patriots are undefeated, and the Celtics look to be as good as any team since Jordan's Bulls. The Yankees and Giants are down the road. In state, UConn men's and women's hoops are in full swing, so that further takes away from it.

Maybe its because it is cold up here and there are other sports, but there is no buzz about LSU-Ohio State. Frankly, I will watch it in the office tonight because I kind of have to. There was a bit of New Year's excitement that spilled over for the Fiesta Bowl, and a little less for the Orange. But, college football season is over for me. I just can't get excited about LSU-Ohio St. on Jan. 6.

Yes, pro sports rules in the Northeast, but nationally this is getting buried also. Why? NFL Playoffs.

College football HAS to have its season and champion end before the NFL starts the playoffs. The NFL swallows everything whole and even college football, which is huge in its own right, can't compete.

I am not interested in the LSU-Ohio State game. I know this is an unusual year because the NFL divisional playoffs next weekend are the best games in recent memory, but even the last 2 or 3 years the BCS Championship game has been buried. Maybe its because the Giants and Pats are in the playoffs with historic games coming up, but this game seems like you watch just because you watched all year.

It's just a bad way to end for college football. I will say I am in favor of the bowl system (I think it is a benefit to all parties involved, especially the fans of the teams who participate. ). But, this game doesn't work. I will watch this game because I have to. I will watch it only for a sense of closure.

I watched the series finale of Friends not because it was a must see, but because I invested so much time in the show you want to know how it ends. Then I forgot it and moved on to bigger and better things.

College football season is over. January 3rd and on is NFL Playoffs territory. Any college game that is more than one or 2 days after the New Year just doesn't fit.

This game came on my radar Monday afternoon and will provide a nice little diversion until the main event --NFL Playoffs on Saturday and Sunday.

That's not where college football needs to be.

While talk of plus 1 and final four abounds, let's hope the commissioners and presidents are smart enough (yeah right) to not go against the NFL. The month of December is college football's showcase.

Jan. 1 is the main course.

The NFL owns January. It swallows every sport whole, even college football. The last thing the sport needs to do is go even further into the second week of January. Once the NFL playoffs begin, every other sport becomes irrelevant.