Mr. Gee the president of Ohio State University has done more to help the case of the non AQ teams than help the BCS.
Earlier this week he went on a rant defending the BCS operations and how the select teams to the various BCS Bowl committees. In doing so, not has he only help make the case for teams like Boise State and TCU, he has put their process under more scrutiny than they care for.
During Mr. Gee`s rant he stated that the schools from the non qualifying conferences do not play tough enough schedules to play for the national title. He explained that the BCS which if comprised of 6 conferences must look beyond the " shiny won loss record" and look at who the teams in the elite play.
Gee qualified his remarks and expertise on the subject stating he has been president of schools in the SEC and Big 10, stating that these schools, "that it’s like murderer’s row every week for these schools,” Gee, formerly of Vanderbilt, said. “We do not play the Little Sisters of the Poor. We play very fine schools on any given day."
Dr. Kustra of Boise State took exception of President Gee`s remarks and to Gee`s lack of knowledge of the Buckeyes opponents of the last two season and pointed out that the SOS of Ohio State is not as strong as Gee would have the public think. Kustra went on to say that maybe Ohio State and others in the BCS conferences don't play the little sisters of the poor but they must play the little brothers.
BSU and others have filed an anti trust law suite against the BCS using the Washington DC law firm of Arent Fox who is urging the Justice Dept. to investigate the case.
What Gee has done is given the plaintiffs a wonderful Thanks Giving present, in defending the BCS he has admitted that the BCS does deliberately exclude the non AG schools from the mythical national title game.
Dan Wetzel has written an excellent column regarding Gee`s comments and the potential fall out his remarks may create.
To read the article by Wetzle read the link below.
Dan Wetzle
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