"Little Sisters of the Poor"

In an interview with the AP this past Wednesday, Ohio State President Gordon Gee implied that Boise State (prior to the Nevada loss) and TCU did not deserve a chance to play for the BCS National Championship. In his words, Gee stated that Ohio State and other power-conference schools play tough schools and not "the Little Sisters of the Poor" on their schedules.

Many people defended Gee's comments as simply admitting the viewpoint of the fans who believe a non-automatic qualifier should be left out of the BCS Championship. However, Gee is not an Ohio State fan, he is the school's president, and it just looks really bad that Ohio State is picking on the non-automatic qualifiers. As Dan Wetzel points out, Gee is likely defending the BCS, which favors teams like Ohio State over teams like Boise and TCU.

My viewpoint is that an undefeated non-automatic qualifier deserves a chance at the BCS national championship or in the future if their is a playoff. If TCU doesn't play in the national championship, there is no way you can say that Oregon or Auburn (the top 2 teams in the country) would automatically beat TCU. I'm looking forward to next weekend of college football. If Auburn or Oregon loses, it will open the door for TCU to appear in the national championship and be able to prove that it can beat anyone. If not, TCU is projected to go to the Rose Bowl where they can go head-to-head against a team like Wisconsin