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You'd think people would have learned their lesson about putting Isiah Thomas in charge of things. His Indiana Pacers teams underachieved, he burned down the Continental Basketball Association, and, well, we all saw what he did to the Knicks. The mentality that it takes to give Jerome James $29 million or trade three draft pick and three players for "Sixth Helping" Eddy Curry, deserves to be questioned at every turn.

But that won't be a problem at Florida International University, where he's already pledged to give his entire first-year salary to the athletic department. It's almost as if he's trying to prove that he can do more for a basketball team than waste its money.

As we all know, college players don't get paid (publicly speaking), so joining the college game makes sense for a guy like Isiah. Legally, all he can offer is a scholarship and maybe a few other small perks. There's no hope of him outbidding Carolina for their third point guard and committing FIU to paying him $8 million dollars for the next four seasons. No, this job frees his mind from having to make decisions like that and allows him to do what he does best: Scout talent.

With all the NBA hype Tuesday night (Kobe's three, Lebron's triple double, etc.), just wanted to highlight something you rarely see on the NCAA side of things. Kentucky guard, Jodie Meeks had a remarkable game against Tennessee Tuesday night.

Homeboy dropped 54 points on TWENTY-TWO shots. He had 10 threes, and went 14/14 from the free-throw line. Breaking former Kentucky player, Dan Issel's record of 53 points 39 years ago. Meeks hot night was the highest individual scoring display since 1989.

I just watched the game again, and Meeks is practically unstoppable against Tennessee, and you can see the frustration all over the faces of the Volunteers. Earlier this season, Meeks scored 46 points against Appalachian State. He's the 4th leading scorer in the nation, and Meeks is clearly raising his draft stock with high-voltage games like this.

I found this in the LA Times, since the last Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are made public they took the time out to break down how supposedly unbiased people voted and as you can imagine some of these are crazy.

The 61 coaches this year picked Oklahoma and Florida as the top teams, but those weren't their only decisions.

It doesn't matter to me who wins between Oklahoma vs. Florida in the fictional National Championship game because in reality we have no real national championship with Seven teams with just 1 defeat and 2 undefeated teams.

Let me show you the twisted logic of the BS system. What is the number reason that Florida is in the National Championship game? It is because they beat the number one team in the country on a neutral site. Now Texas did the exact same thing. They beat Oklahoma then the #1 team in the country on a neutral field.

They both have one loss. Florida at home against Ole Miss and Texas on the road at Texas Tech.

Now you tell me who more deserves to be in the Championship game?

The point I am trying to make is that this isn't a Perry Mason TV Movie. We shouldn't have to go through 1001 scenarios to explain why one team is better than another. Cases can be made for all of the teams involve and that is the problem.

I have no issue with Oklahoma and Florida playing for the fictional national championship, but that is all it is a "paper championship".

A true champion should be decided on the field not when they get their first lose (see Florida) or how many 60 points game they can put up to impress the voters (see Oklahoma). A true champion doesn't care about running through a gauntlet of teams to prove they are the best.

Here is what the BCS is telling every college team, player, coach and fan. It doesn't matter what happens on the field. All that matters is impressing the voters and manipulating the computers. So in that regard College Football is no different than a Presidential Election (ironically the President hates the system).

This isn't complicated people.

Texas beat Oklahoma's ass on a neutral field.
Texas & Oklahoma are both 11-1.

THERE IS NO POLL IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR CANADA THAT SHOULD HAVE OKLAHOMA RANKED HIGHER THAN TEXAS.

These rankings are not based on off who I think can beat who, but the top 10 teams in the country strictly based of their play. Comments are welcomed.

1- Alabama Crimson Tide: I have been saying they are going to lose all year. I am running out of chances to be right.
2- Florida Gators: Best team in the country.
3- Texas Longhorns: How can you Oklahoma over them when they beat them straight up?
4- Oklahoma Sooners: You know you are good offensive team when the announcers says your opponent played well on defense and you still put up 60.
5- USC Trojans- Hopefully they were the nail in the coffin for Charlie Weiss

Big weekend of College football and you know who to bet your money with.

Season: 48-17
Last Week: 3-2

#3 Oklahoma Sooners 31 vs. #11 Oklahoma State Cowboys 24
#19 Oregon Ducks 27 vs. #17 Oregon State Beavers 20
#5 USC Trojans 50 vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 0
#2 Florida Gators 30 vs. #24 Florida State Seminoles 17
#13 Georgia Bulldogs 23 vs. #18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 21

Big weekend of College football and you know who to bet your money with.

Season: 45-15
Last Week: 5-0

#2 Texas Tech Red Raiders 40 vs. #5 Oklahoma Sooners 47
Michigan Wolverines 3 vs. #10 Ohio State Buckeyes 19
#17 Michigan State Spartans 20 vs. Penn State Nittany Lions 27
#16 BYU Cougars 30 vs. #8 Utah Utes 24
Florida State Seminoles 16 vs. #22 Maryland Terps 17

A plan for the economy, a plan for healthcare, a plan for the middle class...it seems there isn't any sector of the American way of life that President-elect Barack Obama doesn't have some sort of plan for but college football? Hmmm... In an interview Sunday with Steve Kroft of 60 minutes, Obama touched on the economy, the girls, the prospect of a new puppy, his mother-in -law in the White House along with other dire areas of interest to the American public before capping off the interview with his stimulus plan for college football. College football you say? It seems the President Elect is continuing to lobby to conquer and reconstruct the weapons of mass destruction in college sports known as the BCS system. And with good reason. The system, as many fans and analysts of sports nation can arguably agree, could use more use more upgrading than Solange's wardrobe. With a bias point system ran like an ironclad fist by the media bent on selecting ratings worthy teams, is it any wonder that the undefeated and one loss teams of "lower" conferences don't have a chance in hell of making the BCS championship game each year?

While not foolproof, like his road map to revive the middle class, Obama may be on to something.

Steve Kroft
What can you do or plan to do about getting a college football playoff for the national championship?

Obama
"This is important...I think any sensible person would say if you have a bunch of teams that have played throughout the season --- many of them with one or two losses, and there's no clear, decisive winner... we should create a playoff system. Eight teams, three rounds to determine a national champion. It would add three extra weeks; you could trim back the regular season. I don't know of any serious fan of college football who has disagreed with me on this... so I'm gonna throw my weight around a little bit. I think it's the right thing to do."

The BCS response is not so surprisingly as political correct as McCain's concession speech, marking the BCS' reluctance to listen to reason. After all, what sponsor in their right mind would sanction a playoff game between Ball State and say Oregon for instance? Snore. BCS coordinator, John Swofford had this to say:

"First of all I want to congratulate newly elected President Obama and I am glad he has a passion for college football like so many other Americans. For now, our constituencies -- and I know he understands constituencies -- have settled on the current BCS system, which the majority believe is the best system yet to determine a national champion while also maintaining the college football regular season as the best and most meaningful in sports."

Looks like its back to the drawing board for Obama's transition team

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Big weekend of College football and you know who to bet your money with.

Season: 40-15
Last Week: 2-3

#24 South Carolina Gamecocks 14 vs. #3 Florida Gators 28
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 20 vs. Navy Midshipmen 19
#10 Ohio State Buckeyes 29 vs. Illinois Fighting Illini 27
#4 Texas Longhorns 47 vs. Kansas Jayhawks 24
#6 USC Trojans 23 vs. Stanford Cardinal 6

These rankings are not based on off who I think can beat who, but the top 10 teams in the country strictly based of their play. Comments are welcomed.

1- Texas Longhorns: Undisputed #1
2- Penn State Nittney Lions: Game with OSU last true test
3- Alabama Crimson Tide: Will lose soon.
4- Oklahoma State Cowboys: Will get their chance soon at #1
5- Oklahoma Sooners: Still has a shot.

These rankings are not based on off who I think can beat who, but the top 10 teams in the country strictly based of their play. Comments are welcomed.

1- Oklahoma: Will be tested to see if they are legit soon.
2- Missouri: Can anyone stop them from scoring
3- Alabama: Hope they aren't getting the big head
4- Penn State: Best team in the Big 10
5- Texas: Gets their shot at #1

20-5 has a nice ring to it..

Season: 20-5
Last Week: 3-2

#14 The Ohio State University 30 vs.#18 Wisconsin Badgers 21
#13 Auburn Tigers 13 vs. #19 Vanderbilt 10
#9 USC Trojans 40 vs. #23 Oregon Ducks 20
#4 Missouri Tigers 44 vs.Nebraska Cornhuskers 28
North Carolina Tar Heels 25 vs. #23 UConn Huskies 24

These rankings are not based on off who I think can beat who, but the top 10 teams in the country strictly based of their play. Comments are welcomed.

1- Oklahoma: Will be tested to see if they are legit soon.
2- Alabama: Reminds me of the old school Alabama teams.
3- Missouri: Road to the BCS Championship is simple..Beat Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship Game. Easier said than done.
4- LSU: You get the feeling they are the next to get clipped.
5- Penn State: Best team in the Big 10?

As soon as USC loss to Oregon State I marked in my handy dandy notepad:

"The BCS is BS"

The reason being I can already see what is going to happen before it even happens. There will be multiple one loss teams at the end of the year that will be bitching and moaning that they didn't get their chance to play for the "Fictional" National Championship. Normally I don't condone bitching and moaning, but in this case it would be warranted for all parties involved including the fans of those teams.

Just imagine a 1-loss USC team being picked over a 1-loss SEC Team. If you don't think it can happen you haven't being paying attention to college football over the last decade. Someone is going to get screwed and more importantly the fans are going to get screwed by not having a real playoff system in place.

17-3? 17-3? I dare you to find a better record anywhere in the world..

Season: 17-3
Last Week: 4-1

#8 Alabama Crimson Tide 21 vs.#3 Georgia Bulldawgs 24
#22 Illinois Fighting Illini 30 vs. #12 Penn State Nittany Lions 33
Tennessee Vols 10 vs. #24 Auburn Tigers 16
NC State Wolfpack 27 vs.#13 South Florida Bulls 34
Michigan Wolverines 13 vs. #9 Wisconsin Badgers 24

These rankings are not based on off who I think can beat who, but the top 10 teams in the country strictly based of their play. Comments are welcomed.

1- USC: Cakewalk to the BCS Title Game, but will they slip up?
2- Georgia: Winning tough games shouldn't be a penalty.
3- Oklahoma: Sleeping Giant?
4- Missouri: Can anyone stop their offense?
5- Florida: Offense still seems a bit shaky.
6- LSU: Great come from behind win on the road.
7- Alabama: Yeah I know another SEC team conference if good.
8- Texas: Showdown with Mizzu lurking.
9- BYU: BCS buster?
10- Penn State: Ohio State should be afraid. Very afraid.

As we roll along with a 13-2 record get your popcorn ready for another week.

Season: 13-2
Last Week: 4-1

#15 East Carolina 21 vs. North Carolina State 31
#4 Florida 28 vs. Tennessee 13
#18 Wake Forest 17 vs. #24 Florida State 19
#6 LSU 24 vs.#10 Auburn 7
#3 Georgia 38 vs. Arizona State 17

These rankings are not based on off who I think can beat who, but the top 10 teams in the country strictly based of their play. Comments are welcomed.

1- USC: Destroyed the Alma Mata.
2- Florida: Should be the favorite in the SEC.
3- Oklahoma: Easy road to the BCS title game
4- Missouri:Can any team hold them under 50?
5- Georgia: Are they ready from primetime?
6- East Carolina: Sneaky BCS contender.
7- LSU: Might sneak up on some people.
8- Alabama: Will come down to earth soon.
9- Penn State: Ohio State should be concerned
10- Texas: Sleeper?

9 of 10 not bad is it? The BonaFide Sports Expert is proving why he is one of the greatest prognosticators of all time.

Season: 9-1
Last Week: 5-0

#5 Ohio State 21 vs. #1 USC 31
#13 Kansas 28 vs. #19 South Florida 30
UCLA 17 vs. #18 BYU 32
#2 Georgia 35 vs.South Carolina 14
#10 Wisconsin 13 vs. #21 Frenso State 17

I wanted to get at least 2 weeks into the season before I came out with the Official BSO Top 10 College Football poll.
Just so you know for new readers to the site this isn't a good old boys polls. I call them as I see them, so it is flexible and not a rigid poll. If your team plays like crap expect them to drop even if they win and if your team has a big victory over a ranked opponent expect them to jump. The rankings are not based on off who I think can beat who, but the top 10 teams in the country strictly based of their play. Comments are welcomed.

1- USC: Big statement game against OSU coming up.
2- Georgia: Loaded, but will they survive the SEC schedule?
3- Florida: Defense is scary took care of The U.
4- Ohio State: If they beat USC automatically go to #1, but they played horribly last week.
5- Missouri: Defense is still suspect.
6- Oklahoma: Sneaky BCS contender.
7- East Carolina: Didn't just beat West Va. They kicked there ass.
8- LSU: Waiting for their shots against the big boys.
9- Alabama: Understandable let down after big win against Clemson.
10- Penn State: Looking very good

Week 1 saw The BonaFide One start off strong going 4-1 and calling the UCLA over Tennessee upset will he keep the momentum going in Week 2?

Season: 4-1
Last Week: 4-1

#24 South Carolina 24 vs. Vandy 26
#15 BYU 30 vs. Washington 27
Miami 10 vs. #5 Florida 38
#10 Texas 31 vs. Nevada 14
#17 South Florida 21 vs. UCF 17

• Beanie Wells get well soon. Seriously like right now today we need you homie.
• USC is the best team in the country.
• Speaking of USC do they have ESPN on their payroll? Yes I am talking to you Mark May.
• Lou Holtz in HD. Not a good look.
• Props to Alabama for crushing Clemson but I loathe the fact I am going to have to hear that Nick Saban is a god. He maybe an asshole, but he is a damn good coach.
• Clemson will never been a threat under Tommy Bowden.
• No one can stop the Missouri Offense (put up 52 on Illinois) unfortunately the Missouri defense doesn't look like they can stop anyone (Illinois put up 42 on them).
• Can Juice Williams get some Heisman Hype?
• Dave Wannstedt maybe the worst head coach ever.
• No upset this year for Appalachian State.
• Speaking of upsets the Michigan Wolverines looked lost trying to run the spread offense. It will be a long year in Ann Arbor.
• How old is Joe Paterno and why do I get the feeling he will get ahead of Bobby Bowden in the overall wins race this year.
• Everybody be safe down in the Gulf Coast.

When NBA Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing was a freshman at Georgetown, the Hoyas worked out with members of the Washington Bullets (now known as the Wizards). Ewing will always remember one question he got from one of the Bullets.

It was Mitch Kupchak, saying to me, 'Why are you in college? You should be in the NBA. You're ready to play right now," Ewing said. "In his mind I was ready, but my college experience was something I've always treasured."

Times sure have changed since Ewing was a freshman in 1981. During that summer's draft the first three picks were underclassmen, but the rest of the first round picks were all seniors. In the 2007 draft, only six of the 30 first round picks were seniors.

As of June 12th, 13 freshmen have already declared for the 2008 NBA Draft. All of those 13 freshmen are expected to be taken in the draft with the probability of the first five picks all being freshmen. Also, for the second year in a row, the top pick is considered to be a choice between two freshmen. Unlike Ewing, who will always treasure his college moments, the kids of today cannot wait for their opportunity in the NBA.
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Quick, name one memorable play from the College Bowl season. Can't do it can you? The reason why no one cares about College Football in December and January ia because their championship is not decided on the field, but by a bunch of computers, school presidents and mostly incompetent voters.

On the flip side, the NCAA Men's basketball tournament hasn't even started yet and there have already been 4 or 5 moments that have been etched in our memories. Once again let me repeat: the tournament hasn't even started. These are just the conference tournaments.

Yesterday I was glued to my TV while watching both major and mid-major schools fight it out just for the right to be in the tournament. I loved that Duke lost; I jumped out of my seat when Psycho Ty won the game for North Carolina. I couldn't believe my eyes when Georgia guard Zac Swansey hit a three pointer that looked like it could only be made in a video game to send their game against Kentucky to overtime. I was even more amazed when Georgia won that game and then another game within an eleven hour time frame. I could go on and one, but I think I have made my point.

Just imagine if we were coming down to the last week of the college football season with teams trying to fight their way into a tournament. It would be the best Saturday of the year and the tournament would make these old, school-presidents more money that they could ever imagine. I maybe dreaming, but hopefully soon NCAA College-Football leaders will get their heads out of their asses and give us what we want.