There’s One Thing for BCS to Remember

It’s difficult to understand the furor and confusion over the BCS rankings when the possibilities are crystal clear. After one and two play in the Fiesta Bowl, the one that won is one and the other one is two, or maybe three or four.

If the game between one and two is close, there’s a possibility that three could become one with a convincing victory over four, in which case one and two would probably be two and three or three and two, respectively.

It’s also possible, but less likely, that four could be one by beating three soundly, again slipping one and two to two and three or three and two and making three four, five, six or seven. But after one and two play and one has won and one has lost, the victorious one should be one and the other one will be two with either three or four becoming three and the other one falling to five or six. Got it?

Who says this computer stuff is confusing?

ALLEN E. KAHN, Playa del Rey

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I think the Bruins can learn much from Tennessee’s 41-0 victory last weekend--don’t play Miami. A shutout victory over an average opponent will actually hurt a team’s chances for the national championship. Given Miami’s pathetic performance against Syracuse, Miami is no longer a worthy opponent in the eyes (or computer chips) of the BCS pollsters. As a result, regardless of the outcome of the game, the Bruins will likely drop in the BCS rankings.

Moreover, one must consider the awesome power that BCS rankings wield. [The BCS] not only will select the top two teams in the country, but it already has performed a feat akin to Moses’ parting of the Red Sea. It transformed (at least for a few hours) even the most ardent Bruin fans into Trojan fans.

ALAN FRIEDMAN, Santa Ana