BCS, FBS, and other inferior acronyms explained in logic

By Mike Silva

Before I nosedive into this post, I will open with a hypothetical situation.

The American, media-captivated person you are, walk into a Best Buy, or any electronics store for that matter, to pick up a TV.

A store associate approaches you, engages you, sells his pitches on various televisions, and helps you narrow your selection down to two tubes.

TV 1). A 42" LED 1080p Samsung. Has a bajillion HDMI inputs, 240 Hz refresh rate, can stream Netflix, you name it, it's got it.

TV 2). A 26" LCD 720p Dynex. Has two HDMI inputs, 60 Hz refresh rate, can't connect to the internet, and to top it off, is an open-box item. 

Here's the catch: each TV is being sold for $350. You're exclaiming, "WHAT?!?!?" to yourself as we speak. Err, as you read.

Which do you choose? 

Uhh, derrhh. TV 1, over and over again.

Now that we've established this, a logic is born. When two items are readily available, at the same price or accessibility, any sane person would choose the better product, right?

So with that in mind, please explain to me why anyone would say they're a "college football guy" over being an "NFL guy"?

It's nonsense. The only foreseeable scenario I can possibly understand is if someone personally went to a big SEC school, and he/she A.) has no home team to root for in their current residing city, as in Tuscaloosa or Auburn, B.) is a fan of horrendous NFL franchises like the Jacksonville Jaguars or St. Louis Rams and therefore has to watch college ball to fill the holes in his/her heart, or C.) he/she chose TV 2 in the above hypothetical, rendering them incapable of grasping logic.

Here are some simple reasons why the NFL is better than the NCAA, with some simple logic.

If everyone who plays college ball has played in high school, but not everyone who played high school balls goes on to play in college, then the logical conclusion is that college football is the better product.

Using that same if/then, look at this: If everyone who plays in the NFL has played in college, but not everyone who played college ball goes on to play in the NFL, then the logical conclusion is that the NFL is the better product.

You don't need logic to see that, though. I mean, David Carr, Tim Couch, Ryan Leaf, Jamarcus Russell, and the likes of many other NFL busts sure did make football look easy in college. How did it work in the pros? Eric Crouch didn't even really try.

Easy, right?

NCAAF Purist: But Mike, what about pride? College boys put it all on the field for pride, not for a paycheck.

Mike Silva: Technically, the reason they put it all on the field every week is for the mere opportunity to play in the NFL, where they can continue to put it all on the field for a paycheck. And who's to say they aren't being paid? Just because the University isn't footing their bills, which, if they are a damn good player, odds are the University is footing the bill, then there are crooked boosters and such giving improper gifts to these players. So actually, yes, they are playing for a paycheck. It just hasn't come yet.

NP: Look at DeSean Jackson. He doesn't put it all on the field. He's holding back, hurting his team and his image, just because he didn't get a restructured contract. That would NEVER happen in NCAA football!!

MS: No, because players aren't paid, but that doesn't mean there haven't been players quitting on their teams, or fleeing consequence. Look at Terrelle Pryor. Though I don't think he should have been punished for basically eBaying his own jersey, he did skedaddle from Columbus the second Jim Tressel was thrown to the wolves. He didn't stay and serve his suspension. Roger Goodell did extradite that in a way, but still. And what about Maurice Clarett and Mike Williams? They knew they wouldn't be taken in to the NFL so young, so why risk leaving your team stranded? 

NP: How do you explain the divas in the NFL? There aren't any T.O.s or Ochocincos in the NCAA.

MS: What's wrong with the T.O.s and Ochocincos in the NFL? It sucks for them to be on your team and watch it sink like the Titanic, but isn't drama what really makes sports what they are? Isn't this the same country where shows like Jersey Shore, the Real World, and all those crappy Kardashian shows thrive? Please.

Here are some other reasons why the NFL is better.

Explain the BCS. For those that don't know, the BCS of FBS football (which accurately stands for the Bull-Crap System of F*#$ing Bull S4!+ football), arbitrarily chooses who the best teams are, based on a computer. 

Never mind playoffs, or a chance for the lesser Boise State or Houston teams to actually play against the LSUs and the Alabamas of the world. Nope. They are cursed by the weak schedule in front of them. They merely handle business, win damn near all their games, and settle for a minor, yet albeit reputable, bowl game. No chance at a national title because of the schedule and weak conferences ahead of them, things they can't really control.

Sweet.

How about the fact that college players can only play in their league for four years max? 

If a team is lucky, and they somehow put together all of their best players at the exact same time, and fate throws them a bone by making these players stay the full four years to graduate over leaving a year early, which unless your Andrew Luck, doesn't happen, then at the end of these four years, this school has to completely rebuild from bottom up. 

That sucks.

Why watch a league, where realistically, each team is in rebuilding mode every two to three years? That doesn't happen in the NFL. At least not on a two to three year basis.

Here's my final selling point. 

When was the last time you've ever heard so much speculation or talk about minor league baseball?

"Hey man, I can't wait to watch the Iowa Energy and the Reno Bighorns duke it out in tonight's game! Should be a thriller, a real edge-of-your-seat showdown!!"

Those, by the way, are two NBA D-league teams. Catch my drift?

I don't think I've ever heard anyone try to sell me on the D-league being more compelling than the NBA, nor have I wanted to go to an El Paso Diablos or Round Rock Express game over seeing that dismal team playing in Minute Maid Park. Yes, I would choose even the Houston Astros over any minor league play.

Why? Simple. Because I like to watch the better product whenever given the chance. 

Now, if you live in Canada and can only watch the CFL, alrighty then fella! If you live in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and don't have a TV, go ahead and see your OK State Cowboys, champ! 

Don't get me wrong, it's okay to watch college football. That is not a sin. You have to do something with your Saturday afternoons, after all. But it is a sin to declare college football better than the NFL. Ever wonder why God's day is Sunday? 

Thought so.