The countdown to the Sugar Bowl and the rest of the games affiliated with the BCS is on. Tech and the other seven teams participating in the BCS are dutifully preparing for their games while fans from Virginia to Los Angeles make preparations to attend bowls from Miami to Pasadena. Teams whose records range from something other than that necessary to winning their conferences to just over .500 are in the process of extending their seasons, as bowls come at us from all directions by the day, culminating in the New Year’s celebration of college football. I consider this the most special of times, especially as I begin packing for a few days to be spent sampling the delights of the French Quarter, occasionally taking time to observe some of the other games. It’s a great occasion.
As usual, however, there are those taking a dim view of the unique method in which the highest classification of college football conducts its postseason. Hardly a day or column goes by without somebody whining about the BCS, most specifically, bellyaching relating to Tech’s Sugar Bowl opponent, Auburn, and how they got jobbed out of the chance to compete for the championship to be decided by Southern Cal and Oklahoma. My response is to yawn, cluck sympathetically and click on the next news item. That’s the way it goes, Tigers.