So...that was ugly

A couple of thoughts on the BCS and last night's championship game:
1. Congrats Florida! You lobbied your way in (which the ridiculous system supports) and you kicked the tar out of the Buckeyes.
2. Florida's win does not, in fact, legitimate the SEC as a conference, nor does it demonstrate that the Big 10 is weak and overrated. It was a big win in a game, the Big 10 demonstrated repeatedly that it was weak all on its own, with the irony being that the only conference the Big 10 beat was the SEC, and they did it 2/3 of the time.
3. Why the beatdown happened: Ohio State bought the hype, and forgot that they are a Big 10 school. This to me is the missing storyline all day today, not the lay off, and not the false sense of entitlement that OSU played with, and not the Teddy Ginn injury. After climbing back into the game (21-14) and finally forcing a punt, Jim Tressel came out and threw the ball three straight plays. All incompletions, and then a punt. The reason I remember this series is because Barry Alvarez (Big 10 alum) mentioned, "I am really surprised by this series, because they had so much sucess running the ball on their last drive." And, he was a 1000% right. After one series when Florida couldn't stop OSU's run, which opened up a few nice pass plays, OSU never went back to it. They believed they were so exceptionally gifted that they didn't have to play Big 10 football and the result was stunning, you could hear it in Alvarez's voice.
4. As a result of point 3, OSU could not keep Florida's line off of Troy Smith. First Grade football strategy: slow down the pass rush by running the ball. Run draws. Throw screens. Run the same offensive scheme you did against Michigan. In fact, if Tressel would have just called the exact game he did against Miami a few years ago, he may have 2 national championships now. Against Miami he remembered he was a Big 10 team that could eventually win a slugfest, last night he forgot.
5. The BCS blows.
6. Wisconsin, largely do the lame effort put forth by the rest of the conference (particularly you Minnesota and Purdue) actually dropped in the final season standings after going 12-1.
7. I hate the BCS.