Boise State shouldn’t play for the BCS Championship

Congratulations to Boise State on a job well done and a big-time victory against Virginia Tech on national TV.

The Broncos’ resilience was truly amazing, and the win was a very nice scoop of icing on the cake we call Week 1 of the college football season.

Boise quarterback Kellen Moore was sensational the entire evening, and if there is such a thing as a Heisman front-runner after the first game of the season, then he would have to be it.

OK, OK, now that the pleasantries are over and done with, let’s get to the point: Under no circumstances should Boise State play in BCS National Championship game.

None, no chance, nada.

Not unless every other team in America has at least two losses.

Because the truth is that why yes, Boise State did score a win against a quality opponent (basically on the road), that game is one of only two actual tests the Broncos will face this season, and it’s not fair that a team with virtually a two-game schedule should play for all the chips when January rolls around.

Let’s delve into the numbers, shall we?

Looking at Boise State’s schedule, I see a home game against Oregon State that will be played Sept. 25.

That’s a tough game, I guess.

If they were in the Southeastern Conference, Oregon State would be about the equivalent of South Carolina or maybe Auburn. Sure, neither of those programs are in the upper echelon of college football, but they still have some talent, so we’ll give them that one – that’s a formidable matchup.

But how about after that game? Who do the Broncos face the remainder of the season?

How about opponents the likes of New Mexico State, Toledo, San Jose State, Idaho, Utah State.

In layman’s terms for those not familiar with those teams: chocolate cupcake, strawberry cupcake, banana nut cupcake, cream cheese cupcake and then back to a chocolate cupcake again.

What makes a champion is repeating greatness from one week to the next, and that’s where Boise cannot compete with any of the “BCS” conference programs.

Take the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide for example.

Over the course of the next 12 weeks, the Tide will play Penn State, Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State and Auburn.

Anything less than an A-effort in any of those games will equal a loss and a substantial fall in the rankings, which could ultimately cost the team a spot in the national championship game.

And what happens if they survive that stretch of games unbeaten or with just one blemish? Then they’d likely play in the SEC Championship game – another test against a Top 25 opponent.

Where will Boise be during that Crimson Tide gauntlet? They will be going through the motions and playing “C+” football, scoring 14-21 point wins against programs the likes of the above-mentioned San Jose State (who Alabama also beat 48-3 on opening day).

Going 9-1 in that vicious 10-game stretch is a bit tougher than winning two games – just sayin’.

Sure, people critical of my stance will say something like, “Since 2005, Boise has beaten Oklahoma, Oregon, Oregon State and TCU.”

But my problem with that is this: Almost all of those games have come in either the first, or the last games of the season, which means they had upwards of six weeks to prepare for their competition.

And ultimately for every “program defining” win they’ve have, there have been an equal number of bad losses to go along with it.

Do you guys remember when Boise State visited Georgia? I do. Final score: Bulldogs 48, little guys 13.

How about in 2007? Do you guys remember what happened when the Broncos played Washington on the road? Final score: Washington 24, Boise State 10. And granted, that was a Washington team who ended up winning just four games the entire season.

Further strengthening my point that if they played a quality opponent each week, the results wouldn’t nearly be as good as they look to the naked eye in their current, “two-game season” format.

So there’s still plenty of time in the college football season, and ultimately we have no idea how this thing will play itself out.

But my stance remains the same: Give me a one-loss SEC team over an undefeated Boise in the national championship game.

Because I guarantee you – Bama, Florida, Georgia and LSU can beat Virginia Tech and Oregon State, too.

Let me remind you that the last time a true “championship team” played the Hokies, the final score was: LSU 49, Virginia Tech 7.