You Decide: BCS or Not to BCS

Everyone is up in arms about the BCS. But, what about the time before we had the BCS, we did not even have an opportunity to see a game between a #1 and #2. Matchups were set in stone and the mythical national championship was all we had. Here is a look at Pre-BCS games vs. BCS Games. You decide which is the best way to determine a national champion without a playoff system.

COTTON
Pre-BCS: (4)Oklahoma vs. (5) Georgia
BCS: Not a part of the BCS

ROSE
Pre-BCS: (1)Ohio State vs. (7 )USC
BCS: (7)USC vs. (13)Illinois

FIESTA
Pre-BCS: (6)Missouri vs. (11)Arizona State
BCS: (4)Oklahoma vs. (9)West Virginia

SUGAR
Pre-BCS: (2)LSU vs. (3)Virginia Tech
BCS: (5)Georgia vs. (10)Hawai'i

ORANGE
Pre-BCS: (8)Kanasas vs. (12)Florida
BCS: (3)Virginia Tech vs. (8)Kansas

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Pre-BCS: None, it was all mythical
BCS: (1)Ohio State vs. (2)LSU

(BCS Ranking)