The National BS Bowl

Flawed.  Unfair.  Flat-out stupid.  These are some of the words used to describe the bowl system in college football.

Teams like Boise State, who have had single digit amount of losses in the past three years have still not gotten a chance at a BSC National Championship because of this system.  This year, you have an undefeated LSU team vs. an Alabama team who the Tigers have already defeated.  This year's problem rises when a one loss Oklahoma St. team (second highest scoring in the nation/best turnover ratio) got snubbed of a title game because Alabama plays in the SEC where it was provided with a tougher schedule. 

The Oklahoma State Cowboys beat two top-ten teams, one being Oklahoma in the last game of the season where they dismantled the Sooners.  Alabama on the other hand already had its chance to beat the LSU Tigers and did not have the opportunity to face any other top-ten teams. Questions are raised on who to call the best team if they never get a shot in the championship game.

The Heisman Trophy is arguably the most prestigious award in all of sports.  This year's candidates include two of the nation's top quarterbacks, a record breaking running back, a steam-rolling running back and one of the most electrifying players from the nation's top defense. 

Robert Griffin III, otherwise known as RG3, had a successful year in 2010, but has separated himself from good players to the elite players.  The Baylor quarterback put up video game like numbers including a 36-6 Touchdown-Interception ratio.   RG3 is a law student and a tremendous athlete, which makes him a good fit for the Heisman club.

Stanford sensation Andrew Luck has been all the hype for both the Heisman and the number one overall pick in the draft the past two seasons.  Luck was the runner up for last year's award. His character (on-and-off the field leadership) and statistics exhibit why he deserves this award.

Montee Ball, running back for the Wisconsin Badgers, put up numbers this year similar to the numbers Barry Sanders put up when he won the Heisman back in 1988.  Ball averaged one touchdown every eight times he touched the football. He was the focal point of the high-powered Wisconsin offense that continuously beat ranked opponents all season long. 

Listed at 5'11" and made up of 224 pounds of pure muscle, Trent Richardson is a freight train.  The star running back from Alabama rushed for 1,583 yards and 20 TDs, and there is no doubt he is the most well-rounded back in college football.

Tyrann Mathieu, a.k.a The Honey Badger, has put together one of the greatest single seasons in defensive player history.  Mathieu is a cornerback of #1 rated LSU defense.  He led the nation in forced fumbles, recorded two punt return touchdowns and found himself in the end zone on two other occasions.   If Mathieu wins the Heisman, he will be the second defensive player ever to do so.

You can watch two of the five Heisman finalists in this years National Title game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers on January 9.