It's the same for Louisville, which, despite a 6-0 record and bouncing Miami out of the top 25 for the first time this decade, sits behind two teams with one loss.

Obviously, the SEC is a much stronger conference than the Big East. I'm not saying that the BCS standings should be different, but Louisville and West Virginia are both excellent teams and deserve, at least, the opportunity to play against the teams in front of them.

That can only happen with a playoff. Let's face it, we will never have a perfect postseason in college football, but here is my suggestion:

An eight-team playoff that consists of the six conference champions from the Big East, Big Ten, Big Twelve, Pac 10, ACC, and SEC. Then, two at-large bids. I still believe in keeping a BCS-type system in place to determine which teams will receive the at-large bids. How about putting the two highest-ranked teams that did not win their conference in the eight-team tournament?

It's not perfect, but it will give smaller schools, like Boise State, and independents, like Notre Dame, the opportunity to get in on the action. Perhaps there can be a clause that guarantees a spot to a non-BCS Conference team if it finishes in the top eight of the final BCS standings.

Bottom line, you have to win your conference. If you don't, you must have an excellent resume and that must be reflected in the polls. It's similar to professional sports which require you to win your division, or rely on a wild card berth.

Also, each BCS conference must have a conference championship game so no team is at a disadvantage.

Please don't tell me that there is not enough time for a system like this. What about those three weeks in December when nobody is playing anything? Do we really need to see the NFL on Saturdays during that time? I think we can play some college football.