Funny Proof that the BCS is Messed Up

My brother forwarded this email to me and I thought I'd share it. I don't know who wrote it, but it's funny. If you're not aware of the BCS and the issue with the Utes not receiving the first place ranking this year this might not make sense to you.

Germany Declared Winner of WW II

After determining the national college football championship the BCS computers were put to work on other major contests and today the BCS declared Germany to be the winner of World War II.

"Germany put together an incredible number of victories beginning with the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland and continuing on into conference play with defeats of Poland, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. Their only losses came against the US and Russia; however considering their entire body of work—including an incredibly tough Strength of Schedule in the Eastern Front—our computers deemed them worthy of the #1 ranking."

Germany's loss to Russia seeems even less of a factor considering that Russia, after a rough season opening loss to Division III opponent Finland, went on to defeat such powerhouses as Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Asked about the loss, Russia's head coach Stalin was quoted as saying: "Finland hardly counts. Home-field advantage is huge for those cold-weather teams."

Questioned about the #4 ranking of the United States the BCS commissioner stated "The US only had two major victories— Japan and Germany . The computer models, unlike humans, aren't influenced by head-to-head contests—they consider each contest to be only a single, equally-weighted event."

German Chancellor Adolph Hitler said "Yes, we lost to the US ; but we defeated #2 ranked France in only 6 weeks." Herr Hitler has been criticized for seeking dramatic victories to earn 'style points' to enhance Germany 's rankings. Hitler protested "Our contest with Poland was in doubt until the final day and the conditions in Norway were incredibly challenging and demanded the application of additional forces."

Japan was ranked #3 with victories including Manchuria, Borneo and the Philippines.

Other teams with legitimate bones to pick include the UK, Australia, and Canada.

One Canadian fan was quoted as saying: "I think the most disturbing part of this is Canada falling out of the rankings due to a lack of Atlantic activity. Obviously, John Swofford was
watching a different war."

The French ranking has also come under scrutiny. The BCS commented " France had a single loss against Germany and following a preseason #1 ranking they only fell to #2."