Football fix

Last saturday former Cowboys WR Terrell Owens found a new home in Buffalo for the 2009 season. The gut reaction is to say good luck to the Bills with all the drama that comes with Owens. However, nothing motivates a professional athlete quite like being shunned by his team and basically being told you are not good enough. So I'd look for Owens to have a productive season playing with a big chip on his shoulder. Really, the Bills weren't that far off from being a contender in the first place. They started out 4-0 last season before fading toward the end of the season. Their only problem was being in possibly the most competitive division in the NFL. A big playmaker like Owens could help get them over the hump and into the playoffs, with the talent the Bills already have.

It's hard to believe the football season officially ended about 5 weeks ago after a fantastic super bowl between the Cardinals and Steelers, not to mention a very enjoyable national championship game with the Florida Gators edging the Oklahoma Sooners in January. That brings up the fact that there was just a little something missing...a TRUE national champion. PLEASE, all of you people that are in charge of this joke called the BCS, GIVE IT UP. Everyone is sick of hearing about your money argument and everything else you like to use as lame excuses for not having a playoff. Enough is enough. Every other major sport has it right. There isn't one diehard football fan out there who wouldn't have absolutely LOVED to see Florida vs USC in a +1 format. That would have been a thing of beauty to see. Ultimately, we need a nice 8-team playoff featuring the winners of the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, and Orange bowls. That would leave nothing to doubt. However, just one extra game is a place to start. Bottom line, computers should never ever decide who the two best teams are to play for a championship. Computers have their place in the world and we all are happy with that. The TEAMS deserve the opportunity to decide a champion. That's why they play the games! Here's to a fast offseason.