Congratulations to the Utah Utes.  Very impressive win over the Crimson Tide.  Like every other college football fan out there (other than Utah fans), I was shocked that the Utes were ahead 14-0 before ‘Bama even knew the game had started.  The Utes were extremely well coached,  executed flawlessly, and took out a Nick Saban-coached Alabama squad.  Convincingly.  The Utes deserve all the credit in the world for bringing the wood, and a surprisingly large contingent of fans to New Orleans.

But to those who are now claiming that Non-BCS teams deserve a chance at the National Title, save your breath.  Put the Utes on the road in the SEC, Big 12, Pac-10 or even the Big 10, and they have at least one loss, if not more.  Seventeen-to-twenty-one year old college football players can play at the highest level maybe three or four times per year.   Florida wasn’t on their game against Ole Miss; USC didn’t have it against Oregon State, OU vs. Texas, Texas vs. Texas Tech.   Utah had to get up for Oregon State, TCU, and BYU–all home games.  Does anyone think the Utes would be 12-0 if they had to travel to Norman, Austin, Baton Rouge, Gainesville or Columbus?

To me, the most impressive thing about an SEC or Big 12 team is the road wins.  Even at home, SEC/Big 12 visiting teams aren’t intimidated by the home crowd in a massive un-friendly stadium.  Road wins in those leagues are ALWAYS tough to come by.  Utah, BYU, and TCU-type teams don’t have to face these kinds of road contests in their schedules, nor do hey have to face battle-tested opponents at home.

Every year, we hear the same old ‘BCS Buster’ hype.  Put these teams in an SEC, Big 12 or Big 10 stadium on a Saturday night, and the madness will stop.