Virginia Tech must beat Boise State, they must. I don't want to see Boise State in the BCS title game, and I'd be saying that whether the Buckeyes are title contenders or not. You know what? I don't think I'm alone.
Just look at what happened last year when the BCS had the opportunity to pair not one, but two Davids versus the big conference Goliaths. They made the little schools play each other because they knew they'd only kill the ratings for one game instead of two. Little schools make for nice stories and great movies, but they are dreadful television.
Football drives the collegiate sports landscape, and television drives college football. For evidence, look no further than the conference realignment we've just witnessed in the Big Ten, Pac Ten, and Big 12. It's all about television revenue, and nobody wants to watch Boise kick the crap out of Hawaii on ESPN the Ocho, on Blue turf. In HD. Unless you are a complete loser with no life, or have a gambling problem. Or both.
Hopefully Va Tech makes this a non-issue by beating Boise in DC to start the season. If they don't, we'll be hearing about this small conference strength of schedule crap all season long.
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