... and the Cincinnati Bearcats have two things in common. Presently, they're undefeated and still alive for a 2009 NCAA Football National Championship.

Texas and Alabama will be playing in this year's BCS Championship. That's a fact. But what does it really mean when one recognizes what the BCS means, and how these  teams arrived in its championship game?

We all know that the BCS has failed again, but this year it has failed miserably.  Currently, the system is stuck with five undefeateds, and upon conclusion of the bowls, on Jan. 7, there will still be two left. Maybe three!

Originally, designed to match the two top-ranked teams in a championship game, it was thought of as the first step in the direction of a college foot...

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