From the Dec. 3, 1907 NYT:

Walter Camp, Yale's athletic adviser, to-day came out against the present rule in a statement in the Yale Daily News, in which he said:

"The American collegian, whether spectator or player, does not care for a game in which the element of chance is paramount. He likes to see or play a game where hard work counts and a game where definite planning secures well appreciated results. For this reason he does not care for the unlimited forward pass, which can now be tried without severe penalty on first and second down. Throwing the ball around indiscriminately may be the last resort of a weak or inferior team, and, as such, is unsatisfactory.

Thus, even legends have bad ideas from time to time.

On the other hand, the current BCS format seems to include an "element of chance" and evidently folks outside of Ohio and Louisiana aren't satisfied.

Disclaimer below the fold.

I'm a twice decorated veteran of the University of Georgia, so I am not pleased with the outcome. Specifically, I am not happy we play Hawaii because if we win, everyone expects it, and if we lose, we look like chumps (see Oklahoma c. 2007).

I thought Oklahoma and Virginia Tech would make more sense for the Championship game or Oklahoma and LSU - if you penalize UGA for not playing the extra game, why reward the Buckeyes? Especially when (as you must) you look at the strength of schedule. come on - Youngstown State? Really?

Perhaps OSU puts it together this year and, if they beat LSU, will be a reasonable national champion. On the other hand, another drubbing as they took against Florida last year and we might be that much closer to the BCS + 1 format:- play the big bowls and the top two on Jan 2 or 3 play two weeks later at a location to be determined.