The computers have spoken: Making sense of the BCS

In a bizarre way, what the BCS computers spewed out Sunday made sense.

It's not that anyone really saw it coming, but you get the feeling if you had tried a little harder, you might have. It's LSU vs. Ohio State on January 7, 2008, for the BCS Championship.

In the preseason polls and Weeks 1-4, LSU was ranked #2 in the nation. After USC's sloppy win over Washington, LSU leapfrogged the Trojans and spent Weeks 5 and 6 at the top. The loss to Kentucky sent the Tigers down a few notches, but LSU returned to #2 in Week 10.

People will say that Ohio State backed into the BCS Championship, and in a season like this, who is anyone else to argue? But in Weeks 7-10, the top spot was theirs alone. That's right, in Week 10, Ohio State were #1 and #2 in the polls.

Should have seen it coming, right?

The college football rankings have resembled a seismograph this season -- 11 top-two losses (including four in the past two weeks) and a Top 25 that barely resembles the preseason poll. LSU and Ohio State have been a part of that, living on the receiving end of three of those top-two losses.

But nevertheless, they have been hovering all season, playing good football and scratching toward the top, even after losses set them back. Should LSU have lost to Arkansas at home? Absolutely not. Did Illinois have any business knocking off Ohio State? Probably not, but that's why they call it an upset.

David has slain Goliath all season, and Goliath no longer looks unbeatable. But in a crazy season like this one, it seems fitting that the two Goliaths -- the two biggest and most consistent presences all season -- should square off for the championship.