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What if the BCS held a championship title game and no one watched? Not literally, of course, as current title game front-runners Missouri and West Virginia are certain to arrive in New Orleans accompanied by small armies should their best laid plans for Jan. 7 hold firm. But the flip side of that coin is that neither of those teams evokes much in the way of storied tradition or fanatical national fan bases, thus lending greater credence to the aforementioned query. Between them, the Tigers and Mountaineers have won a dazzlingly impressive 23 of 25 games this season. Still, you don’t need a computer generated poll to tell you that in the game of across-the-board appeal those programs fall woefully short of matching the likes of fellow Top 10 powers Ohio State , USC , Oklahoma and Florida. Understand now, that with Heisman headliners Chase Daniel and Pat White at the helm of their respective teams, no one is dismissing either team’s merit or worth in taking the field for the big game. It’s simply a question of if big brother will be watching. After all, it’s been nearly half a century since the Tigers last roamed the land as the nation’s top-ranked team. And the Mountaineers have simply never scaled such heights. It’s all been enough to reignite the great debate that is questioning the legitimacy of the entire BCS Bowl series concept. Less-than-enthused college football fans point to the pending UM vs. WVU showdown as a crystal clear indication that the system is terribly askew and in need of a massive overhaul. One national columnist even went as far as to share he’s been rooting for the two teams over the last several weeks now, not as a testament of his affinity for either, mind you, but rather as Exhibit A of just how flawed the system has become. For their part, both Missouri and West Virginia insist that, if invited, they will definitely show up in the Big Easy. Question is will they be the only ones taking note of their arrival?
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