Obama's bracket is boring

I've looked at the President's bracket, and I have to say...booorrring. It does seem like several teams have fairly straight forward routes to the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 this year, but come on people, the President needs to be a risk taker...at least when constructing an NCAA bracket.

As a re-cap, Obama has Kansas, Kentucky, West Virginia, Georgetown, Kansas State, Syracuse, Duke, and Villanova in the Elite 8. That group includes each and every 1 seed, and every 2 seed, with the exception of Ohio State which President Obama has getting "upset" by Georgetown.

If the tight conference championships were any indication, I think we can expect a little more Madness this March.

One team that has been getting a lot of press, and I happen to agree with, is Wisconsin. As a 4 seed, Wisconsin would not be a monumental longshot, but other than number 5 Temple, they have a relatively straight route and I think they'll upset someone in this tournament.

I do however, agree with President Obama that Georgetown is a threat. They have been playing great lately and could go even farther than Obama predicted.

One team I really like to make the Final Four and potentially squeak into the big dance, is West Virginia. West Virginia won the Big East title over Georgetown and seem to be carrying momentum. The Big East is a tough conference to win, especially this year with number 1 Syracuse and number 2 Villanova playing like contenders.

As for President Obama's NCAA tournament winner Kansas, he might be right there. I'm going to go with either West Virginia or Duke. Either way you look at it, March Madness is here and it's going to be an amazing ride. Still Mr. Obama, make it exciting for us. We're tired of the economy and health care, this was your chance to show some personality. Instead, you played it safe.

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Obama investigating BCS

Tell me why? Somebody? Anybody? Why is the BCS being investigated for breaking antitrust laws? I understand Obama is a sports fan, but this doesn't seem like a necessary move.

Don't get me wrong, the BCS is a complete and utter farce. There have been years when thousands of fans are left shaking their heads as to why a particular team was named the National Champion, or why a particular team was not invited to play in the big game.

But why is this being investigated? Seriously, who cares. The winner and loser of that game isn't going to change someones life, isn't going to save someones life, isn't going to bring jobs, help the economy, or bring world peace.

I love sports and I love football, but this seems like an incredible waste of time and money to me.

If NCAA football were to go to a strick playoff system, endless arguements would inevitably be brought up. After each individual conference named a winner, how would we rank each team for the next round? What team from what league would be the number 1 ranked team in the playoffs? Big Ten champ? Big 12 champ? What about the ACC? Or the Pac 10?

And then, who would participate in the countless bowl games? The runner up of the Big East versus the Conference USA champion?

The questions and controversy would continue. The BSC rankings in my opinion are bogus, but ranking teams in NCAA college sports is difficult enough. With so many teams and conferences across the nation, there will always be mis-ranked teams.

Regardless, this is an issue for the NCAA and it's residing members, not the government. It is not antitrust when an undefeated team does not get the chance to play for a National Championship. Being the strongest team in a weak division does not make you a great team. If we're going by these standards, shouldn't an undefeated team from Division II or D-III have the chance to play for a national championship?

The system is flawed, but hopefully the Obama administration will leave it up to the NCAA to deal with these issues.

Let the games begin.