WSU, UI ‘superior’

Now that we know the Florida Gators will play for the national collegiate football championship, we are left to wonder – how come the Cougars of Washington State were ignored? With no playoff system, we can only use comparison scores to rate teams that don’t play each other.

Let’s see:

WSU 48, Portland State 9

Portland State 47, Eastern Washington 36

EWU 33, Weber State 26

Weber State 49, Cal Poly 35

Cal Poly 29, San Diego St. 27

San Diego St. 42, UNLV 21

UNLV 22, Wyoming 14

Wyoming 13, Tennessee 7

Tennessee 20, Vanderbilt 10

Vanderbilt 23, Mississippi 17

Mississippi 31, Florida 30

These scores show clearly the WSU Cougars are 125 points better than Florida. The Idaho Vandals are also “on paper” better than Florida.

Idaho 20, New Mexico St. 14

New Mexico St. 34, UTEP 33

UTEP 37, Louisiana-Lafayette 24

Louisiana-Lafayette 49, Florida International 20

Florida International 31, Middle Tennessee 21

Middle Tennessee 24, Maryland 14

Maryland 26, Wake Forest 0

Wake Forest 30, Mississippi 28

Mississippi 31, Florida 30

Idaho would beat Florida by 98 points. In a perfect world, the above analysis would mean a “Palouse Playoff” to see who would play the undefeated Utah Utes for the national championship.

But alas, we live in a world where East Coast bias and SEC politics reign supreme, so instead we’ll watch the redshirts of Oklahoma dismantle the hapless Gators.

Ray Stein

Spokane