ESPN Men's Basketball

Congratulations to Southern Cal and Oklahoma. Not only will each take home eight figures for what is essentially an exhibition game (through no fault of their own) but also they are unwitting accomplices in my yearly case against the more-ridiculous-than-ever BCS.

Note this reporter is not congratulating USC and the Sooners for playing for the national championship. In my eyes there is no such thing in major college football, nor will there be until every team that has a realistic chance to win is included in a legitimate title process.

Which brings us to the annual lesson, otherwise known as the Top 10 reasons college basketball is better than college football (with apologies to David Letterman):

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