I never thought I'd say this...

Today I actually like something about college football more than the NFL. Impossible, you say? Well, just for today I'm going to give some props to the wacky BCS system.

Tonight, the hopes of the Cleveland Browns and all their fans rested on the shoulders of Jim Sorgi. If you are a casual NFL fan, you are excused for asking if he is a player on the Browns (he's not). In fact, he is the backup quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. But wait, didn't the Colts play the Titans, not the Browns?

Indeed they were. However, the Cleveland Browns had won their game earlier today and had a playoffs spot clinched if the Colts could beat the Titans tonight. However, the Colts had nothing to play for. They had clinched their second seed weeks ago and regardless of tonight's outcome, no change would occur in their playoff seeding. So, they did exactly what they had the incentive to do. They played their starters for about 15 minutes and then brought in the scrubs. Enter Jim Sorgi. Sorgi played reasonably well, but he played with the second and third team players against a first team defense for the Titans.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not criticizing the Colts. What they did was in their best interests. However, it doesn't make it any more bearable for the Browns. Almost certainly, if the Colts had played their best players, they could have beat the Titans. As it was, they only lost by 6 points. Browns fans should be upset--the fact that the Colts didn't put forth their best effort to win cost them a playoff spot.

In some wacky way, the BCS system takes care of this. If a team wants to win a championship, they can't take any game lightly. Could you imagine if the Colts were a college team playing the last game of the regular season, with a chance at playing in the BCS title game on the line? No way would they have their second team playing at all.

This does happen in all major sporting leagues. Teams clinch their playoff position and take a few games off. However, the teams on the bubble occasionally suffer. Browns fans, tonight I feel your pain.