Watching the end of college football season unfold under the BCS process is akin to watching Democrats stumble through the governing process. At the end of the day, everyone knows what should happen, but those in charge find a way to screw it all up.

Most everyone knows that the Oklahoma Sooners get a bump in the computer rankings simply because their low class coach likes to run the score up on opponents. But Bob Stoops lacks the class of a Mack Brown, who can recognize when victory is certain and put in the second and third string. Unfortunately, it seems the current broken system rewards the classless.

If we take the scores and margins of victories out of the equation, here’s how things line up between Texas and Oklahoma (if Oklahoma beats Florida tomorrow night):

Top 10 teams beat:
Texas - 4
Oklahoma - 3

Number of losses:
Texas - 1
Oklahoma - 1 (to Texas)

Opponents with losing records:
Texas - 4
Oklahoma - 5

Combined opponents’ records (and winning percentages):
Texas - 100 - 65 (61%)
Oklahoma - 107 - 73 (59%)

So Oklahoma blew away many opponents? Their schedule was weaker, even including one team with a single win and another with zero wins on the season. But in the one head-to-head test between the two teams, Oklahoma lost by 10 points on a neutral field.

Of course, this all changes if Florida wins… but not by much. If Florida beats Oklahoma tomorrow night, here’s how the comparison breaks down:

Top 10 teams beat:
Texas - 4
Florida - 4

Number of losses:
Texas - 1 (to #6 Texas Tech on the road)
Florida - 1 (to unranked Mississippi at home)

Opponents with losing records:
Texas - 4
Florida - 4

Combined opponents’ records (and winning percentages):
Texas - 100 - 65 (61%)
Florida - 109 - 73 (60%)

Yet, the screwed up BCS system has ordained that if they win that game against an opponent put there, not by merit, but by flawed computer scoring, they will be the champions.

And then there’s Utah. I’m sorry to you Ute fans, but getting the attorney general involved? That’s as wacky as the claim to the #1 spot. Sure, Utah is undefeated, but they played 6 teams with losing records and had a schedule that involved opposition with a total record of 88 - 77 (just 3 points above .500) and only beat one top 10 team (in the bowl game). To have a real claim at the title, you’ve got to do better than a schedule that would barely make a high school junior varsity team sweat.

So bottom line, the Texas Longhorns are the best team in the country. The only loss they suffered was on the road to a perennial rival and by a single play with no time left on the clock (in fact, the play just prior would’ve ended the game and continued the undefeated season… but for a dropped interception).

But coaches, even though the BCS is going to once again screw it up, you have the power to vote for the Texas Longhorns as the best team in the country. Do the right thing.