Apparently, President-Elect Barack Obama thinks so.

But since we are just a month away from all the BCS bowl games on the college gridiron this 2008 NCAA college football season, we’ll try to explain what this BCS thing is all about to you S-L-O-W-L-Y.

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was established to determine the national champion for college football while maintaining and enhancing the bowl system that’s nearly 100 years old.

The BCS has quickly become a showcase for the sport, matching the best teams in college football (at least they hope they are…) at the end of the season.

The BCS consists of the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the Orange Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl and the big daddy of ‘em all, the BCS National Championship Game.

The BCS has opened the bowl agreements more so than they have ever been and in doing so, have elevated the possibility of excitement in college football. But, at the same time, it’s being done within the framework of the bowl system that has been an integral part of the tradition and success of college football.

The four possible at-large positions in the BCS are open to any Division I-A team. This allows any Division I-A school in the nation the opportunity to play in a BCS bowl game should it qualify to play in the national championship game or be selected by one of the BCS bowl games.

The BCS also notes the importance of traditional and regional considerations regarding team selection.

These consideration tie-ins include the ACC champion in the Orange Bowl, the SEC champion in the Sugar Bowl, the Big Ten and the Pac-10 champions in the Rose Bowl and the Big 12 champion in the Fiesta Bowl.

Who will win the 2009 BCS national championship? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

Alabama Crimson Tide 5.50

Florida Gators 2.17

Oklahoma Sooners 2.25

USC Trojans 21.00

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2008 NCAA College Football BCS Rankings