The first full week of winter season has come and gone. Teams are finishing up tryouts and final rosters are being made. I think the best thing about winter sports is the variety that it offers. You can swim, ski, skate or just stick to the usual two feet approach, but that’s what makes this season unique. On top of it just being different from fall and spring, the winter sports season also offers the widest variety of playing surfaces. I’m not saying winter is the best, but it is just nice that it presents multiple playing fields.

Now personally, my preference in the winter is on two feet, and whether it was basketball or now track, I do not take advantage of the numerous options. In fact, I can barely stay up on two skates, can’t ski and I can keep afloat in water but can’t really swim. I plan to work on these skills by skiing this winter and playing in the Backyard Hockey League (BYHL) but I’m not sure I really want to give swimming a try.

Two years ago, we had a tryout series about the different aspects of winter sports. Daniel James came up with the idea, and he participated in the various sports with little previous experience in each of them. I loved filming him and laughing while he attempted to pick up the sports in one practice. To his credit, he did extremely well, if you haven’t seen them, you should check them out.

So now that I gave my opinion on winter sports, and there are no Wayland teams to talk about, I’ll move onto professional or in this case college sports.

Yup, it’s that time of year again and the BCS (Bowl Championship Season) is an absolute mess. The two top ranked teams, LSU and Alabama have already played this year. LSU won 9-6. Because of the loss, Alabama wasn’t able to play for the conference title, but LSU did and won.

I mean, I know the SEC has dominated college football, winning the last five BCS title games and what looks to be a guaranteed sixth, but should a team who doesn’t win their conference deserve to play for a national title? I go back and forth especially because #3 Oklahoma State lost to Iowa State instead of Bama’s one loss to LSU. Anyways, I think this whole thing should be a playoff, an eight team playoff.

This playoff would be very similar to how the BCS works right now. Certain conference champions would earn automatic bids and the rest of them would get at-large bids. The teams can also keep the bowl names if they would like them.

They would rotate like they do now as well. This way, the sponsors can still make the money they want, and I think the ratings for college football would go up as well. Instead of teams taking all of December off, they can have a week off  and then start the playoffs, so they could finish up around the same time. The BCS is an okay system, but imagine a March Madness in the winter. Besides, it should be decided who plays in the championship by their performance on the field and not the computers.

The winter season will be in full swing by the end of this week. Enjoy the variety, and check Warrior Scores for the latest updates!