THIS STORY BEGS AN OBVIOUS QUESTION. Given that the New York Times has arguably the worst sports section of any major newspaper in the country, why exactly does it have a partial say in the BCS rankings? This is like bringing your retarded cousin along to your big bank heist to be the lookout. You knew he was gonna screw it up! What were you thinking?! Same basic principle here, just with more money, and less jail time, on the line.