More than a decade into the BCS era and I am still amazed at the outrage over who is selected to play in the BCS bowls outside of the Championship Game.
There is a lot of money on the line for sure, but the fact remains that the other bowls are most often a side show to the big one. Unless there is a year without a clear No. 1, the other games don't matter, no matter what bowl supporters will tell you.
Fans get to watch their team one more time (and for some teams -- Illinois, UCLA, Purdue -- this isn't a good thing), and that is it.
So when Kansas State was left out of a BCS bowl, and instead is shipped to the Cotton Bowl, it didn't really bother me.
After all, the Wildcats were 36th in the MRI.
Yes, No. 36. That is out of even "on the bubble" range.
The outrage began on Saturday night when there were rumors that Virginia Tech might sneak over Kansas State. It continued through Sunday night and the official announcement.
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