Nothing else has made a difference, so now we’ll see if the Oval Office carries any clout with the Bowl Championship Series.

Then-Sen.-now-President-elect Barack Obama offered his two cents worth on the BCS’s method of choosing a Division I-A national football champion Monday night in an interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman, and his opinion might have earned him a few votes Tuesday from frustrated fans.

“I’m fed up with these computer rankings, and this and that and the other,” Obama said. “Get eight teams—the top eight teams at the end. You’ve got a playoff. Decide on a ...

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