Over at Salon, King Kaufman has an amusing take on the mess that is the BCS Championship this year; for those not paying attention, the only undefeated squad left is Utah, who beat usual SEC powerhouse Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Bama very nearly played for the championship; they lost of Florida, who will play Oklahoma for all the marbles tonight.

Kaufman:

This column has already crowned its national champion. With its background in the boxing world, this column believes if you’re not going to have a fair championship system, the best alternative is to crown the guy who beat the guy who beat the guy.

That guy is Tulane.

The Green Wave went 2-10 this year, but they made those wins count. One of them was over Louisiana-Monroe, so I think you see my point.

No? OK: Tulane beat Louisiana-Monroe, who beat Troy, who beat Middle Tennessee, who beat Maryland, who beat Wake Forest, who beat Mississippi.

Aha! Mississippi!

What do you mean, so what? Ole Miss beat Florida. But that’s not all. The Rebels also beat Texas Tech, who beat Texas, who beat Oklahoma.

There’s a direct line of losing from both teams in the BCS Championship Game to Tulane. That’s what makes Tulane, last seen losing 45-6 to Memphis, your 2008 national champion.