If I had a dollar for every column that blasts the ineptitude of the Bowl Championship Series, you wouldn’t be reading this column, because I’d be retired on a beach somewhere in the South Pacific.

The preposterousness of the whole system rears its ugly head year after year, and I’m tired of the whole mess.

Here is my solution: Don’t watch any bowl games.

And I don’t. If I hear a buzz about the game I’ll catch the highlights on SportsCenter or pop open the newspaper to get the results.

Every year a pair of friends and I create our own playoff system using the top eight teams in the final BCS standings. Granted we hate the BCS, but we need to start somewhere, because we can’t agree on a top eight.

From there, we sit down over a few beverages to discuss how our brackets played out. The fictitious Jimbo Championship System – the JCS – is better than anything the NCAA has put together and usually presents itself with a memorable night.

Sure, we are but three among a large TV audience, but until there is a playoff system involved, I will not tune into a bowl game. The last time my TV set was subject to the game manufactured by computers, the Associated Press and the coaches’ poll was the 2006 Texas triumph over USC in the Rose Bowl.

The mere sight of the Rose Bowl being played at night, and not on New Year’s Day, was enough to send me into BCS exile.

So, without further ado, here are the Top Eight teams, according to the last BCS ranking, and my bracket.

The highest remaining seeds play the lowest remaining seeds after the first round.

ROUND 1

1. Ohio State – 8. Kansas

Ohio State played a cupcake-filled non-conference schedule. Kansas played a schedule ranked 109th. Ohio State is too skilled and big for Kansas. Todd Boeckman at quarterback and Chris Wells, who rushed for over 1,400 yards, control the game for the Buckeyes.

Ohio State 34, Kansas 17

2. LSU – 7. USC

Perhaps the two best teams play in round one. John David Booty is healthy and has a plethora of receivers over six-feet that could be track stars. LSU and Jacob Hester are battle tested, but can’t seem to find a way to get it done in another overtime thriller.

USC 52, LSU 49 (triple OT)

3. Virginia Tech – 6. Missouri

The Hokies can play defense, but they wander around on offense. Chase Daniel has NFL potential at quarterback for the Tigers. Jeremy Maclin and Martin Rucker give Missouri a receiving tandem that can shake the speedy Hokies.

Missouri 24, Va Tech 17

4. Oklahoma – 5. Georgia

Georgia has won six in a row and is on a roll. Like a Wild Card team in baseball, the Bulldogs are hot at the right time. Knowshon Moreno is a freshman sensation at tailback for Georgia and keeps the Sam Bradford-led offense off the field long enough to give Georgia a win.

George 34, Oklahoma 31.

ROUND 2

1. Ohio State – 7. USC

The Buckeyes can’t contend with the best team they’ve played all year. Booty loves to find big tight end Fred Davis and 6-foot-5 receiver Patrick Turner. OSU has no answer for the size and speed of USC.

USC 28, OSU 24

6. Missouri – 5. Georgia

The Bulldogs do it on the ground and through the air. Maclin is a handful at receiver, but the Bulldogs get it done in an overtime squeaker.

Georiga 28, Missouri 21

JIMBO’S TITLE GAME

5. Georgia – 7. USC

USC is out to show the Stanford game was a hiccup and they are the best team when Booty is healthy. The Trojan defense, specifically the front four, is too much to overcome for the Bulldogs. The game is a great one, though, as the best two offensive and defensive teams put on a show. But in the end, the weapons at receiver give USC the win.

USC 31, Georgia 27

USC wins it all. And although there will be plenty of debate over my pick, if the games were played, there would be none.

All would be settled on the field.

What a novel idea.