Yesterday, the Bowl Championship Series stripped the University of Southern California of their 2004 national football championship. But in the end, nothing has really changed.
This is the first time any NCAA football championship has been vacated since the NCAA began awarding football championships based on polls in 1936. And this is significant, because it means the BCS is not awarding the title to a University of Oklahoma squad that lost to USC in the title game. And they aren't giving the title to an undefeated Auburn University team.
And since the Associated Press chose not to strip USC of their AP championship, the Trojans are not only still the 2004 national football champs, they are still the only 2004 nationals football champs.
And maybe more importantly, the BCS is not requiring the PAC-10 conference to return the $14.5 million BCS payday.
Which means, in the end, nothing has changed. Except the penalty placed on the current players (probation), and the money lost by fans who paid to watch a game that never happened.
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