And the winner is...

Mark Schlabach, senior college football writer for espn.com.

It's late September, we're a few weeks into the season, that means it's time for some asshole to start proclaiming we're in for another "BCS mess." It's the first day of fall and Mr. Schlabach has dutifully fulfilled his obligation as know-it-all-columnist-that-conveniently-ignores-every-season-of-college-football-we've-seen-in-the-BCS-era.

Remember, this is the same guy that gave you his preseason rankings back in May with the Buckeyes in the top spot, followed by Georgia. He followed that prognostication up about 24 hours later by stating that OSU would probably finish somewhere in the middle of the SEC. Huh?

Then, even after Georgia started to suffer a rash of catastrophic injuries to various starters, Schlabach decided that the Bulldogs were his preseason #1 ahead of Ohio State. Genius!

[FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARGUMENT WE'LL IGNORE THAT GEORGIA SHOULD IN FACT HAVE BEEN RANKED AHEAD OF OHIO STATE, THAT'S NOT REALLY THE POINT]

So I guess we shouldn't be surprised that this guy has the grand foresight to project exactly how the season will end. How will it end? In ruins. Ruins that will rip the fabric of civilization. God forbid we are denied our inalienable right to an undisputed #1 vs. #2 in the title game.

Here is Schlabach's hue and cry and lament for a happier time when sanity prevailed and national title games were a mere flight of fancy:

1. We're headed toward another BCS disaster.

Southern California is ranked No. 1 and probably won't get much resistance in the PAC-10. But what if the champions of the Big 12 and SEC also finish unbeaten? Which team will be left out? Believe it or not, USC might have the weakest résumé at season's end. California and Oregon are struggling, and the rest of the PAC-10 isn't very good. And how impressive will USC's 35-3 victory over Ohio State look once all the games are played?

What an asshole.

Did you watch any college football last season Mark?

Ohio State beat Michigan last season and on that rainy November day it was all but a forgone conclusion that the Buckeyes wouldn't play for the national title. THAT WAS NOVEMBER 17TH!

I don't think it's likely that we'll see as much turmoil at the top of the polls this year as we did in 2007. It just seems unlikely given the law of averages. It's certainly possible though.

And is USC a lock to get to the title game? I don't doubt for a second that they're the best team but as has been previously pointed out, the Trojans have a propensity to drop games they shouldn't. Don't bet the farm that Pete Carroll will get his crew to Miami just yet.

Oh, and three unbeatens from major conferences has happened only once in the BCS era Mark. Despite what the SEC'ers will tell you it was pretty obvious the year that Auburn was "snubbed" who had earned the right to play in the title game. If you don't remember check out War Eagle's non-conference resume that season.

Maybe we should wait until at least October to start complaining about a "BCS mess" douchebag.