Coaches Backtrack, Agree To Make Final Ballots Public

The Bowl Championship Series is dealing with enough animus as it is, so its officials must have been relieved when the American Football Coaches Association announced that it had flipped and will now make public the final ballots of the USA Today Coaches Top 25. Prior to the reversal, the AFCA had been poised to adopt the recommendation of Gallup -- its consultant on this and other matters -- to seal the individual ballots, a move the BCS strongly opposed.

For those wanting to blow up the current college football postseason, the change of heart was something of a disappointment. BCS Evolution:

The BCS opposed this because they want transparency in the voting process... Personally, I was hoping this was the beginning of a rift between the coaches and the BCS that would lead the BCS dropping the coaches poll as a component of its formula and the AFCA taking its trophy and credibility from the BCS championship game.

Alas, no help here, forcing BCS haters to root for complete and utter chaos. Translation: TCU-Cincinnati for all the marbles.