I'm not a fan of the BCS. The time has come for college football to have a real playoff.
But if there is one redeeming quality of the BCS...it forces teams to win. For all of you whining that USF doesn't deserve to be #2 in the BCS poll you can't take away the fact that USF has played 6 games and won all 6. That includes a win at then #17 Auburn. And the big one, a win at home over then #5 West Virginia. You can't whine about strength of schedule.
At this point in the season, the question is not if USF could beat LSU or Oklahoma or USC or whomever. The question is who is rated best at October 14 after feeding all the data into the computers. The Bulls are there because they haven't lost.
LSU could be#1 if the Tigers hadn't lost to Kentucky. Cal could be there if it hadn't lost to Oregon State. Oklahoma is still mad about Colorado. USC ditto over Stanford.
You can blame the BCS for a lot of things. But if you don't win, you can blame only yourself.