Comments on: Easier Said Than Done, Mr. President Elect

By: jmattex

jmattex — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:29:47 +0000

I can’t see a feasible solution for College Football. There is simply no way a 16 team tournament (not necesarily a bad idea) would happen in the near future. I have no idea what should be done.

By: Dewey T

Dewey T — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:03:46 +0000

Before reading this.. I was one that was IN FAVOR of a playoff system… to determine a True Champion. But now… I say “NO”
There is no perfect system… and your proposal is very nice… and on paper it should work… but these Conferences are so greedy. Why should the SEC be equal to the WAC… or the PAC 10 be equal to Conference USA. Egos and Greed gets in the way… and then you’ll have more dispute over the fact that (like the last post stated) the SEC and the Big 12 may have 6 teams each that should be qualified and then someone will be left out.
Is it so bad that the National Champion may not be deserving of the Title?… but the fact that we will have a dozen of bowl games on Jan 1st that will please every part of the country… spreading the wealth around… isn’t that what Obama is all about? LOL
This Argument/Discussion will go on… and every year.. there will be good proposals that should be seriously consider like your proposal…. but the bottom line is MONEY. That’s why these bowls are named after Corporations.
Outback Bowl at the Raymond James Stadium…
Capital One Bowl, GMAC Bowl, PapaJohns.com bowl, Tostitos Bowl etc. etc.
We hope for that perfect system like we hope “to end World Hunger”…
We might be able to Solve World Hunger before we solve this BCS Mess
Keep up the good fight and keep up the good work.

By: HoyaSaxa

HoyaSaxa — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:23:27 +0000

I don’t think you can eliminate the conference championship game, given that a lot of conferences have multiple divisions (Big 12, ACC, SEC, etc.), and if they didn’t have multiple divisions, it would be very difficult for every team to play every other team. I do think that shortening the non-conference schedule is a good way to go. Whatever system you go with, there is going to be some team left out with a legitimate claim to be in the BCS/Playoffs… it will just be the 17th ranked team instead of the 3rd ranked team.

And can you imagine the uproar from all the other conferences if the Big 12 and SEC had 6 spots (at least- off the top of my head at least one of Mizzou/OSU, Texas, Texas Tech, OU, Florida, and ‘Bama HAVE to be there, right?), and only ONE at-large spot was left (none if you let Mizzou and OSU in)? I just don’t think the other so-called “major” conferences would stand for it. And although allowing the Boise States of the world into this playoff system is all well and good, I’m not sure I’d be willing to extend an automatic invitation to the winner of the craptastic Sun Belt conference. Troy @ Florida isn’t all that much more compelling that Citadel @ Florida. I think you have to give all the major conferences an automatic bid (ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, SEC, Pac-10), but beyond that it has to be at-large bids. The good mid-major teams will get a look anyways (Ball State, Boise State, and Utah are all in the top 12… and so is TCU), especially if they keep the BCS rankings.

By: Brelig

Brelig — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:21:59 +0000

Playing off the metaphor, creating the ‘perfect’ college football system is unattainable in the near term… as unfortunately is the same with world hunger. The proposed solution is rather close to a ‘perfect’ system, but much like ending hunger the solution is more idealistic than realistic.

Last time the conferences got together to discuss the BCS, only the ACC and SEC wanted to move forward with talks of a plus one (4 team) system. It’s a safe bet a 16-team college playoff wont take place anytime soon.

So on the realistic hand, let’s consider a 6-team approach:

- Top two team gets byes, dismisses the argument that teams will throw away games at the end of season like the NFL.
- Sure there are going to be bubble teams, as in any playoff system. Like March Madness, there are teams that maybe should make it and don’t. However, its very different excluding a #3 team and a #7 team for the national title. Undefeated Auburn in 2004 got denied from a chance at that national title. That’s a travesty. Not letting 2008 Penn State (10-1 in the horrid Big 10) compete for a national title, we can get over it.

Finally, besides being just idealistic… I can’t say I have enough love for the small conferences as your proposed plans sets forth. Let’s be honest, outside the Big 6 and MWC and WAC (being generous)… what teams realistically have a shot of competing with the top dogs? If they want to be included, they’d have to schedule a monster non-conference game and beat em to show they belong.