Thursday, February 11, 2010

Problems With the System

There are several problems with the current BCS system, but to explain all of them would require me to write a several hundred page book. I just don't have that kind of time. But to narrow it down to the biggest problems with the system is very doable.
1. The reason why 120 college football programs play their seasons is to hopefully be on top by the end and win the national championship, or be the best team in all the land. The problem is that there is no definite winner in college football postseason. Because there is not a playoff, teams don't get to compete head-to-head to see who is the best. Instead, people vote on who should get to be the two teams in the national championship game. Computer rankings are released and accordingly, the two strongest ranked teams are matched up.
2. The little guys outside of the major BCS conferences can go undefeated and still not have a chance of winning it all. Several small schools such as Utah and Boise State have gone undefeated but never sniffed the national championship. Because these teams do not bolster tougher schedules, they are considered inferior to the BCS conference teams.
3. Other than the national championship game, the rest of the 30-some odd bowl games are completely irrelevant and mean nothing. The bowl games are played to gain revenue and keep football traditions, but the team is playing for nothing.

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