In a era when computers decide who gets the right to play for the national championship and coaches or the press do not have a say, it might be time to avoid the commontion and controversy and switch to an easier system, one that would ensure that the national champion was truly the best team in all of college football.Some would say that the NCAA had abandoned tradition, but with all said, most would realize that in the proposed system, the most deserving of teams would have an equal shot at the title. It would be new and exciting, as some fans think there are already too many bowl games that let in mediocre teams.
With this system, fans would be more interested in each game as drama would build to see who claimed the last spot in the playoff. Also, you wouldn’t have to get rid of the current BCS bowls which include the Rose, Sugar, Orange, and Fiesta.
Lets use this year as an example, you could have an eight team tournament with regional hosts. This would reap in money and each school represented could become richer. Television rates and ticket sales would rise, as fans would anticipate each matchup.
- Ohio State [Pasadena]
- Oklahoma
- USC [Glendale]
- Wisconsin
- Michigan [New Orleans]
- Louisville
- Florida [Miami]
- Louisiana State
The semifinals could be held in Dallas, a city which would bring in a lot of finaces. The finale would then be played at the Rose Bowl, in one of the most historic stadiums in all of sports. This sounds like a better way to crown a champion then the current system.
There are too many advantages of adopting a playoff to count. While the current bowl system creates controversy and leaves some teams out, the ones who worked the hardest would become the undespituted king in the system. In my opinion, this would be the best route to take for the future.
4 replies on “Time For a Playoff”
I voted FOR this article…BUT… No Arkansas or Notre Dame? Are you serious?
The BCS simply isn’t flawless, it’s sad to say.
Three Big Ten teams and 2 SEC teams, with little or nothing left for the rest? Ouch! That’s a little harsh!
Wisconsin haven’t really beaten anybody all year– unless you count Penn State — while Louisville beat an awful Miami team and a West Virginia team which later lost to South Florida.
I’m not too sure about the teams. But yeah- I’d love to see a playoff system.
And I love it ALL to start with a Sweet 16…
In no particular order:
10)Rutgers (beat Louisville)
I liked some of your ideas… but the article was a little short for me. Add some more teams and expand your argument.
Also, I think you could argue that the coaches and the press have a lot of say in who plays for the title because they vote in the national polls, a couple of the biggest factors in a team’s ranking in the BCS.
I heard ex-Notre Dame head coach Bob Davies talking about a playoff, and he said that if there were a playoff this season, then Michigan and Ohio State would have been justified in resting their stars in the season finale in preparation for the upcoming playoffs. That is something to think about. If you want a playoff, then you must except diminished meaning in the regular-season games.
What about… If you want a playoff, then you must include teams like Boise State. Non-BCS powers are one of the biggest arguments for a playoff. Give some love to the little guy.
Playoff My idea for a playoff would have the eight power conferences SEC, Pac-10(USC), Big 12, Big 10(Ohio State), Big East, ACC, Mountain West(BYU), and Conference USA bring their champions into the playoffs. That would leave room for eight other wildcards to be part of a 16 team tournament. The eight winners from the first round would play in the BCS bowls. We would then have those four winners from the bowl round play a semi final and final in the Rose bowl.
My bracket would look like this
1 Ohio State
Rutgers
2 USC
Virginia Tech
Ohio State
3 Florida LSU
Notre Dame Ohio State
USC Arkansas
4 Georgia Tech Michigan
Boise State Ohio State
Florida Florida Florida
5 Louisville Oklahoma USC
Arkansas
Boise State
6 Oklahoma Arkansas
Wisconsin
7 BYU
Michigan
8 Houston
LSU