Wednesday, February 29, 2012

College Football, Playoff System??? Not Exactly

So, lots of college football fans want a playoff system right? They think it will give an even chance for every team and won't leave out the undefeated or one loss teams who don't get a chance at the BCS...well they are wrong because as it has come up and why the BCS doesn't do tourney style is because it'd end up being like the now NCAA Basketball tourney in March.

You See you would get a bunch of teams that are divide in their conferences, and don't meet each other in the regular season, sure you get some "Cinderella" stories, but ultimately you get the higher seeds progressing and then a final four composed of 1-4 seeds. It'd still be "unfair" to those lesser conference powers.

BUT, on that note I don't like the reward system that is the College Bowl season either. How do you solve this problem? Glad you asked, my theory is off the wall and probably a crazy blogger idea, but I would enjoy it if they had my system.



Sports d00de BCS System
1.)Teams are ranked in their division for champion spot using the BCS ranking in the beginning of the season.
2.)The top teams are overall rated number one and claimed the champ of their division (much like boxing the best holds the title).
3.)The title is up for grabs in each of the conference's champions game and makes the regular season relevant.
4.)If a lower ranked team wins the new title at the last game of the season then they get a shot at the playoffs as the conference champion. (This means if they won it wasn't a fluke, and if they can maintain the title then they are a legit program).
5.)The playoffs are the top seeds (or champs) of the conferences, their strength of schedule and season record then go into account and are reseeded within the playoff system.
6.)They compete in a playoff and, WAM BAM, you got your new champ. Who holds the overall title, which is again relinquished at the beginning of the regular season, but places the team for the top of their conference.

Rinse repeat.

What I believe is this would give college ball a new meaning to being the top of your conference, you can be 1-13 (record) and still get a shot at being the champ in an upset. You might make the tourney as an under dog. And you get a fair balance of preparation, and smart college football programs.

The problems are, that it has a socialistic views, and the top guys would not like that. Nick Saban's losses to LSU would make him mad, and the SEC would probably ignite a civil war. BUT, why not have some of the good teams of the SEC move to the ACC or the Big East. Some rearranging must occur in order to get an even league, but I think a system like this is closer to what REAL FOOTBALL fans would want.

Just a theory, but hey I think it'd be cool.

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