The Bowl Championship Series:
The Bowl Championship Series: Unfair & Unjust The Bowl Championship Series is a system that was implemented to pit the best two teams in college football against each other in a championship game. Although the BCS has received large amounts of criticism over its quirky number system, many believe that it has helps to create a clear national champion. However, even this can be disputed as the BCS has consistently proved flaws in their constant amendments, unpopular conation with the media, and overall inconsistency in the fairness of the sport of college football. The BCS system creates extreme amounts of financial revenue for select members thus creating a large financial gap between the teams included and the teams excluded. The limited opportunity from the "mid-major" programs has led to huge disparities in the level of play, monetary funds, and overall support for the non-BCS programs. The system of a single game play-off called "bowls" provides great opportunities for schools that are eligible to participate. The bowls provide a giant amount of revenue, are a system of tradition, provide marketing, and benefit local economies. The bowls provide great opportunities for schools to garner interest and marketing. "Total atten
com Staff, Explaining the BCS [updated 2004; cited 24 March 2004] Available from: http://football. That brings the total to 63 BCS teams. Because the games are tied within the six major conferences, each conference will be able to share an approximately $14-17 million payoff every year. The difference in the money translates to a large disparity in recruiting budgets, facilities, and overall fan base. ECU has no legitimate shot at winning a national title, which is the problem existing in the BCS system. Because the money for a championship game is so great, many teams were force to expand to 12 teams. "The $14-17 million payoff is a considerable amount compared to the approximately $750,000-$900,000 payout that two university champions from non-Bowl Championship Series affiliated conferences" (BCSFootball. Many, including NCAA president Myles Brand believe that the tradition of the bowls must stay in tact. The traditional system of bowls in college football's postseason has been in effect for the past 90 years.
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