Proposal for Reform of the College Football Post-season
College football is the only sport in which there is no playoff system in its postseason. Bowl games are at various sites around the country instead are played, in which two teams are rewarded for a winning season and play each other with festivities such as possibly a parade occur in the days before the game. The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was established in 1998 to attempt to match up the best two teams in college football in the last bowl game of the year to solve college football's dilemma of not always having an undisputed national champion. Using a formula that combines poll ranking, toughest of schedule, computer rankings, and losses, the BCS, who consist of the "Big Six" conferences (ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 10, and SEC), has had controversial national title match ups. Because of the controversy there have been calls for a playoff system. The BCS Commisioners and its supporters have several reasons why they wish to keep the current system. Bowls have been apart of the sport of college football since the first bowl game took place on New Years Day 1894 when the University of Chicago played the University of Notre Dame. The sacred traditions of the sport are an integral part.
This is not to mention the gate sales, television revenue, among other income. All of the conference champions just as with the current system get berths in the playoffs. With only two teams playing for the national championship that means there is little room for error. With fifteen bowls being involved in the playoff that leaves an extra thirteen bowls left over. Since the weak smaller schools play in weak conferences it's nearly impossible for them to compete with the elements in the BCS formula. Both teams finished the regular season undefeated. In this particular year for example, the two teams, Ohio State and University Of Miami, are squaring off in the national championship game in the Fiesta Bowl on January 3, 2003. As mentioned earlier 6 of them are involved in the BCS (ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 10, and SEC). The college football world needs a playoff. Teams that have been undeservingly left out of the championship game especially realize the need. Many athletic departments are in the red and this greatly benefits. Yes it means fourteen less teams having a postseason but the quality of the match ups will be much more exciting and intriguing. The mid-major conferences would get more exposure and attention.
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