hat 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. "They have provided some of the greatest moments in college football history and add to the pageantry, color, and excitement of the game" (2003 College Bowl Association). Allowing teams with winning records to play each other in an "extra" game each year translates to quality of play. Out of the 117 eligible Division I-A schools, 79 have participated in at least one bowl game in the past five seasons. Being that there are 29 games, a total of 58 schools will participate in this year's bowl system. Unfortunately the bowl system's traditions boil down to money. "The bowl system's 29 games will distribute more than $200 million to the NCAA participating schools. Almost $800 million has been paid out in the past five years and the bowls will conservatively payout more than $2.1 billion over the next ten years" (2003 College Bowl Association). The revenue generated from the various bowls is distributed among the athletic conferences that institutions are affiliated with, equally. That revenue sharing contributes to the farce that is the BCS.
             The Bowl Championship Series replaced the Bowl Alliance, which had the same principles, but without a signed television contract, in 1998. The BCS' stated purpose is to create a National Championship without having an actual playoff tournament. The BCS is administered by the commissioners of the six major athletic conferences. Those conferences include 62 teams. The Big Ten, Pacific Ten, ACC, SEC, Big 12 and Big East are the participating conferences; a special invitation could be extended to Notre Dame if some contingencies happen. That brings the total to 63 BCS teams. The 54 teams that do not have direct access to the BCS system feel that the exclusionary system unfairly breaks antitrust la...