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    BCS proposal

    OK, here's what i would do...

    All conference champions in ALL conferences - strong and weak (this way in a few years MAYBE we could get some parity here too) - would be put into a playoff system. Seedings would be based on the current BCS system. Now, as far as the bowl games. Each game in each round would be given a bowl designation with the later bowl games being the "bigger" and more lucrative bowls. The rest of the teams would enter into the other bowl games, also based on the BCS system. This way, if you win your conference, you're guaranteed a chance at the title. If you don't , you don't, that simple.

    That's my plan...let the criticism fly...
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      OK, I'll rip it up good, since you invited it! :evil:

      First off, such a tourney should NOT include just all the conference champs. No way should the champ of Conference USA be included ahead of 2nd best in the Big XII or SEC or Pac-10. Heck, this year's title could well go to a team that wasn't even in it's conference title game.
      Secondly, the idea of using the bowls won't work at all. You've come up with a plan that'll have at LEAST 16 teams, probably 32. So, let's take an example...round one, a game with Oregon vs. Virginia Tech, to be played in Memphis at the Liberty Bowl. There won't be many people there...the bowls get their money off of people from out of town coming in...if there's a possibility of your team going to five bowls, nobody's going...even teams like Kansas State that travel well won't bring 10,000 people to four different bowl games. The ONLY team in the nation that could draw crowds like that is probably Notre Dame.
      The only way a playoff will work is to completely get rid of the bowls, and just have eight teams play it off at the home stadium of the top rated team, which raises a fine spectre...playing football in late December in State College PA or Ann Arbor or Syracuse...that'll go over REAL well.
      I'm sorry, but the current set up is about as good as you're going to get, and that's not a bad thing.

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        • #3
          thanks daddo, i don't think there's a plan out there that will be ok for all those involved. No matter what you propose somebody is gonna hate it.

          Can you imagine Toledo (MAC) playing Colorado (Big XII) in a playoff game.

          My big thing is i would like to see some sort of compromise between playoffs and the BCS because they both have upsides.

          The system now is better than it used to be, but i don't think its the best system. Just look at any other division. North Dakota proved they are the champs for D2, If nebraska wins, they will not have proved (whether it's me or anybody else because there will more than likely be split champs) that they are the best.

          Let's keep 'em coming :nerd:

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            • #4
              The last time we had a split National Championship, Nebraska was involved with Michigan at the time. A split championship is looming this year if Nebraska and Oregon win. This will turn out to be another mess, but a mess I in my own twisted way enjoy.

              The college game is in bed with money. Period. Both football and basketball. The bowls have funded college football for years, and have a contract through 2007 I believe. I don't know if you can have a playoff in college football with all the money the bowls throw at teams. And I have heard to include the bowls into a tournament, but do you honestly think the Rose, Sugar, Orange, and Fiesta want to be in a tournament where the winners move on? If they do, the dollars won't be the same FROM the bowls. The networks may step in and chuck dollars some way, but I don't see a tournament fit yet.

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                • #5
                  I remember that year...

                  I believe it was 1996. Michigan had gone through and blown out teams all year and several of those teams were nationally rated. Nebraska, on the other hand, had played a lot easier schedule and had barely won several of their games. It sucked that they had to split.

                  I believe the BCS is better than what we had then, but it is still not a GOOD system...
                  This space for rent...

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                    • #6
                      I agree, the bowls will never allow a playoff, just won't and as long as they are shelling out the big $$$, the NCAA will continue to tweak the BCS.

                      I also remember that year. It'll keep happening - maybe not as often - even with the BCS because football is unpredictable.

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                        • RamsFan16
                          New BCS game sets stage for things to come
                          by RamsFan16
                          http://www.sportsline.com/collegefoo...6?cfoot4.25.06

                          New BCS game sets stage for things to come
                          April 25, 2006
                          By Dennis Dodd
                          CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer
                          Tell Dennis your opinion!





                          PHOENIX -- The Legos are in place. Or Tinker Toys. Or Lincoln Logs. Whatever you want to call the new Bowl Championship Series.

                          The structure is in place for a small, modest playoff in Division I-A football.


                          The system was put in place to help mid-majors like Utah. (Getty Images)
                          It might not even be fair to call it that. Plus, any such monumental change is probably at least four years away.

                          It might take that long to figure out the current BCS structure, which kicks off this season. Ask around. Here's a bet that a large chunk of coaches don't even know how things are going down this season.

                          And we're less than nine months away from playing the actual bowl games.

                          That's why we offer this tutorial from this week's BCS meetings.

                          What's this new "double-hosting" format?

                          Starting this season, there are now five BCS bowls instead of four. Because of a threat of Congressional anti-trust intervention launched by non-BCS schools, a fifth game was added for better access two years ago at these meetings.

                          That means the bowl that is hosting the national title game each year -- after this season it is the Fiesta Bowl -- will also host its normal bowl game more or less a week prior.

                          Here's how it looks this year:

                          Jan. 1: Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz.
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                          Jan. 2: Orange Bowl in Miami
                          Jan. 3: Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
                          Jan. 8: BCS national title game back in Glendale, Ariz.
                          Give us a projected lineup in those bowls

                          Fiesta Bowl: Big 12 champ vs. at-large (Oklahoma vs. West Virginia)
                          Rose Bowl: Pac-10 champ vs. Big Ten champ (USC vs. Iowa)
                          Orange Bowl: ACC champ vs. at-large (Florida State vs. Texas)
                          Sugar Bowl: SEC champ vs. at-large (Notre Dame vs. Auburn)
                          BCS national championship: No. 1 vs. No. 2 in final BCS standings (No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 LSU, based on SportsLine.com pre-spring top 25)                           How does a non-BCS school get in?

                          Nothing is finalized -- hey, it's only April -- but count on any team from a "coalition conference" (MAC, WAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt, Conference USA) automatically qualifying by finishing in the top 12 of the BCS standings.

                          A further entry point: If the lowest-ranked BCS conference winner (among the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC, ACC and Big East) finishes No. 16 or lower, a coalition can get in by finishing No. 15 or higher.


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                          -04-27-2006, 06:12 PM
                        • DJRamFan
                          Rose's dream is Big Ten vs. Pac-10 AND title game
                          by DJRamFan
                          Aug. 5, 2005
                          By Dennis Dodd
                          CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer
                          Tell Dennis your opinion!





                          CHICAGO -- There's a unique opportunity for the Pac-10 and Big Ten in 2005. For the second time in BCS history, the Rose Bowl is the site of the national championship game after this season. Assuming that USC is the prohibitive No. 1 favorite going in, that puts the pressure on the Big Ten to make it a 1-2 natural matchup for the national championship.


                          Heisman winner Matt Leinart is expected to lead USC to a Rose Bowl berth. (Getty Images)
                          That's something that hasn't happened in 37 years.

                          It seems amazing the last time the Rose Bowl's anchor teams met while ranked 1-2 in the Associated Poll was Jan. 1, 1969. Ohio State beat USC 27-16. A "rematch" of sorts could be looming, although considering the strength of the Big Ten, Ohio State is in for a battle to win the league. Michigan was named the favorite this week at the Big Ten preseason media days.

                          "Anyone going in against USC would be the underdog," Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk said. "That would be a little bit of motivation, I think."

                          Only twice in history have the 1-2 teams in the AP poll from those conferences met in Pasadena (the other year was 1963). That shows how much fans of both leagues care about such an occurrence. Michigan coach Lloyd Carr has said in the past he valued a Rose Bowl berth over a national championship shot.

                          But this year, the stars are aligning for a Big Ten vs. Pac-10 championship game in the shadow of the San Gabriels on Jan. 4. No. 4 Michigan, No. 9 Ohio State and No. 10 Iowa all start the season ranked in the top 10 in the coaches poll. USC, which brings a 22-game winning streak into the season, is led by Heisman winner Matt Leinart.

                          "We definitely want to get there no matter who we're playing, but we'd definitely like to get a shot at USC," Michigan running back Michael Hart said. "Whoever wins the Big Ten this year and goes undefeated, they have no choice but to put you in the national championship game because the Big Ten is so strong this year."

                          There is some recent history. Michigan was the victim 20 months ago when the USC started its championship run with a 28-14 victory over the Wolverines in the Rose Bowl.

                          To say Carr is obsessing over that game might be too strong, but he does remember it. Michigan was trailing only 7-0 in the second quarter when John Navarre's pass hit Braylon Edwards' heel. USC's Lofa Tatupu intercepted and ran it back to the Michigan 3. USC scored easily to make it 14-0.

                          "They got a hell of a break when the ball hit Braylon in the heel," Carr said. "We never got back in it. If you look at the teams (they beat), they get them down, they kill...
                          -08-08-2005, 06:18 AM
                        • DJRamFan
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                          by DJRamFan
                          Nov. 18, 2004
                          SportsLine.com wire reports

                          TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Tommy Tuberville is taking it one championship game at a time: state, conference and, with two wins and some outside help, perhaps even national.

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                          The Auburn coach wants his Tigers, tied with Oklahoma at No. 2, to forget about the muddled Bowl Championship Series and focus on what really matters in this football-mad state: winning the Iron Bowl.

                          Nevertheless, the Tigers (10-0, 7-0 SEC) are stumping for national championship votes every time they step on the field these days, including Saturday's game at Alabama.

                          "This is the most important game of the year and this is the championship game," insists Tuberville, whose team already has secured a spot in the Southeastern Conference title game. "There is no other like it and we approach it like that."

                          The Iron Bowl is a 365-day-a-year borderline obsessive topic within the state. But this year, it's also got an abundance of national allure.

                          The Tigers are fighting for a spot in the Orange Bowl at the BCS title matchup. They're ranked third in the BCS standings behind Oklahoma and No. 1 Southern California.

                          Alabama (6-4, 3-4) would love to clear up that mess and erase some of those giddy feelings down on the Plains, boosting its own bowl standing in the process.

                          If the Crimson Tide can end the Tigers' bid for No. 1, "I'd feel real happy," tailback Kenneth Darby said. "I think the whole team would feel happy."

                          The game hasn't featured a national championship contender since 1992, when Alabama won the title. Last year, both teams were unranked. Two years ago, the Tide was ranked No. 9 but ineligible for the league title because of NCAA sanctions.

                          "It's one of the greatest rivalries in college football history," Alabama safety Charlie Peprah said. "You can throw out the rankings, you can throw out our non-ranking. This is Auburn-Alabama. That's what we keep talking about. That's all it is: It's just Auburn versus Alabama."

                          It's also a chance for the Tide to reverse a troubling trend for a program that had grown accustomed to being the team vying for national titles in this state. Alabama has lost 17 of its past 20 games against ranked teams in Tuscaloosa, dating back to 1997.

                          "I'm not trying to ruin Auburn's season or anything like that," Tide free safety Roman Harper said. "I just want to get another win for Alabama. That's a better way to look at it for me. I'm not trying to be mean or anything like that. We just need a win."

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                        • txramsfan
                          College Football Notes....Mainly Spurrier
                          by txramsfan
                          Notes: Spurrier out of sight, not out of mind

                          http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/colleg.../story/7421054


                          He's everywhere, and he's nowhere. He's right around the corner and out of sight.

                          He's Steve Spurrier, and right now the Old Ball Coach casts the longest shadow in college football.

                          Not that anyone can inquire about what is turning into Spurrier's favorite year. No coaching, no recruiting, no Dan Snyder, lots of money, lots of golf.

                          All the biggies have tried to land interviews, but they've told the same thing as SportsLine.com.

                          Florida spokesman and close friend Norm Carlson has been told to reject interview requests.

                          "I think he's relaxing and playing golf and enjoying his family," Ray Graves, Spurrier's Florida coach in the 1960s, said from Tampa. "I mentioned it to him and he said, 'I don't have any offers.'"

                          We should all be so lucky. The guy is happily out of work after resigning from the Redskins. But he remains one of the most coveted coaches around. While his pro career might be over, Spurrier, at age 58, still figures to be a hot college commodity after taking a year, or two, off.

                          Speculation in rampant: North Carolina if John Bunting doesn't improve things dramatically. He'd be in the ACC tormenting Miami and Florida State again every year. How about Auburn if Tommy Tuberville is undercut (again) by his bosses?


                          A friend says Steve Spurrier has been playing lots of golf and enjoying his family.(Getty Images)
                          Don't forget about Florida. Poor Ron Zook has done an admirable job of succeeding the legend. Now that Spurrier is a free agent again, the pressure will only increase until Spurrier finally, officially, retires.

                          But as Graves said, "He can't retire. He's gotta retire to something."

                          Homes in Crescent Beach and St. Augustine and golf every day aren't bad places to start.

                          "People think I'm going to coach again, I don't know," Spurrier told the Orlando Sentinel in January. "I'm definitely not going to coach for a year, probably not within two years and maybe not again."

                          Graves, who spoke to Spurrier 10 days ago and will see him this weekend, isn't so sure. The only predictability about the man is that he is unpredictable.

                          "I think he's going to be back in football," Graves said. "If he could be an offensive coordinator whether it's pros or college, just coach quarterbacks and offense, he'd be happy and do a good job."

                          What makes it so fun is that Spurrier isn't saying a thing. If you're a coach on a seat that is even lukewarm, you're not looking over your shoulder, you're checking Spurrier's whereabouts every day.

                          The silence is deafening.

                          Bowling...
                          -06-15-2004, 08:45 AM
                        • txramsfan
                          BCS approves "double hosting" model
                          by txramsfan
                          http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/7405648

                          Bowl Championship Series commissioners approved on Wednesday the
                          framework for a new postseason model beginning in 2006.


                          The "double-hosting" BCS model will begin after that 2006 season with the 2006-2007 bowls. The four existing BCS bowls -- Sugar, Fiesta, Rose and Orange -- will each play host to two games once every four years. The second game in the bowl will be the BCS title game matching the two top-ranked teams from the regular season.

                          The other four bowls will be a mixture of conference champions and increased at-large openings to provide access for any coalition teams that qualify. The addition of a fifth game means there will be two more BCS slots, bringing the total to 10. Counting the champions of the six BCS leagues, that would leave four at-large openings. It is expected that a coalition team (formerly "non-BCS") could qualify for one of those spots if it finished in the top 12 in the final BCS regular-season rankings.

                          Resolution of the issue was made possible when the Rose Bowl agreed to open a slot for coalition qualifiers under certain conditions. The most likely scenario is if the Rose loses either the Pac-10 or Big Ten champion to the BCS title game (No. 1 vs. No. 2). It was not immediately known how often coalition qualifiers would play in any of the four bowls.

                          A media conference call to make the announcement has been called for noon ET on Thursday. BCS Presidential Oversight Committee chairman Dave Frohnmayer (the Oregon president) and incoming BCS coordinator Kevin Weiberg (Big 12 commissioner) are expected to participate.

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                          BCS presidents weren't going to approve the "plus-one" model that had winning teams progressing to a championship game after playing what amounted to semifinal games in BCS bowls. Commissioners were told by presidents in February to add a fifth game (if the market supported it) to accommodate coalition teams.

                          It is expected there will be a continuation of "anchor" conferences for each bowl -- the Big 12 in the Fiesta, SEC in the Sugar, ACC in the Orange and Pac-10 and Big Ten in the Rose Bowl. When any of those bowls lose a conference champion to the BCS title game, it could get first choice of any BCS-eligible team.

                          The conferences and ABC are expected to sign at least a four-year contract to continue the BCS system that started in 1998. A new deal would carry the BCS out through at least the 2009 season.

                          Commissioners were under pressure this week to finalize a new...
                          -06-10-2004, 11:51 AM
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