Bounce the BCS

Summary:

The BCS system in its current format has got to go. It is nothing but controversial, and there is no way to be fair about which teams get in; the principle of sport, is completely nullified. The principle of sport is that the team that wins the game through teamwork and fair play, practice, excellence, etc. . . . is the team that gets to advance.

Ohh it’s so difficult to change, the bowls, the money. . . Hello! This is not that difficult. Play the same bowls, give the same money to the conferences. But. . . Give eight of the best teams two extra games to play off to a championship. Eight teams play in four of the same bowls they would otherwise play. Four teams advance to play in two other new bowls, and two teams advance to play the championship. Eight teams and the best one wins it all. There are only two extra games for the winners. A total of three additional games. The proceeds are distributed evenly to the NCAA schools. Everybody wins, and the real winner is determined.

My Bowl Season Experience: Boring this Year

Two bowl games that I really wanted to watch this season (besides my beloved Beavers) were The Sugar, Hawaii vs. Georgia, and the "Championship Game". Both were a disappointment. Hawaii, while being one of the most exciting offensive teams during the regular season, was a flop against Georgia. They could not protect the quarterback, and had no running game to slow the pass rush. The other game I wanted to see was LSU and Ohio State (the other OSU). If not for the thrill of the game, just to see LSU lose. I have not routed for LSU since they barely beat my OSU Beavers four years ago when Alexis Serna missed four extra points; he has since made every extra point in his career at OS. I was not going to route for LSU in this game either.

It was looking good, when Ohio State took a 10-0 lead. The thought crossed my mind that some teams start fast and fail to finish. At this time I begrudgingly went to eat my dinner as my wife had invited company over for dinner. (She had no idea the game was on.) By the time I got back to the game it was 31-10 LSU. How could this have happened? I am just glad I had not invested the time to watch. I was around when the announcer proclaimed OSU (Ohio) the number one defense in the Country. When I saw three Ohio tacklers bounce off the LSU running back to score, all I could think of was, my OSU Beavers would have crushed him.

Two questions arise from these games. 1. What was Hawaii doing in a BCS game, and 2, what was Ohio doing in the BCS championship? Both teams had inferior schedules. That’s what got them there. They had to be there. How could you deny a major conference team that was undefeated a chance at a BCS game? How could you keep OSU out of the championship game? It made sense that both teams were in the games they played, but after the games I was left wondering what would have happened if any of four or five other teams would have played in those games.

The BCS system in its current format has got to go. It is nothing but controversial, and there is no way to be fair about which teams get in; the principle of sport, is completely nullified. The principle of sport is that the team that wins the game through teamwork and fair play, practice, excellence, etc. . . . is the team that gets to advance.

Ohh it’s so difficult to change, the bowls, the money. . . Hello! This is not that difficult. Play the same bowls, give the same money to the conferences. But. . . Give eight of the best teams two extra games to play off to a championship. Eight teams play in four of the same bowls they would otherwise play. Four teams advance to play in two other new bowls, and two teams advance to play the championship. Eight teams and the best one wins it all. There are only two extra games for the winners. A total of three additional games. The proceeds are distributed evenly to the NCAA schools. Everybody wins, and the real winner is determined.