Welcome to Heads or Tails Debates. Our first topic in this new blog will be the College Football Bowl Game situation. Everything that Matthew writes will be in Orange while everything Jason writes will be in Brown. We hope you enjoy or takes!
I think it is definitely time for Division 1-A, or whatever you want to call it, to go to a playoff system rather than having one single bowl game and a flawed ranking system decide College Football's National Championship. The BCS is a monopoly that punishes schools who are not in one of the, so-called, elite conferences. Last time I saw, Boise State had beaten a few of the teams from the "elite" conferences.
It is ridiculous that Division 1-A football does not have a playoff system not just because of the flawed rankings but also because of the lost revenue. It's commonly said that they will not change because of sponsor commitments and bowl game traditions. Well here's an idea I came up with when I was about 12 years old. Have 12 teams make the playoffs. Hold each round in a neutral location (bowl game spots with bowl game sponsors). People will say "the fans won't travel" or "you'll lose attendance." Not true. The NCAA basketball tourney does the same thing and they have been running strong for years. Most bowl games are played in warm weather areas so you could alternate locations but still keep them near to each proceeding round. Fans (especially student fans) will travel regardless. If this is flawed then fine change it but I say at least give it a try, it can't be worse than what we have now. Also, this helps teams like Boise State because now big schools won't shy away from playing them for fear of losing points in the BCS rankings. Seems we both agree on this one...CHANGE THE SYSTEM!
I do agree with you on most of what you're saying. The first thing I disagree with is your 12 team theory. Why so few? That gives some teams byes in the first round. Nobody in basketball gets a bye. Also, that would be only five bowl games. That's exactly what the BCS already offers. I don't know about fan travel either. Yeah, your die hard fans will get to all the games but do you really think the students would be able to afford to go to six bowl games? I don't see this as very likely. But the stadiums will be full no matter what. Either way, the ranking system needs to be changed. How did Boise not pass TCU in the rankings after the Oregon team they beat throttled USC? The computers aren't as smart as we think they are.
Well there are numerous options that could be used that would be better than BCS. Even playing games at home stadiums is better. My thought on 12 is there usually aren't more than that many teams that are considered "championship calibur" so it cuts down on time. Part of the issue is the time between the end of the regular season and the start of the bowls is finals time. Officials say that a playoff would take too long.
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