I am the Author of this book, and it may just be the most comprehensive plan for the next step of the BCS [Bowl Championship Series] to further amend the Bowl selection process.
Many of the suggested playoff formats have one or two things in common: a bracketed process where teams are seeded with the highest playing the lowest; and the other item is using the Bowl Games for this playoff system.
The Total Bowl payout has been over One Quarter of a BILLION Dollars the last few years. I do not think any playoff system will have a chance using the Bowls. It is simple really, if any one team has multiple Bowl games, it will be denying other teams, who could have enjoyed that spot, from earning the dollars paid for their participation in the Bowl. The Bowls are the 'sacred cows', or in this case the 'cash cows'.
To 'seed' the teams with the lowest playing the highest is, in my opinion, a total waste of time and energy. Let's face it, football is not basketball where a team can play 2 or 3 games per week.
On another note, how did these teams earn their rankings? Two thirds of the pollsters are persons with their opinions. Since these rankings are subjective at best, let's have some head to head immediate competition. Why not have #1 hosting #2, #3 hosting #4, etc. all the way to #119 hosting #120, or at least as many teams playing as there are Bowl berths to fill.
The key points to my format are:
- Provides the next progressive step in determining who should play in the BCS Bowls.
- Justify subjective rankings with more meaningful games.
- A system where EVERYBODY WINS! Teams, Conferences, Schools, Fan[atic]s, Broadcasting Companies, Congress/Senate, and many others not listed here.
- Provides a process of elimination before the Bowl berths are filled.
- Allows all 11 Conferences and Independents to EARN their just positions in the BCS Bowls.
- Reduces the human subjective factor out of the ratings.
- Lets the Titan battle the Titan on the field of play, by letting the teams play the game!
- Pits top ranked teams to play opponents of perceived equal strength.
- Leaves no room on the regular season schedule to play that "cream puff" team.
- Gives us the games we could have never had the foresightedness to have scheduled.
- Reduces the opinions of Coaches and Harris Pollsters with reality results.
- Provides tie-breakers with immediate results.
- Keeps the Bowl System in tact.
- Keeps the amount of games being played the same.
- Meets Government passed regulations by providing one round of playoffs.
- Insures Fair Play for all 120 teams to earn their BCS Bowl berth.
- Provides additional profit centers for participating Teams, Conferences, and Schools.
- Provides funds for teams to travel to these previously unscheduled games.
- Cost effective.
- Results effective.
If you think these points are well worth reaching, than maybe you should read the book and then I ask you to petition the Schools, The Presidents of the Schools, The Board of Directors of these Schools, and everyone you think may lobby for this radical change that would be in ALL parties best interest..
Thank You,
jt a.k.a. wwoodyhays on sportsline.com
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