College Football Playoffs:
College Football loves to be different. They love that they are not like pro football. They want to have different rules.
But one rule and tradition that needs to change is the postseason. If the NCAA can turn the "Granddaddy of them all," The Rose Bowl, into the championship game, their is a chance of more changes.
I do not oppose anything about the voting. I think when you have teams with weak schedules going undefeated and a team with strong schedules only losing one game ranked higher, that is what makes college football unique.
But to not give the two teams a chance to prove who is better makes college football far from great.
2001 saw Miami, the #1 team in the country take home the trophy. 2000 saw #1 ranked Oklahoma take it. 1999 saw #1 Florida State take the crown. The problem with the BCS is not with the #1 team.
It's with the #2 team and how easy the BCS is making it for the top seed. For the past 3 seasons, Miami, Oklahoma, and Florida State dominated in the national title game and were unquestionably National Champs.
However, Nebraska in 2001, Florida State in 2000, and Virginia Tech in 1999, all headed into the game with tremendous controversy. This is inevitable. It is almost impossible for two Division 1 football teams to finish undefeated.
It is amazing that all 3 winners since the BCS has been installed finished perfect. And because most teams who are fighting for that number two seed have a loss, there is no way to satisfy everyone...or is there?
A playoff system is needed for two reasons. First, it takes away any controversy: If you win, you keep playing, If you lose, it's your own fault. Second, it is what makes March Madness and Pro Football the most exciting post seasons in sports.
It doesn't get any better than one game to decide it all. Basketball, Baseball and Hockey have Game 7's but how often do they reach that game.
With College Basketball and the NFL, every year is exciting and every game is thrilling. Today, in college football, only 1 bowl game matters. Every other game is just nice for recruiting and getting contract extentions for your head coach.
The Gator and Peach Bowls meant absolutely nothing as did the Silicon Valley and Humanitarian Bowl.
The only way for all of these Bowl games to matter is to make them the first and second rounds of the playoffs. The 4 BCS bowls would get the last four games in the bracket and rotate the national championship game. It would also cut into the month gap between the final college week and january 1.
Some teams don't play a game in december. They finish in November and then play again in January. That is too crazy. Finals are important but a month off is too long.
Something must be done. Something must change to make College Football even greater than March Madness or the NFL Playoffs.
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