A Case For The BCS

As the college football season officially kicks off this week, one issue will undoubtedly come up through out the year. Which deserving teams will be left out of the BCS bowl games. As the season progresses the demand for a playoff will be voiced by millions.

Like the majority of college football fans I did not like the BCS, and wanted a playoff. A playoff was an obvious solution, a playoff would finally introduce Cinderella to college football.

Every year March Madness produces a underdog to the nation, even if they bust our bracket we still root for them. George Mason, Bradley a couple of years ago, or Stephen Curry of Davidson last year.

College football doesn’t allow for an underdog to seriously contend for a National Championship. Sure a Boise State, or a Hawaii can play in a Sugar Bowl or Fiesta Bowl. But when they lose, like Hawaii, than it reaffirms the BCS system, and the inferior conferences like C-USA or the WAC.

But when they win, like Boise State, and produce an upset in a absolute great game it leaves us to wonder what could have been. Could they have beaten a Florida, or Ohio State? We will never know.

But recently I have changed my mind, the BCS isn’t perfect by I do not hate it. Even if there was an eight team playoff there would still be teams left out, and teams put in because they went undefeated in the WAC.

A playoff diminishes the regular season, the 12 regular season games are important, one loss early could knock a team out of the Championship game.

When was the last regular season game that mattered to a big time program in College Basketball. A Duke vs. North Carolina doesn’t have the same implications as a Ohio State vs. Michigan.

In College Basketball only six games matter, the last games of the year. In football all games matter, the 12 regular season, Conference Championship, and of course the Bowl game. That’s 14 games that determine whether or not a team plays for a Championship.

A playoff would be great, but it would take away from the regular season. So would you want to see a month of playoff football or three months of football that every game matters, and could determine the Bowl game in which a team plays in?