A Potential BCS Tournament Solution: Playoffs?! We're Talking About Playoffs!?

Since we're coming upon time for NCAA coaches to start complaining about the BCS system, I thought it'd be fun to try to make up my own playoffs for college football.

I believe a big point that would have to be made is the BCS ranking system can still stay in place if they want it so bad. The top 16 teams play in this postseason. The number of bowls still can add up to the 34 bowl games with the 15 games in my brackets. 

Unfortunately, though, this is where you'd lose interest in the uppers of the NCAA world. I'll be taking a few bids from conferences. I would not take it from the lower conferences because it would not be fair to do that to them since they're the group that really needs the bowl money.

These games would be played at the current bowl locations and would rotate every year. Here's how my bracket would work if the season and conference champs were crowned today and the rankings we're finalized today.  

Round One

Game One: No. 5 Oklahoma (9-1) vs. No. 12 Missouri (8-2)

Played Dec. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Music City Bowl

Game Two: No. 3 Texas (9-1) vs. No. 14 Ball State (9-0)

Played Dec. 16th at 8 p.m. in the Insight Bowl

Game Three: No. 7 Utah (8-1) vs. No. 10 Georgia (8-2)

Played Dec. 17 at 5:30 p.m. in the Chick-fil-A Bowl

Game Four: No. 1 Alabama (10-0) vs. No. 16 North Carolina (7-2)

Played Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. in the Outback Bowl

Game Five: No. 6 USC (8-1) vs. No. 11 Ohio St. (8-2)

Played Dec. 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the Capital One Bowl

Game Six: No. 4 Florida (8-1) vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State (8-2)

Played Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. in the Gator Bowl

Game Seven: No. 8 Penn State (9-1) vs. No. 9 Boise State (9-0)

Played Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cotton Bowl

Game Eight: No. 2 Texas Tech (10-0) vs. No. 15 Michigan State (9-2)

Played Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. in the Liberty Bowl

By holding the first round in the middle of the week, the NCAA can have the side bowls from Dec. 20-25. Plus, it keeps the college game from trying to compete with the NFL. Next round would go as follows:

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