Before I get into the meat of this article, I want to make it clear that I don’t refer to a specific reader by name.

Much like Bill Parcells referred to Terrell Owens as “the player,” I refer to a reader as “the reader.”

After posting my most recent blog at Bleacher Report, “the reader” wrote a lengthy comment highlighting a number of differences between the Big 10 and SEC.

One of the areas “the reader” made note of was the fact the SEC has a conference championship game, while the Big 10 does not.

The reader believed the SEC Championship was an advantage for potentially propelling an SEC team into the BCS Championship game. I could easily make a compelling argument for both sides of this issue. However, when I wrote my response I stated the advantage only rests with the team having the superior record and higher BCS ranking.

Should the team with the higher ranking lose, then it becomes a decided disadvantage and could potentially prevent a team from playing for the BCS title.

I’ve read several articles in the recent past regarding this subject and most consider the conferences with championship games to be an advantage. The most noted complaint among those writing was the fact the SEC, ACC, and Big 12 do not play a conference schedule against every team within the conference.

The Big 10 doesn’t either, but they don’t play a conference championship game. Only two conferences, the Big East and Pac 10, play against every team within the conference and arrive at a conference champion without playing a championship game.

So what’s the big problem?

It’s obvious most of you haven’t read my book, sitting atop the New York Times Best Seller List for over 25 years—College Football for Dummies. I’ll share some of the pearls of wisdom contained within the book for free, but beyond this article, you’ll need to spend the $19.95.

Conference championship games are played for several reasons, the first being MONEY!

As an example, CBS paid the SEC over $13 million for the right to televise the SEC Championship game. I suspect ABC paid the Big 12 and ACC a hefty sum for the right to televise those conference championship games as well. Who among us would turn down $13 million for an extra day’s work?

Another reason conference championship games are played is due to the changing landscape in college football.

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