An Open Letter to the BCS Committee

I would pay good money to see to any one of those games and my guess is that the majority of my fellow football fans would do the same.

Plus, it would be a much more accurate way of determining which team is the best in all of college football.

In essence, America has seen a football playoff work effectively before and college football fans are not buying this argument.

"A playoff would interfere with the student-athletes’ class schedules."

Well, I agree with you that academics should be the top priority of every college student.

However, is it fair to keep the student-athletes competing in the BCS Championship Game out of their first English 101 class of the spring semester on Jan. 8?

The football players at the other 117 schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision shouldn’t be given preferential treatment just because they weren’t ranked No.1 or No.2 in the BCS poll.

An eight-team playoff bracket could easily be completed in the number of weeks it takes to get through the bowl schedule we currently have in place right now.

Besides, these guys are student-athletes and missing some class time for their respective sports is not a foreign concept to them.

"A playoff would sap interest away from the other bowl games."

Wouldn’t the BCS bowls be doing that already if this were really an issue?

Besides, if there are only a couple of games on television, people will most likely watch them.

Have you ever wondered why Monday Night Football is so popular?

I don’t think ESPN broadcasts college football on Thursday nights for their health.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that these are only games on television on that specific day.

Trust me, as a fan, I will watch the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl if it is the only football game I can get.

So, there’s no problem with having the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowls of the world during the last week of December.

We love to get our football fix in whatever way we can.

The same number of viewers will tune in, regardless of whether or not there is a playoff in college football.

As you can see, your arguments in defense of the current BCS system mean nothing to the fans because we have called your bluff.

We are tired of being robbed of the unlimited potential for greatness that the college football postseason possesses.

We will not be satisfied until you finally get it right and throw together an effective way to crown the national champion.

And don’t think that we will eventually go away and quit bothering you.

The passionate football fan base will only start grumbling louder as more and more worthy teams will never get a shot at a national championship year in and year out.

So, do us a favor. Do yourselves a favor. Do the sport of football a favor.

Get rid of the BCS. The possibilities are endless. It’s college football, remember?

Anything can happen.

Sincerely,

A Passionate College Football Fan

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