Traditional Playoff Format in College Football Is NOT the Answer

Now imagine for a second how we would develop this.

1 Oklahoma def. 8 PSU (Fiesta Bowl)
2 Florida def. 7 Texas Tech (Sugar Bowl)
3 Texas def. 6 Utah (Orange Bowl)
4 Alabama loses to 5 USC (Rose Bowl)

This system tries to keep the bowl tie ins in place as much as possible (Pac-10 champ going to the Rose Bowl, SEC to the Sugar, Big 12 to the Fiesta, etc.).

And how awesome would those games be?

Winners of those games would then progress to the next round. Let's simulate this.

1 Oklahoma def. 5 USC (Fiesta Bowl)
2 Florida def. 3 Texas (Sugar Bowl)

1 Oklahoma vs. 2 Florida (BCS Bowl sites take turns annually hosting)

See?

This is just a simple simulation, just an example.

We still get to the same game in this simulation, the difference being we get a three week type plus two format of the BCS.

Not a playoff in the traditional way.

This pleases the bowls because they are making almost triple the revenue.

It pleases the fans who hate the conference tie-ins, but also pleases the bowls who do have conference champions in the top eight because they still have the tie-in.

It pleases the fans who want teams to play each other.

And it pleases the advocates of the importance of the regular season.

I understand there is probably something wrong with this...but I do not see it.

Questions, comments, concerns?

Let me know what you think below.

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