BCS 'Championship'

The BCS- Where every games counts since 1998

Reads the 'Inside the BCS' Facebook page, interesting, because most of the bowl games are nothing but exhibitions leading up to the National Championship Game on January 7 between #1 Alabama and #2 Texas. Both Alabama and Texas are 13-0, very impressive, but what about Texas Christian University (TCU) and Boise State who are also 13-0, and don't forget about the Big East Champion Cinicnnati who is 12-0. 5 Undefeated teams, and only two spots in the National Championship Tournament. Then there is defending champion Florida (12-1) who lost 32-13 to Alabama on Saturday, I think they are worthy of a shot at the National Title as well. The BCS makes a lot of money for it's conferences and teams. Of course the Presidents are claiming that academics are important and that a playoff would mean losing academic intergity.

Are Academics really important?
This season teams in Division 1A played on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Some teams travelled more than 2 timezones for a game
and Bowl games being December 19, since most teams are there a week before hand some teams will be missing big chunks of exams.

Academics are clearly not important.

What is this all leading up to? How about my idea for a College Football Playoff that would actually WORK.

Here are some qualification rules:
1. Each BCS Conference will need to have a Championship Game (12 spots)
2. After the 12 berths have been named- the polls will select the next 4 teams to round out the field
3. The Wild Card Teams- 4 teams selected, a max of ONE per conference
4. Bracketing: Rose Bowl has the Big 10 vs. Pac 10; Orange Bowl has the ACC vs. Wild Card or Big East; Sugar Bowl has the SEC vs. Wild Card or Big East; Fiesta Bowl has the Big 12 vs. Wild Card or Big East; the Wild Cards and Big East are ranked in terms of match-ups 1,2,3 and then the Big 12, SEC and ACC are ranked 1,2,3. Then no bracket of four teams can have 3 teams from one conference.
5. The 8 first round losers can enter into the minor bowls
6. Bowls are matched up on a predetermined rotation based on who is hosting the National Championship
7. No Bowl can host 3 games during this tournament

Dates for the Tournament: 1st Round- December 5; Quarter Finals- December 23 and 24; Semi Finals- January 1; National Championship- January 8

Rose Bowl Bracket
Pac 10 Championship: Oregon State @ Oregon- December 5
Big 10 Championship: Iowa @ Ohio State- December 5

Orange Bowl Bracket
ACC Championship: Clemson vs. Georgia Tech @ Tampa- December 5
Wild Card #2: Penn State @ Boise State- December 5

Sugar Bowl Bracket
SEC Championship: Florida vs. Alabama @ Atlanta- December 5
Wild Card #1: Virginia Tech @ TCU- December 5

Fiesta Bowl Bracket
Big 12 Championship: Nebraska vs. Texas @ Dallas- December 5
Big East Championship: Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati- December 5

Yes there is some double jeopardy in this tournament, but it does happen, and teams just need to deal with it

Quarter Finals- December 23 and December 24
Rose Bowl Championship: Big 10 vs. Pac 10 at Pasadena, Cal- December 23 5:00 pm
Orange Bowl Championship: ACC vs. Wild Card #2 at Miami, Fla- December 23 8:00 pm

Sugar Bowl Championship: SEC vs. Wild Card #1 at New Orleans, LA- December 24 5:00 pm
Fiesta Bowl Championship: Big 12 vs. Big East at Tempe, ARI- December 24 8:00 pm

Semi-Finals- January 1
Rose Bowl Champion vs. Orange Bowl Champion at Miami- January 1 5:00 pm
Sugar Bowl Champion vs. Fiesta Bowl Champion at Tempe- January 1 8:00 pm

National Championship- January 8
Semi-Final Winners- at Pasadena, Cal- January 8 8:00 pm