BCS rejects playoff proposal

#3
#3
No, it shouldn't. Why should the BCS change itself? Why would they care if they crown the best team in the NCAA with the BCS championship? All they care about is money and the system right now is giving them all they could ask for.
 
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NEW COACH said:
No, it shouldn't. Why should the BCS change itself? Why would they care if they crown the best team in the NCAA with the BCS championship? All they care about is money and the system right now is giving them all they could ask for.
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Sad but true. I've done a lot of research this semester on the BCS and its history and future and all that and I see no change any time soon. Sadly they essentially have the monopoly and couldn't care less what fans think.
 
#5
#5
My disdain for all things Big Ten and Pac 10 grows deeper by the minute.
 
#6
#6
BCS coordinator John Swofford, on the state of the program:

"I continue to sense a certain comfort level, if you will, with the current status of things with the BCS. I think it's been a pretty stable few years."


Proves my point.:dry:
 
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NEW COACH said:
BCS coordinator John Swofford, on the state of the program:

"I continue to sense a certain comfort level, if you will, with the current status of things with the BCS. I think it's been a pretty stable few years."


Proves my point.:dry:
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I mean the man is good at his job, he is phenomenal at getting people talking. Too bad everyone is talking about how stupid the BCS is.

The only argument I accept at this point that is pro-BCS is that a playoff would hurt the regular season. I think it would. But I feel like a solution to that problem is plausible and I'm still not even sure that is reason enough to not have a playoff.

Also I'm fully aware that even with a playoff people would just bitch about the playoff. People will never be happy. I think that they are aware of that and see that as the best reason to not change things.
 
#9
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Did we even need a thread on this? I'm pretty sure everyone here expected this outcome.
 
#11
#11
No, but there will be at least a handful of teams complaining every single season.

I'm against a playoff format altogether. Plus one, whatever. I'm fine with the BCS the way it is. Every single regular season game matters, which I like. And I concern myself with whether or not a team wins their conference, not the national title.
 
#13
#13
haha- I just posted an identical thread in the Vols forum.

Doh!
 
#15
#15
I just hope (and for their sake)that we don't get a a repeat of '01 (Nebraska in the Title despite not being in the Big XII CG) '03 (Oklahoma in the Title game Despite getting their ***es handed to them by Kansas St.) and '04 (Auburn getting shafted) because of their greed.

And i don't wanna hear this "it will take away from their classwork" bs,because if it can work all those years in Div I-A,II, and III then why the hell it is so dog gone difficult for the powers that be in I-A to make it work.
 
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NEW COACH said:
I'm sorry you feel that way. :p
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Why? I care who wins their conference. Ask any coach. They feel the same way. Bowl games are just a nice bonus at the end of the season.

The problem is, there's no balance in finding a good playoff system. If you include too few teams to try and preserve the regular season, then half a dozen teams get the shaft every year. You include too many teams, then you end up like college basketball with a regular season that nobody gives a damn about. Not only that, but rivalries turn from these great, huge annual battles where the season is always riding on the line, to just another game.
 
#17
#17
Bowl games may be a bonus for some teams, but you are seriously downplaying the national title.
National Champs>>>>>>>>>>>> Conference Champs.
 
#19
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tvolsfan said:
Bowl games may be a bonus for some teams, but you are seriously downplaying the national title.
National Champs>>>>>>>>>>>> Conference Champs.
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Agree somewhat, but consider - Conference Champs is an undisputed title decided on the field. National Champs every year (but ours) has been heavily disputed based on several teams laying a claim to the "right to play in the last game".
 
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UT IE 95 said:
Agree somewhat, but consider - Conference Champs is an undisputed title decided on the field. National Champs every year (but ours) has been heavily disputed based on several teams laying a claim to the "right to play in the last game".
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I can't remember, was their controversy in 1999?

I know what you are saying, but the thing is you will always have more opportunities for a conference title than a national title.
 
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tvolsfan said:
Bowl games may be a bonus for some teams, but you are seriously downplaying the national title.
National Champs>>>>>>>>>>>> Conference Champs.
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Ask any coach of any legitimate program what their goal is each and every season. All of them will say it's a conference championship. Their is no problem-free way of producing a national champ.

When you institute a small-format playoff, their will be teams complaining every year, then you're faced with the exact same problem the BCS presents.

With a large-format playoff, then the regular season doesn't mean anything anymore. Tennessee-Alabama won't be that big of a deal. Not only that, but a team that barely gets in can get rewarded with the national title for a winning streak, instead of having a solid season, which goes against what I believe in sports. Consistent, solid performance and then big time effort in the big moments.

That's why while I don't like watching baseball, I admire their playoff system because a club has to put together a great regular season to even get in. The difference is they get over ten times as many games with one quarter the number of teams, so a bracket works.

There's no balance. With D-IA configured the way it is, there's simply no good way of determining a national champ, so it shouldn't even be attempted.
 
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milohimself said:
Ask any coach of any legitimate program what their goal is each and every season. All of them will say it's a conference championship. Their is no problem-free way of producing a national champ.
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Of course they will tell you that. However, I'm sure they would all take a loss in the conference title game if they could win a national title, even if it was disputed. National titles are national titles, and you don't come by them often.

With a large-format playoff, then the regular season doesn't mean anything anymore. Tennessee-Alabama won't be that big of a deal. Not only that, but a team that barely gets in can get rewarded with the national title for a winning streak, instead of having a solid season, which goes against what I believe in sports. Consistent, solid performance and then big time effort in the big moments.
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That is why I like the plus one system. Every game still matters. And I would rather have the 5th place team complaining instead of the third place team.
 
#24
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tvolsfan said:
Of course they will tell you that. However, I'm sure they would all take a loss in the conference title game if they could win a national title, even if it was disputed. National titles are national titles, and you don't come by them often.
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Very simple solution: You aren't eligible for the National Championship game/playoffs if you can't win your own conference.
 
#25
#25
I agree with having to win your own conference, but then that brings up the debate about the weaker conferences.
 
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