NCAA Tournament vs. College Football Poll and Bowl System

[tvolsfan]

football needs some playoff, but not a 64 team tourney. just take the top 8 or so, or even just the final four.

 

[milohimself]

I rethought everything, and in the end I like the BCS. It could have a plus-one game if needed like in 2004, Auburn vs. USC. But there would also be years like 2005 where Texas was a clearly undisputed national champion.

The reason I like the BCS is the whole sanctity of the bowl games thing... I like the NCAA Football post season's difference from other sports.

 

[jakez4ut]

The reason I like the BCS is the whole sanctity of the bowl games thing... I like the NCAA Football post season's difference from other sports.

the BCS has devalued the sanctity of non bcs bowl games...it has put more even more value in the regular season though, and that is it's one very beneficial saving grace.

 

[therealUT]

the BCS has devalued the sanctity of non bcs bowl games...it has put more even more value in the regular season though, and that is it's one very beneficial saving grace.

I believe the BCS has devalued the sanctity of the non BCS Championship bowl games, however, I do not believe it has in any way devalued the Peach Bowl, the Citrus Bowl, and all the other bowls that since their inception have had basically no effect on a national champion (exceptions being rare instances at the Cotton and Holiday Bowls.)

 

[hatvol96]

I rethought everything, and in the end I like the BCS. It could have a plus-one game if needed like in 2004, Auburn vs. USC. But there would also be years like 2005 where Texas was a clearly undisputed national champion.

The reason I like the BCS is the whole sanctity of the bowl games thing... I like the NCAA Football post season's difference from other sports.

Yeah, the "sanctity" of guys in neon blazers cutting backroom deals is important to me. In fact, we should just let those guys annoint the National Champion and move on to the important things about bowls, like parades and pie eating contests.

 

[jakez4ut]

I believe the BCS has devalued the sanctity of the non BCS Championship bowl games, however, I do not believe it has in any way devalued the Peach Bowl, the Citrus Bowl, and all the other bowls that since their inception have had basically no effect on a national champion (exceptions being rare instances at the Cotton and Holiday Bowls.)

i don't know....i see what your saying...cause by virtue of not qualifying (and i use that term loosely) for the BCS games, you have seen some nice matchups in some of those games (last year's LSU/Miami game for instance) at first glance had the name appeal of a BCS game, but the game itself was a yawn.

but the money disparity between BCS and Non BCS, plus the coverage etc....it has devalued some of the other games....i mean the cotton bowl is now a mere footnote on Jan 1, and it's on at 11 a.m.? gimmie a break. I remember when the Cotton bowl used to be a big deal with the SWC champ played in it....now it's a second rate bowl used for second tier Big 12 and SEC/at large opponents.

I do agree that the Citrus, Outback have kind of remained the same, and the Peach has benefited, but all the other 22 some odd bowl games are virtually meaningless, and unless your team is playing in it, who cares?

I will say this, the influx of pre Christmas bowl games has done more to devalue bowl games than anything...there are too many. do we really need a New Orleans bowl? the Meineke Car Care Bowl? the SEattle Bowl? the EVE1.net Houston bowl? over 47% of the D1 programs play in a post season game now. a large amount of the early bowls have very short shelf lives because the draw isn't there locally, and the TV ratings aren't super either....and in many cases, it winds up costing the universites money to play the game even with the payout for going....there are too many bowls, so on that note, i will agree with you about the BCS not being the only thing that has devalued the bowls.

 

[milohimself]

That's good IMO. I think any team who finishes with a winning record ought to get a bowl game. Who cares if nobody is going to watch it?

And for the record, I enjoy every single bowl game. My favorite bowl game from last year (not including USC vs. Texas) was Nevada vs. UCF. High-offense barn burner. I also enjoyed watching the SEC Champs get shellacked by a Big East team in the Sugar Bowl. That was funny.