Should the BCS be renewed after its contract expires?

Question

If so, why? If not, what should replace the BCS to determine a national champion, specifically how would it work?

Answer 1

Here is what would really make sense:

A 12 team tournament with these teams:

Champions from: Big 10, Big 12, Big East, ACC, SEC, and Pac 10 Champions.

4 at-large teams from the above conferences + independents based on the BCS or some other pre-determined ranking system.

2 at-large teams from the other conferences using the same system as chosen for above. (Mid majors get to play in the tournament this way. )

Seed teams based on the ranking system being used top 4 teams get byes.

Next four teams host the bottom 4 teams.

The following week the Top four teams host the winners from the week before.

Semi-Finals are played at a neutral sites.

Finals held at a neutral site.

$$$ from this tournament given to teams\confrences based on how the teams do.

Based on the above and the current BCS rankings you would have the following teams in the tournament:

Champions (Assuming the current highest ranked BCS team wins the championship. Which in SEC is actually unlikely)

Conf Champs:

Ohio State
USC
Auburn
West Virgina
Texas
Clemson

4 at-large
Mich
Florida
Louisville
Notre Dame

2-At-large
Boise State
Tulsa

Answer 2

First: The BCS WILL be renewed. The NCAA is too foolishly adamant that the system actually works (HA)

Second: The BCS should be thrown away, at least in its present form. The NCAA won't support a DIV IA playoff, despite the existence of playoffs in DIV IAA, II, and III to determine the national champions, because of money. They claim the bowl money is too great to give up, despite the fact that a playoff would draw MORE ratings, and more money...they argue that its not in the student's best interest, despite that any football playoff would be during Christmas break and January, when a lot of schools have an interim semester, AND, completely ignoring the NCAA basketball tournament in March, because THAT doesn't take them away from class aparently...

What I favor: I would favor a top 16 playoff, but since the NCAA will never adapt that, I would be happy with one additional game, after the bowl games, between the post bowl #1 and #2. Had this been in place, Auburn at least would have gotten a shot last year, despite being locked out of championship consideration even being undefeated. There are still a possible 4 undefeated teams that could go to the Bowls with a perfect record (Keep in mind, Michigan plays Ohio State, and Louisville plays West Virginia, so two of the current unbeatens cannot finish the season unbeaten) Without a playoff, we could have two bowl games featuring unbeaten teams...who is to say which unbeaten is better than the other, unless they play?

Answer 3

No, it is just too hard for any measure to be accurate unless the teams play head-to-head in a neutral site. A playoff would be fantastic for college football and would generate great interest. The sites of current Bowl Games could easily be used for the playoffs making sure the games are of course televised and the two teams playing would not either one have a home field advantage. I would like to see at least the top 16 teams by whatever method is used AP Poll, Coaches Poll, BCS to play in the same format as the NCAA Basketball Tourney with the no. 1 seed playing the no. 16 and so on all the way down to the no. 8 seed playing the no. 9 seed When you reached the final 4 teams, you could either re-seed them 1 to 4 or leave the seeds as before and the winner coming out of the bracket with the no.1 seed would play the winner of the bracket with the no. 4 seed and the winner of the bracket with the no.2 seed would play the winner of the bracket with the no. 3 seed. To lessen competition with the NFL, you could play 2 of the first round games on a Friday night say an 7 pm start and an 10 pm start (EST). 2 more games Saturday starting at noon and another at 3 pm. 2 more games Saturday starting at 6 pm and 9 pm. The last 2 games could be played on Sunday night starting at 6 pm and 9 pm. That first weekend with 8 games would be the most difficult to fit in but it could be done with minimal competition to the NFL broadcasts but still televised for the college football fan. The second week of games could all be played on Saturday beginning at noon. Then the Final Four could be played on the following Saturday with the National Championship Game the following Saturday night. It would take 4 weeks, but we would finally have a true National Champion decided on the field.

Answer 4

No, it shouldn't. We need a 16-team playoff, with games at home sites for the top 8 teams in the first round. Give bids to the champions of the six major conferences (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big XII, Pac Ten, SEC) and the next ten teams based on a rating system that has NOTHING to do with human polls (just like college basketball does) and is HEAVILY based on strength-of-schedule. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals can be played at existing bowl sites, but the top 8 teams deserve a chance to host a first-round game (if only to get some of the Southern teams to come north in December).

Answer 5

No, it's time for it to be determined on the field. If every other division of college football can have a tournament then why can't Division I? I say they take the top 20 AP teams and have a playoff. The games can be played at the bowl game sites to keep the bowl game revenue. It would add about an extra month to the season but how long is the NCAA basketball season drug out?

Answer 6

NO NO NO NO NO

The College Championship should be a play-off.. similar to the Sweet 16 or the Superbowl. However, the BCS ranking system is so screwy that it would be incredibly difficult to institute a new system that makes most people happy. Plus it would mean a few additional games for teams that have already played a full season -- which means more chances for injury.

Answer 7

Hell no the system is too messed up and inconsistant. We need a play off system period. Without out one it's going to continue to screw a lot of really good teams because they lose to outher really good teams or because they don't have enough money to brib the right people.
I'm sure how I would run a playoff system but I know that's what needs to be done. Give me time and enough money I could figure it out.