Is this a fair system to determine the Championship in I-A football?

Question

We make a playoff system that has a floating type system. Example if the top two teams have clear seperation from the rest of the teams in the BCS then we can just have a championship game like USC and Texas of two years ago. If it is like something last year where Michigan and Florida were closely ranked we let the two and three team play each other to determine who faces the #1 team. If we have 4 closely ranked teams a four team playoff anything after that we go straight to an 8 team playoff. Also all the BCS conferences MUST have 12 teams, which will probably mean constant very good non BCS teams like BOise State may become a BCS school now. I think this system will keep the constant pressure that every game counts but it also provides some realistic solutions when things do go a little crazy.

Answer 1

college president are dead set against a playoff system. Having what you are proposing sounds like a playoff. Or a playoff when the media deems that we need one. (like last year).

I know this sound "smartalic", but for those who love a playoff system, why not watch the divisions that have a playoff. If the ratings went up on the FCS and D2 and D3 playoff games, then the College Presidents would have to look at what the public wants and/or alumni wants. Right now, the only distention is coming from the media and bloggers, and college presidents don't have to answer to them.

And to comment on the answer above....there is TOO MUCH money in the bowl system right now. It more than what is listed for the BCS. The networks, host cities, the "fun" for the student-athletes, the "fun" for the fans that travel to the sites..... There isn't enough money out there to consistently scrap the bowl system and make a playoff. Someone could possibly come up with that money for one year, but year in and year out.....NO!! Mostly because there would be little or no return on their investment. If you had a playoff system, you would shut out large parts of the country that doesn't have a team. College football is still a regional game. I know that in future years, with expansion of alumni this could help. But right now the numbers just don't support it. You can't tell me right now that the ratings would be good enough to return on investment when overall, ratings for major sporting events are going down. A playoff may keep the status quo, but gone are the day of a 50% share of the TV sets in America tuned into one game.

Answer 2

The only thing that matters in sports anymore is money.

So if the Corporations, Media Companies, Sponsors, BCS, bigtime Donors, and the University Athletic Departments can make money, your system would work.

Otherwise, they wouldn't care.

Answer 3

Sorry, but you can't pick and choose which system you have based on the current situation.