THIS is why the BCS is awesome......?

Question

because it makes regular season games MEANINGFUL. last year, the OSU/Michigan game was an awesome game to watch because they knew whoever won was in the championship. THE REGULAR SEASON IS THE PLAYOFFS. without BCS, no one would even care about games like OSU/Michigan because it wouldn't matter, both teams would end up in the playoffs. and even if you do have an 8 team playoff, then there's going to be arguments for who the top 8 teams should be. there is no easy answer. BCS is the best system in college football. that's what separates it from other sports (especially college basketball). regular season games mean EVERYTHING because you CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE.

everyone always says they hate the BCS but i'm telling you right now, if they change it you will miss it when the regular season is a joke. who agrees?

Answer 1

I know. For all the good a playoff system would do, think of how much more bad we would have. So what if some people think their team got snubbed, we get to see great games week in and week out, and isnt that what its all about?

You brought up a great point, last year's Ohio State/Michigan game would have been meaningless, because the loser would have gotten an at large bid anyway. That was one of the greatest games Ive ever seen. This years Arkansas/LSU game, that would have meant nothing. The Pitt/West Va game would have meant nothing.

Besides, dont tell me you think the BCS is useless. Nobody else could have beaten Florida last year. They were incredible. And the 2005 Rose Bowl with Texas over USC. You cant look me in the eye and tell me those werent the two best teams in the nation putting thier heart and sould into that game and leaving EVERYTHING, and I mean EVERYTHING on the field. With the BCS, every game every week means something. Dont try and tell me that its flawed because an undefeated team isnt playing for the championship, Hawaii would lose 107-0 against either Ohio State or LSU, and Boise State would have gotten ripped to pieces by Ohio State or Florida last year. Maybe Auburn did get snubbed in 2004, but USC won that championship 55-20 or something. I dont think it mattered who you put in that game, they were going to get beat down. Back to the BCS system though, it works and Ohio State and LSU are the nations two best teams. This is a legit championship, and we will have a legit champion when all is said and done.

The BCS works, and this season would not have been what it is without the BCS.

Answer 2

This is why you are an idiot, because YOU BELIEVE YOUR OWN CRAP. You sound like a Conference Commissioner trying to defend the BCS. Want an argument, want the Regular season to MEAN something? Ok there are only 8 spots, or less, who gets the At-Large spots. Don't think the WAC and MAC and Conference USA and others will get automatic spots. Only the BCS ones would, it would be the same type of set up. So you get all the arguments for the At-large. You can say about Basketball because there is a 64 team tournment. The Rankings would still have meaning as you TRY TO GET IN THEM. Heck the Basketball games mean something to the teams "on the bubble". Pitt vs WVU would have still meant something because it is a RIVALRY GAME. See Pitt didn't get to knock WVU out of the BCS game yesterday did they? Sure WVU was knocked out of the National Championship, but they still won the Big East, so the REAL celebration was beating the hated Rival. You either don't get College Football and what a Rival is, or you are falling for the propganda the BCS puts out.

Answer 3

Alright the BCS sucks every game is meaning full because there are only 12 or 13 games that is why in Basketball you can't expect to win everygame because there are more games. The BCS sucks a playoff system would be better it would be like another March Madness and make College Football go through the roof will all of those extra games and there should be a bracket like basketball with 4 divisions and go from there but not as many teams take like the top 20 teams and go from there it would make for a more interesting time for football and there isn't a bunch of stupid meaningless bowls that no one has heard of like the chick-fil-a peach bowl where it is a meaning less game where the only reason people are watching is because it is football a playoff system would make things way more interesting

Answer 4

The rating isn't very indicative of the way in which the sport used to be relatively performed. Ohio State scored early with an extended landing run by way of Wells however that play proved to be a fluke because the going for walks sport used to be not anything greater than medicre the leisure of the sport. Also LSU used to be up 38-17 till very past due whilst OSU publish that landing to get again right into a professional role. LSU scored 24 unanswered by way of hanging in combination drives and gambling quality security following a FG and the Wells landing. OSU used to be three-thirteen on third down conversions LSU eleven-18. LSU received the turnover struggle three-a million

Answer 5

The BCS is all about money. This is why they chose kansas over Mizzou. The Ohio State/Michigan game was good, but as we found out later, both teams were incredibly overrated and neither one deserved to be in the national title game. I'm not promoting a playoff system, but teams need to stop playing 1-AA teams in their out of conference schedule and play some real opponents. Mizzou and Illinois played each other the first week, both BCS caliber teams. Michigan even tried doing this by playing Notre Dame (assuming they would've been good) and Oregon. If more teams can take on these kind of games, then maybe we'll be able to separate out the best teams and the BCS could actually work.

Answer 6

I agree with your take on the importance of every game, every week. I'm proud to be a Florida Gators fan that thinks college basketball is a joke. I also like the controversial debate created by the BCS. People argue years later about who's #1 in football and forget, in a short while, who won the crown in basketball. A football playoff would kill that debate and still not satisfy most fans. GO GATORS!

Answer 7

Teams do not back into the #1 spot, Teams only move up all season long because teams ranked higher than them lose. LSU's incredible jump to #2 was incredible but still would not have happened if WV & Mizz did not lose. Example being if #8 beats #7 and #'s 1-6 all win against crappy teams #8 is only going to move to #7, can we all just agree teams only move up when higher ranked teams lose. Besides putting Illinois in the Rose Bowl they got it right. So anyone else that says a team backs there way to the top spot is probably the same idiot that thinks Illinois has a chance in the Rose Bowl.

Answer 8

I agree. I could live with a 4 team playoff, but 16 is way to many. If there is a playoff, they need to do it like the NFL, with home field advantage. LSU get's it this year, and it's not the first time a team has had home field in a national championship. So instead of giving it only to a few teams like Miami, LSU, and USC, they should give all schools a chance to play at home.

Answer 9

I still want a playoff system but someone made a very good point the other day that may be true.... the end of the regular season won't be as exciting cause teams that are guaranteed a spot will be sitting their players to get ready for the postseason. That would suck but we need a solution. After this season I say the hell with any champions and just have bowl games

Answer 10

I agree. A playoff system would only shift these same arguments to why my team didn't make the top 16, and why did my team get paired with this team instead of team "schlub". Also, with more games is more opportunity for a player to get injured and ruin a chance for a pro career.