BCS Debate Becoming a Tradition
Without going into much detail, there are at least four teams who can make the argument that they deserve to play in the national championship game this season. And it's almost a virtual certainty that nothing will be settled before the title game.
But what else is new? This controversy seems to be an annual event. And it doesn't look like the NCAA is going to put this thing out of its misery anytime soon.
NCAA Division 1-A football is unique from all other sports in that it does not cap its season with a playoff system designed to determine a champion. Instead, college football provides a system of polls combined with various computer formulas to determine the top-two teams in the country, who then face off in a major bowl game to decide the eventual champion.
Detractors of the current system (which would include About Football) say major college football is missing the boat by not capitalizing on the excitement generated by similar post-season tournaments in college sports while others claim the system simply isn't fair because a true champion can only be determined on the field.
Pro-BCS factions rest their arguments on the college football tradition the bowl games represent, along with the increased emphasis the lack of a playoff system puts on the regular season. Read more...
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The person who said go florida reminds me against how bais broadcaster should keep their person opinion to themselve and congratulate all teams. this person was on Fox when they gave the bowl wins. ND and Neb should never be picked over Wisconsin or Alburn. This is bad bad system.