So I have been thinking about the current BCS system. I have never liked it and after hearing Chris Berman interview Obama at the halftime of Monday Night Football last week, it seems that everyone has an opinion on this. It is a great water cooler discussion but it seems like a playoff is light years away. Here is something to think about. 
Should Penn State be jumped by a Texas Tech team after Tech beat #1 Texas? At first I thought to myself "of course they should! They just bet the #1 team in the country and have not lost this year. " But then I thought more about it. Penn State has won every game so far this season by 2 touchdowns or more. Should they be punished because they had an off week? This has been discussed all week on ESPN and other media outlets. I was wondering what everyone out there thinks. Is it just me or was anyone else surprised when they saw the current rankings this past week?
Another topic of discussion that has come up is the National Championship. Should a one loss team from conferences such as the SEC or the Big 12 get the nod instead of an undefeated Big 10 school? You can only play who is on your schedule. Has Ohio State's past failures hurt chances for other teams in their conference?
The computers also get on my nerves sometimes. I believe that voters should have the final say in the polls. If a good portion of sports writers vote a team #2 yet the computers have them at #4 because of strength of schedule and average win margin then the team can end up number 3 and possibly miss out on accomplishing the ultimate goal of winning a championship.
For once in my life I agree with President-elect Barack Obama. We need an 8 team playoff system in college football. Forget this voting nonsense. Have the top 8 teams at the end of the year put into a bracket and have the national champion be decided on the gridiron, just like it should be. We would probably have some of the most intriguing games in recent history.
Reactions? Comments and opinions? Let me know.
2 comments:
My reaction? Penn State has got to play Texas Tech. It's only fair. Besides, if Texas Tech is as good as they seems to be, Penn State shouldn't be a problem. If they aren't, well, we shall see...
I completely agree. An 8 team playoff would be great. Penn State lost today though so they are out of the title picture. Texas Tech looks good.
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