re: THE BCS WORKS!!!

I used to want a playoff too, but I have come around.

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32 teams trimmed down to 16 is a hell of a lot different than 100+ trimmed down to 4.

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what about 300+ teams trimmed down to 65?

whens the last time the superbowl champion has been disputed?

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It won't work, and it won't be any more 'fair'.

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yes it will, and yes it will.

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It will destroy the bowl system,

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thats definitely not a fact, and even if it did, who really gives a shite.

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and it will pull the rug out from under the current popularity of the college game.

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is that why ppl dont watch the nfl playoffs or march madness anymore? because they hate playoffs?

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You can't argue with the results

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2000 miami, 2001 colorado and oregon, 2003 usc, 2004 auburn, 2006 michigan, 2007 georgia usc va tech and kansas, and 2008 texas would all disagree.

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College ball is HUGE right now. It's never been this big

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same could be said for just about every other sport, all of which include some type of playoff system.

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This is irrelevant, as you can still have the bowl games and do a playoff.

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Maybe this is true but only if you do a 8 team play off tops. Then his year you would have to worry about Boise St. Then after that how do you decide who number 8 is then number 9 is gonna be the ones throwing a fit just like Utah is this year right now. Bottom line is even a 16 team playoff won't please everyone cause someone is alway gonna have a gripe period.

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Bottom line is even a 16 team playoff won't please everyone cause someone is alway gonna have a gripe period.

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+1 system or Qualifications Based Playoff eliminate this conflict.

But even in a standard playoff, arguing who is #16 and #17 is a hell of a lot better than arguing #2 and #3.

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4. The BCS PICKS THE TWO BEST TEAMS. Does anyone think that USC or TEXAS beats FLORIDA or OKLAHOMA in a CHAMPIONSHIP GAME?!?!

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I fixed it fur ya.

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Let me ask you something...if OU-Texas is played on Nov 29 instead of early October, who do you think finishes ahead in the BCS standings?

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Um, if OU Texas was played on Nov 29 instead of early October I think OU crushes UT by 3 TDs. OU was in the midst of their 60 point a game streak and was playing better ball than UT at that point.

Just my opinion, I know, but when you have a THREE way tie, which it was, NOT just a TWO way tie, head to head records are irrelevant so you have to look to other factors to differentiate the teams involved. The main factor used was that OU was playing better football than anyone in the country at that point.

OU was the right choice.

the BCS means college football is the only major sport with a every game of the regular season meaningful.

The Arizona cardinals were 3-7 outside of their division and they're playing for the championship.

3-7 = potential champions

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the BCS means college football is the only major sport with a every game of the regular season meaningful.

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I have an extremely difficult time believeing that Division 1 CF is the only one to have it right, while all others, from high school baseball to college lacross, to NFL football, tpo the NBA and all in between, have it wrong.

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CF is the only one to have it right, while all others, from high school baseball to college lacross, to NFL football, tpo the NBA and all in between, have it wrong.

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How many non lsu basketball games have you watched? How many non lsu football games do you watch?

It's not about right or wrong it's about different.

I thing college baseball has a tourney and crowns a true champ (best of 3 format) You can't play best of series in football, doesn't make sense.

College basketball however is a joke. The regular season is pointless, the tourney is only fun the first two rounds, and only then because office gambling, and you get teams that aren't the best winning regularly (villinova is the best example)

I understand you're a USC fan and can't stop losing to awful teams in the regular season and don't want those games to count, but sorry they do. They count a lot in the only sport where every game of the regular season matters.

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1. College fans WILL NOT travel twice over the holidays for playoff games. Some teams do not travel well for bowls;

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Let's discuss this one. If LSU were in the playoff, do you think there would be a shortage of fans traveling to the games? It sounds like you are assuming the same fans would be the ones traveling. How many fans do you think LSU has in Louisiana and throughout the country? My point is, there are pleny of fans that are willing to travel. Just because you may not be able to go to two or more away games with one weeks notice, does not mean others can't. Are there logistical problems, sure. But it would be worth it. Besides, the fans aren't the ones playing the game. If a team is good enough to be in the playoffs and contend for the championship, they MUST be able to win a road game or two.

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2. The Bowl system provides revenue for MANY American towns EVERY YEAR, and for many athletic programs!

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This may be true. But I don't believe these towns will go under if they no longer host a bowl game. Shreveport will make it w/o the Indy Bowl. I think New Orleans will survive w/o the Sugar and NO Bowl. Who really wants to go to Detroit or Boise for a bowl game? I could go on and on.

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3. Like it or not College Football is BIGGER than it has EVER been, and it is BECAUSE of the controversy CAUSED by the BCS system.

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Of course it is. The BCS has made it more controversial, so that brings more news and discussion. I think it is more popular due to the expanded TV coverage and message boards like this. Just because you think it is "BIGGER" now does not mean it is better than it could be. The BCS would pale in comparison to a playoff system, in my opinion.

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4. The BCS PICKS THE TWO BEST TEAMS. Does anyone think that UTAH beats FLORIDA or OKLAHOMA in a CHAMPIONSHIP GAME?!?!

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Does it really?? Prove it. How do we know Utah couldn't beat UF or OU? I think UF would win, OU maybe not. We saw how Boise handled them.

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The BCS works.

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You're delusional. No one in their right mind truly believes the BCS works. If the BCS is such a success, why isn't there an uproar to get all other college sports or professional sports to adopt this type of system?

I don't know about you, but I just love having polls and computers decide who plays in meaningless bowl games. Don't get me wrong, I love watching to bowls as much as anyone. But it is ridiculous that we crown a mythical national champion when every other college sport in this country crowns a true national champion. While all of your points may be true, do they make it right?