While I have blatantly trumpet my disdain for the BCS Busters of College Football, I must concede to idea of a College Football playoff system. Just two weeks ago or so I echoed the benefits of the current BCS system, but that veiled my want for a playoff because I was giddily preaching against TCU and Boise State. The idea of a playoff would satisfy all the yayhoos who shout their disgust off the BCS from the rooftops, but moreover, would provide an opportunity for more teams and also give teams who might lose a game another shot. Honestly, I love the meaningfulness of the regular season in college football, but the BCS has become better known for making mistakes and leaving teams out than for making the right choice. It is extremely rare to find only two teams who are above the rest. This season would normally play out that way, but the current love affair with non-BCS conference teams has wreaked another season of whinny from the pro-playoff conglomerate. On the basis of having to pick a side (because this is America and there is no neutral), I must admit my pro-playoff attitude, but College Football cannot fully shun a meaningful regular season. Everything must fit together perfectly, but it never will and people will always complain. The goal (much like playing a zone defense) is to keep the holes in the system small enough that mistakes are minimal and bitchers are minuscule. Here is my blueprint for a perfect playoff system based on an automatic bid from every conference on the premise of BCS rankings this season and a more basic blueprint for future season (based upon projected results):
#1 Oregon (BCS #1/ Pac-10 Champ) versus #16 Troy* (Sun Belt Champ)
#2 Auburn (BCS #2/SEC Champ) versus #15 Central Florida* (CUSA Champ)
#3 TCU (BCS #3/MWC Champ) versus #14 N. Illinois* (MAC Champ)
#4 Boise State (BCS #4.WAC Champ) versus #13 Pittsburgh* (Big East Champ)
#5 LSU (BCS #5/At-large) versus #12 Missouri (BCS #12.At-large)
#6 Stanford (BCS #6/At-large) versus #11 Virginia Tech (BCS #11/ACC Champ)
#7 Wisconsin (BCS #7/Big Ten Champ) versus #10 Michigan State (BCS #10/At-large)
#8 Nebraska (BCS #8/Big-12 Champ) versus #9 Ohio State (BCS #9/At-large)
*Teams are not in BCS top 16 but receive automatic bid for conference championship.
#1 Oregon advances to play #8 Nebraska
#2 Auburn advances to play #7 Wisconsin
#3 TCU advances to play #6 Stanford
#4 Boise State advances to play #5 LSU __________________________________________
#1 Oregon advances to play #4 Boise State
#2 Auburn advances to play #3 TCU _____________________________________________
#1 Oregon plays #2 Auburn for the National Championship
Good stuff, not sure how I feel about you having us lose to Nebraska, but a decent layout for starters.
ReplyDeleteOur defense would shut down the corn huskers with no problem and Pryor would deviate from his usual style and not throw an interception that game...aka we would win.