BCS mania...

[Larry Gude]

...where are all the USC fans losing their minds?

Where are all the celebrating LSU fans who were scared they'd be in USC's shoes a week ago?

I know where the Sooner fans are: Hiding their shame.

So...

BCS worked in this case?

Go back to the old poll system?

Playoff?

(BCS worked. LSU and OK played far tougher schedules than the beach boys)

 

[Otter]

Playoff system...

Limit the college season to 10 games

Take 24 teams via BCS rating, seed the top 8 and give 1st round byes.

There are approximately 25 to 30 bowl games..kill some of the bowls and leave 23 bowls. Start bowl games in December.

1st round games at lesser money bowls(8 games)

2nd round games against seeded teams at better money bowls (8 games)

3nd round games around xmas time(4 games)

4th round on New Years day (2 games)

Championship as part of College/Pro Super Sunday, College championship either before or after Super bowl.

 

[SmallTown]

Coaches see these teams on a weekly basis. They play against them. They know how strong a team is, or how weak a team is. Sportswriters closely follow all the teams. Coaches and sportswriters know that one team was emotionally pumped up, while another one was flat. They know that key players for teams are injured. They know how bitter rivalries can be.

Computers don't understand any of that.

The computer based BCS system should be used only as a tiebreaker. If the same two teams are not 1-2 in both the coaches and AP polls, then the BCS computers are used to figure out who it should be. But if the people watch the teams every week, and decide to vote them number 1, that should be taken in higher regard than a bunch of computer BS.

 

[donbarzini]

Coaches poll, then playoff.