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I think there should definately be a playoff system. Here's my suggestion. I say, you can keep the BCS ranking system, but use it as a playoff setup, with one exception, remove the quality win component. Then take the top 1-8 teams in the BCS standings, and have them play a bracketed playoffs. 1v8, 2v7, 3v6, and 4v5, and then next round have the highest remaining seed play the lowest remaining seed, etc. Keep doing it, until u have two teams left that play in the "national title game". The only problem with that scenario, is there are times when a conference champ will not be ranked in the top 8, but I say thats fine. I mean this year Kstate is number 10 in the BCS, and therefore in my system would be left out, even though they won the big XII, but I say thats okay. I mean come on, they have three losses. I think that would REALLY make it the top 8 teams in the country playing against each other. None of this automatic bid because you are a conference champ. I mean both Oklahoma and Texas are better (record wise and BCS wise) than Kstate, but because its Big XII north v south, Texas is automatically out cuz OU beat them, and KState, who not only lost to Texas, but also has a worse record, would get to go to it. And none of these rules that say only x number of teams from a conference can go. If teams 1-4 are from one conference in the BCS, thats fine, because that means they deserve it. And since Strength of Schedule is part of the BCS, you will truly get the teams that have few losses and are playing tough teams to get there. You can still keep the all the current non-BCS bowl games as they are now, and have teams play in them that are not in the top 1-8. Then you take the four major bowls (Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, and Orange), have them host the playoff games. For example, have Rose host 1v8, Sugar 2v7, Fiesta, 3v6, and Orange 4v5. And you can rotate that every year. That would be the first round, and you would then be down to 4 teams. Then you could pick 3 of the four major bowls to host the next round (2 bowls), and the championship (1 bowl). For example, lets assume seeds 1-4 win the first round. Then lets say, Rose will host 1v4, and Sugar will host 2v3. Then lets again assume 1 and 2 win. Then have the Fiesta host the national championship game. And just rotate the bowls. And lets say, if you host the championship game, then the following year, you will be the one bowl that is left out of the 2 and final rounds of the playoffs, which in my scenario would be Fiesta. So the next year, all four bowls would host a first round game, and this time lets say the Orange and Rose get to host the 2nd round. This leaves the Sugar bowl to host the national championship. And the next year rotate again, and so on. I would really like some feedback on why this scenario would not work. I am trying to think of things I am overlooking that would make my suggestion flawed. Thanks.
G_Lock
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