BCS

[Joemailman]

West Virginia is going to lose, and Missouri trails Oklahoma. Looks like Ohio State gets to play for the National Title again. Not sure who they would play if Missouri loses.

[Brando19]

I was getting ready to post this...except the Subject was gonna be..."Mountaineers". I can't believe it. I live in WV and we were all so excited cuz we just knew it was going to be a cake walk against Pitt. Boy was we wrong. WV was favored by 4 TD's! WTF?! I was one who wanted Green Bay to draft Steve Slaton...but he proved nothing tonight. That's for sure. It looks like it's gonna be Ohio State vs Georgia, maybe? or LSU.

[Cheesehead Craig]

That sound you hear is the screams from the BCS headquarters that their worst case scenario is happening. No dominant teams. No matter who they put in, there's going to be a huge controversy.

Ahhhh... let the chaos and crying begin.

My prediction: LSU jumps over everyone to play OSU.

[Joemailman]

Can't count out Virginia Tech. They beat Boston College today.

[Charles Woodson]

Can't count out Virginia Tech. They beat Boston College today.

but is that saying much?
i mean my Noles beat BC

[Cheesehead Craig]

I just think that in a season where so much wacky stuff has happened, why not a team jumping up 5 spots in the BCS to play for the national title?

[b bulldog]

I hope USC or Georgia get the chance to embarrass the Bucks

[cpk1994]

That sound you hear is the screams from the BCS headquarters that their worst case scenario is happening. No dominant teams. No matter who they put in, there's going to be a huge controversy.

Ahhhh... let the chaos and crying begin.

My prediction: LSU jumps over everyone to play OSU.

I disagree. That sound you hear is relief that they will avoid a Missouri-WVU BCS title game, which would have been a ratings disaster. Now they get OSU-LSU(probably). Much more preferable to the BCS, I think.

[Rastak]

That sound you hear is the screams from the BCS headquarters that their worst case scenario is happening. No dominant teams. No matter who they put in, there's going to be a huge controversy.

Ahhhh... let the chaos and crying begin.

My prediction: LSU jumps over everyone to play OSU.

Good, maybe they'll get their crap together and institute a playoff finally.

[Scott Campbell]

Good, maybe they'll get their crap together and institute a playoff finally.

I wish. But I doubt it. Too much money slipping out of too many corrupt hands.

[Fred's Slacks]

Good, maybe they'll get their crap together and institute a playoff finally.

I wish. But I doubt it. Too much money slipping out of too many corrupt hands.

You know it just doesn't make sense. Wouldn't a playoff, were every game helps decide the National Champs, generate a lot more hype and, in turn, a lot more money for those corrupt hands? Instead you have one meaningful game, and a bunch that only those teams fans care about. This is run by a bunch of morons if you ask me.

[KYPack]

Ohio State v Georgia for the title?

That's what they are saying this AM.

[b bulldog]

BCS Champ is totally a paper tiger no matter who the victor is. O St deserves to be in the game but other than that, who knows

[Fritz]

I just want OSU to lose. Whoever they play.

[The Leaper]

I wish. But I doubt it. Too much money slipping out of too many corrupt hands.

That is what is ridiculous.

A playoff in college football would bring in a lot more money to the NCAA...it just might not be "distributed" to where some people who are in charge think it should go.

The bottom line is that no other major sport in either college or the pros has adopted such a stupid system of determining who should play in a championship game.

The solution? I love what Dan Wetzel has suggested on Yahoo sports. A 16 team playoff that is completely separate from the current bowl system. Force all 11 conferences to have a championship game...and the 11 conference champs advance. You have 5 at large bids, which will be determined by a committee just like NCAA basketball does.

The top 8 teams HOST the first round. These games would generate far more money for the individual schools than any bowl game does. Ohio State estimates each home game brings in $5M in revenue. Bowl games are not run by the NCAA...outside people are the ones garnering the most profit from the bowl system. Why not play games at The Horseshoe, The Swamp, The Big House, down from Touchdown Jesus rather than some suburban NFL environment that doesn't have nearly the intrigue?

This format still makes the regular season EXTREMELY important...you have to WIN your conference to guarantee an invite. It allows for Cinderella matchups...precisely what makes March Madness so intriguing. It would be a huge ratings boost...because suddenly you'd have 12-15 games that would be getting ratings equal to what the BCS currently has in only 3 or 4 games (at least 1 is usually a dud that no one watches).

I'm sorry...that system is precisely what the NCAA does with the lesser football divisions, and it works tremendously well. It is a no-brainer that is what should also be done for major college football.