Awe... HOW CREATIVE!
Everybody keeps complaining about the BCS, and they have reason to. However, it is never going to change unless we take action. The argument about the BCS is that some teams get left out of the championship game just because they are not in a power conference; or sometimes there are more than two deserving teams that could compete for the National Championship (i.e. In 2004 with USC, Oklahoma and Auburn). However, the BCS succeeds, from a business standpoint, because the bowl games are all huge spectacles. All 34 winners get a trophy and every matchup seems to be intriguing to some degree. Therefore, people watch the games, attend the games, buy merchandise, etc.
So the common solution is that there should be a playoff bracket and the top 16 teams should have a shot at the championship. In theory, since they are not actually "The National Championship" shouldn't the Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Rose Bowl and all other bowl games (as they stand now) not even matter? If we really wanted to change the NCAA Football championship system, then we should protest every bowl that is not the National Championship. Because if your team is in the National Championship, then the BCS system is effective and there is no reason for you to argue.
Why is Bob Stoops on there?
He would choke in the Sweet 16 every year...
Say you are an Iowa or Georgia Tech fan, two legitimate teams in the top ten, you should be outraged that your team has to play in the Orange Bowl and does not have a chance to win the National Championship even though you may have lost only one or two times. So here is what you do as fans: DO NOT go to the game and DO NOT watch the game; it is that simple. If there were zero people at the game and zero people watching the game, could you imagine how much money the BCS, NCAA and the broadcasting networks would lose?
Okay, maybe after this happens one time the networks and all things associated with the BCS would say "Ehh, this is an odd occurrence, but it will never happen again..." However, if it happened again the next year, these executives and all people involved may think "Wow, these people are serious. In order to get our audience back, we will have to change."
If you are actually on the teams who are in the top 16 (a coach, player, AD, etc.) here is what you do: DO NOT play in the bowl games that do not have "National Championship" in the title. Of course then we would see where the loyalty truly lies with these football programs. Other than Texas, Florida, Alabama and (usually) USC, there are different teams in BCS bowls every year. Could those fringe teams like Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon and Virginia Tech forego a consolation bowl every year they do not make the top 16 teams to play out the bracket system?
And throw away one of these?
Yeah right...
Let me get this straight: If there were a 16-team playoff system, it would be absolutely insane for there to still be consolation bowls. Nobody gives a shit about the GMAC Bowl now, just imagine what it would represent if the top 16 teams were off playing in their own little tournament to decide a national champion, which Central Michigan and Troy were playing in some throwaway bowl in Mobile, Alabama to decide... NOTHING!
I really do not mind the BCS system, it is just a little flawed. Then again, so are the weekly polls, but that is another story. This article is just to remind people that if you really dislike the BCS system, you cannot just sit back on New Year's Day and watch the Outback Bowl, because you are just feeding the monster.
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