
Every other sports writer has already taken a stance on this and in the past I have let it be known that I am not a huge fan of the BCS. However, I decided to put my money where my mouth is and propose, the best solution EVER for determining a champion.
1. Use a +1 System: The college football season is long enou
gh as it is so I don't think adding an 8-team playoff and three more games for each team is the right move. Take the Top-4 teams in the BCS rankings and have them play semi-finals and a final. This would keep the schedule on par with the current Bowl Schedule. These four teams would play in 2 of the BCS Games and then would meet in the BCS Championship, one week later. It would also fit into the NCAA Model. Almost every other sport has a Final Four and this would keep with that tradition.
2. Determine the Semi-Finals Based on BCS Standings and Tie-Ins: I don't think the BCS Committee would go for this, but it is the best plan. Only 2 o
f the 4 BCS Games would be used as semi-finals and those would be determined based on BCS Ranking. Each BCS Conference currently has a tie in. Here is my proposal. I would add Big East (Cincinnati) Mountain West (Utah), WAC (Boise State) and Other (Notre Dame) into the tie-ins. I added those in Italics. It would also be important to add one more bowl game (Cotton) to the BCS to keep it at 10 teams. The Cotton Bowl is moving to the new Cowboys Stadium so it is in a professional stadium and would make the most sense. It would get the BCS At-Large berths as it would be the youngest BCS Bowl Game.
Rose: Big Ten and Pac 10
Fiesta: Big 12 and WAC/MWC
Orange: ACC and Big East
Sugar: SEC and Conference-USA/Independents
Cotton: BCS At-Large Teams
Then I would look at the BCS Rankings. Currently, Florida is #1 and assuming they beat Alabama, Texas would be #2. In my system, that would make the Sugar and Fiesta as the two bowls for the semi-finals. #3 (TCU) would then play #2 and #4 (Cincinnati) would play #1. I would also propose that only one team from each conference can play in the semi-finals, meaning that Alabama would be out. In my scenario, Florida would have already beaten them in the SEC Championship and in my opinion that would have been their chance.
The other bowls would play as normal. We are supposed to believe that strength of schedule is taken into account in the BCS Rankings, so even if 2 teams are tied in record, you would assume the team with a tougher schedule would receive the edge through the BCS Rankings. This year's schedule would then look like this:
Semi-Finals:
Sugar: #1 Florida vs. #4 Cincinnati
Fiesta: #2 Texas vs. #3 TCU

Other BCS Bowls:
Rose: Oregon vs. Ohio State
Orange: Alabama vs. Georgia Tech
Cotton Bowl: Boise State vs. Iowa
The winner of the semi-finals would then play on January 8th in the Championship, creating only one more week of games. The Championship would then rotate as it currently does.
3. This will not ruin Tradition and Importance: Let's look at the Rose Bowl. Some would argue that it would not have the same importance if it isn't a semi-final Bowl. I disagree. The Rose Bowl has built up the tradition of Pac-10/Big Ten. This game would not either be a semi-final (if one of those teams finishes in the Top-2) or it would be a traditional match-up.
4. Get rid of Pre-Season Rankings: You would have to in order to give every team a fair chance. It wouldn't make sense to allow a team (Florida) to start at #1 and just stay there. Make them work for it. Is Florida really better than Texas? We don't know, but Florida started the year #1 and hasn't lost so they stay #1. That needs to change.
5. Why will this work? This would give every team a chance to make it in the Top 4. It would create only one more week of games and hopefully allow the semi-finals to change hands. I don't think the NCAA can expect fans to pay for 3 more games, but to pay to watch a semi-final and the finals, I think that is doable financially for die-hard fans.
We have seen parody over time. USC has been great (Rose Bowl), Florida has been great (Sugar), Texas and OU have been great (Fiesta) and Cincy is coming on (Orange). Each of those Bowl Games would have an equal chance to make the semi-finals.
What do we think?






The Royals went from losing 100 games in 2002 to winning 83 in 2003. Interesting... In 2001 Kelly took a team that lost 93 games in 2000 and turned them around, yet he didn't win. What Happened Next: In 2004, the Royals lost 104 games and missed the playoffs. Pena was fired in 2005.





