So Boise State is now 12-0 and will be 13-0 after next week. They're playing New Mexico State and will be favored by 5 or 6 TD's. TCU will be undefeated.
Neither will have a chance at the national title.
Boise State may not even be allowed to a play in a BCS bowl.
The current system is designed to keep the rich, rich and the poor, poor.
It is beyond time for a restructuring of this system that is essentially unfair and given that money and influence is involved and the chief motivators, corrupt.
In my opinion, it is beyond time for a true playoff system. But how?
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There is no way that the system will change on it's own. Those in power and control of the system, and the money, will never relinquish unless forced to do so by someone with more power. Unfortunately, the only other people with more power is the governement. In this case, there are two solutions. 1) I think that Sen. Hatch may be right in that there may be a monopoly case here and congress can intervene if that is the case. Congress can force them into some kind of playoff system. 2) There will have to be enough D-1 schools come together and agree upon a class action law suit against the NCAA. This won't happen because they are part of the NCAA. There are not enough schools so far that have been shafted by the current system to get together and agree to sue the NCAA. Once there have been enough schools to get shafted (currently only BSU, U of U, Hawaii, Cincinnati, and TCU) that I can think of that have lost the chance to play for a National Title. There are already too many bowl games. Bowl games should be like the NIT in basketball. If you don't make a 16 team playoff, you can go to a bowl game if you have a WINNING record. Shoot, teams with a 6-6 record can get into a bowl game...they don't deserve one. Going 6-6 and losing in a bowl game for a final 6-7 record is not a successful season.
Yes, of course, the system is corrupt. It is a collusion of the rich and powerful schools. How do such systems get overthrown?
1. In the USA, the government has the power to do so, but I very much resent the government getting involved in every aspect of our lives.
2. In other countries (simplistic, I know), revolution of the people (fans, in this case) can dramatically change a system.
3. Build a competing system, but it takes a large number and much courage by the competing-system builders.
There may be other possibilities, but of the three above, #3 probably won't happen for a long while yet. #1 is unlikely due to the lobbying system we have. Fans aren't going to hire a lobbyist. #2 is unlikely because the fans of the big schools would poo-poo such an idea. Nevertheless, a "Million Fan March" may get the ball rolling for option #1.
If it is about money then only we the viewing public can change the system by boycotting the BCS bowls. But that will never happen. Too many sports fans to say, "nah, I will suffer a year without watching BCS bowls in order to give Boise State a chance."
It is only a matter of time before BYU will be shafted too.
One thing on our side is so many commentators everywhere are complaining about it. And the drum beat will continue because there will always be one or two schools left out in the cold.
Let's face it, there are too many bowls. The PAC-10 has six bowl tie-ins or more!
The first thing that needs to be done is too have the bowl proceeds be divided out evenly to all 119 (or however many schools there are) universities. Make it about the championship not the $.
I loved my preceding comment! You must all be LOL'in; the socialist speaks! Redistribution of wealth! Oh no, lions and tigers and bears oh my lions and tigers and bears oh my!
If we redistribute the money to all 119 schools, then I say we set up Wortham University and become the 120th school. If ya can't beat socialism, the least we could do is get our share of the scam!
What would be our mascot? Heaven forbid we vote for a winner! All mascots that receive a vote should win!
It would be Wortham University Lions, Tigers, and Bears (as wells as all other under-represented species).
Let's not worry about being politically correct. I vote for Wortham Warriors.
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