Future of the BCS

[AustinAG07]

Here is a good wrap-up about the future of a playoff or plus-one game in the BCS. Hopefully they will get it done. I would like to see the seeded plus-one. I guess we will see in April.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/the_bonus/01/02/bcs.future/index.html

[pearland aggie93]

:gig: :rep:

[Pumchavas28]

A playoff is the answer plain and simple....:mad:

[karl_burns]

Having any sort of play-off, even with a pool as small as four teams, would lead to much more confidence in the title "National Champion".

[dragonag517]

Unfortunately, for anyone holding out for a playoff, I think you're going to be dissapointed. There are enough key people dead set against the idea that a playoff will never "get out of committee."

The best we can hope for is a changing of the guard later in the PAC-10 and Big 10. However, I wonder if the ACC, Big East, Big 12, and SEC have the gonads to part ways with "The 10s" and agree to a playoff format among themselves....if that's even in the realm of the possible?

What if those conferences split away, organized one more conference comprised of the "best of the rest" of the MAC, WAC, etc and call that group of schools Div I Playoff League or something. I'd like to see how "The 10s" would react to something like that.

[Pumchavas28]

They would shyt themselves...

But I love the idea....

I think the new league would be competitive within 2 years...

[KCAggie]

I agree that for a playoff to happen, the old guys in charge of the pac 10 and big 10 need to die off and let the younger generation who are more in line with a playoff take over.

[Slotback]

Quite possibly what will occur is that should the +1 model be adopted, a true playoff will evolve from it. However, this SI article makes 2 important points that block that possibility 1) The money. The conferences, presidents and ADs do not want to accidentally kill the golden goose and 2) the point about the entire season being really important can not be discounted.

[Pumchavas28]

If USC (example team) takes 1 game off, so be it... I'd rather watch USC go head to head in a big or small tournament against LSU, Ohio State & Oklahoma....

I would gladdly trade 1 for 3 awesome ones...

Now who's to say that teams can even take a week off in the future... with parity evening things out... That wont be the case much longer.