For 10 years, college football fans have had to put up with the BCS. The system, as flawed as it may be, has always seemed to work itself out. This year is by far the muddiest and most controversial year in the brief history of the Bull Crap System, I mean BCS. There was no dominate team who clearly deserved t o play for the championship. So now we are stuck with 6 computers trying to figure out which two teams are less mediocre than the rest. Ohio State was rewarded for not playing the last two weeks of the regular season, and moved up 7 spots because everyone in front of them lost. LSU, after losing last week jumped 5 spots up to #2. Virginia Tech, Missouri, Georgia, and Oklahoma could have very easily made a strong case for playing for the national championship. Why should these teams be snubbed because a computer felt they were not one of the best two teams in the country. I have a solution to this problem, a 6 team playoff. You need a playoff to decide the championship on the football field, and more than 6 teams would drag out too long. Here's how it would work. Keep the BCS rankings, the top 6 teams would qualify for the playoff. The top two teams would get a bye in the first round. The #3 seed would play the #6, and #4 would play #5. After the first round you would reseed and the #1 would play the lowest reaming seed, and #2 would play the other winning team. Then the two remaining teams would play each other for the national championsh
ip. The first four games would take place at the 4 current BCS Bowl sites, Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. Then the championship game would rotate between those 4 sites, as it does now. This years bracket is located at right. Now, aren't those games and possible matchups exciting, the NCAA could make loads of money because every one of these games appeal to all fans. The other 60 non-BCS bowl games out there would still operate as is, so teams with no hope of making the 6 team playoff would still have something to play for. Michigan could still play for their shot in the Capital One or Alamo Bowl. Now in this system the only team that could have a beef would be the #7 team, and does anyone seriously care if the #7 team whines about being left out of the playoffs. But under the current system teams #3-6 are crying and whining about being snubbed by the BCS. Maybe this chaos this year will finally convince the college football executives that D-1 football needs a playoff.
ip. The first four games would take place at the 4 current BCS Bowl sites, Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. Then the championship game would rotate between those 4 sites, as it does now. This years bracket is located at right. Now, aren't those games and possible matchups exciting, the NCAA could make loads of money because every one of these games appeal to all fans. The other 60 non-BCS bowl games out there would still operate as is, so teams with no hope of making the 6 team playoff would still have something to play for. Michigan could still play for their shot in the Capital One or Alamo Bowl. Now in this system the only team that could have a beef would be the #7 team, and does anyone seriously care if the #7 team whines about being left out of the playoffs. But under the current system teams #3-6 are crying and whining about being snubbed by the BCS. Maybe this chaos this year will finally convince the college football executives that D-1 football needs a playoff. 
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