The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision an opportunity to compete in a “national championship game.” This championship is intended as a surrogate for a playoff system, since the NCAA does not formally determine a champion in this category. The BCS relies on a combination of polls and computer selection methods to determine relative team rankings, and to narrow the field to two teams to play in the BCS National Championship Game held after the other college bowl games. The winner of this game is crowned the BCS national champion and is guaranteed at least a share of the national championship.
For this issue I proposed this question: Do you like the BCS bowl system?
Jeremiah Nance
“I agree with the system for the most part. There are some flaws but the system is correct as it can possibly be. The big conferences play in the big games because they play big time teams week in and week out and the computer eliminates human error.”
William Tome
“I hate the BCS system. I think the top 16 teams in college football should have a playoff. Of course it would mean a lot more games played but at least there wouldn’t be any arguing on who the real national champion is.”
Joseph Werksman
“Although I don’t fully agree with the BCS system, there is nothing we can do about it. The NCAA recently renewed their contract with the system through 2012. So if we did eventually go to a playoff it would be in 4 years.”
Marquis Fields
“I think we should have a playoff. I’m not sure how many teams, but the system is too flawed. Teams like Ball State in the lower conferences are undefeated and they are not even breaking the top 10, meaning they will not even get into a BCS bowl game, let alone a national title game.”
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