Should BCS Be Replaced By Playoffs? -- Guynemer's Proposal -- Part II

[Drake Tungsten]

Now I remember why I didn't reply to this post. There's no argument that's worth my time.

Two teams went undefeated. Those teams are going to play for the national title. It's the best possible outcome. Get over it.

[Ming]

Pure luck... It didn't work last year, and probably won't work next year... but oh, let's keep paying the old greedy BCS farts money to run something they shouldn't be involved in

[DanS]

"Yeah, USC beat Notre Dame like a redheaded stepchild; ND had more success against high-level competition throughout the season."

As much as I would like to agree with you that this should be counted, I can't in this instance. By the BCS formula, USC had the toughest schedule overall, where ND had the 15th toughest schedule. I have no reason to believe that USC didn't earn it more than did ND. ND had Navy, BC, and Rutgers, after all.

Also, I think this is indicative of the controversy that would surround an 8 team playoff. ND is on the fence in this instance. So instead of losing a chance at a national championship that would have happened in a playoff (and the NCAA lost 3 potential $$$ games), ND has just lost a chance at a bigger payday. No injustice here.

The only small qualm I have with this year's BCS is that FSU gets a bid.

[JohnT]

Hell, let's just go back to the polls and the bowls, ok?

[Imran Siddiqui]

So instead of losing a chance at a national championship that would have happened in a playoff (and the NCAA lost 3 potential $$$ games), ND has just lost a chance at a bigger payday.

It is much more palatable to have a controversy over who gets in on the edges of playoff rather than controversy over the title game... or did you forget the hubbub when Nebraska made it last year?

[DanS]

"or did you forget the hubbub when Nebraska made it last year?"

Wasn't paying attention last year. Too busy crying in my beer.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Hell, let's just go back to the polls and the bowls, ok?

Actually I'd prefer that to the mess of the BCS. At least there was no pretending there that the national championship was simply a subjective title bestowed.