Fixing the BCS (realistic changes)

[EvilVodka]

They're already looking at making some changes, like eliminating AQ bids...so I'm not going to propose anything crazy, even if it might be better. You have to roll with the insanity and tweak it

Rule Addition #1: 3-team playoff
Anyways, what if they made a 3-team playoff out of it? #1 could get a berth in the title game, but what if #2 and #3 played in a BCS bowl game? That way we'd get to see #2 Alabama vs. #3 Oklahoma State


Rule Addition #2: All Conference Champs in the Top 25 have a BCS berth
This year, that would include the following teams:
LSU
Oklahoma St.
Oregon
Wisconsin
Clemson
TCU
Southern Miss
West Virginia

Rule Addition #3: Add the Cotton Bowl

Rule Addition #4: Additional At-Large bids picked from the Top 10
If you're not a conference champ, and/or you're not in the top 10, you shouldn't be in the BCS

So anyways, here's what this would look like:

Cotton: TCU vs. Kansas State
Orange: Clemson vs. West Virginia
Sugar: #2 Alabama vs. #3 Oklahoma State
Rose: Oregon vs. Wisconsin
Fiesta: Southern Miss vs. Stanford

BCS Title Game: LSU vs. Sugar Bowl winner

Solutions:
- Both Alabama and Oklahoma State get to play their way into the Championship, rather than getting voted in
- Conferences Championships are given more value
- Finishing in the BCS Top 10 is given more value

 

[Nole_out_west]

I say screw the whole thing, reduce the regular season down to 10 games allowing more time for a playoff.

But if we have to stick with this stupid system, I like your proposal, but I think maybe a #1 vs #4 and a #2 vs #3 playoff might be a little better.

 

[EvilVodka]

Previous years would be:
1998: #2 FSU vs. #3 Kansas State and Michael Bishop in the Orange Bowl
Winner plays Tennessee in the National Championship
1999: #2 Virginia Tech vs. #3 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl

 

[EvilVodka]

Previous years would be:
1998: #2 FSU vs. #3 Kansas State and Michael Bishop in the Orange Bowl
Winner plays Tennessee in the National Championship
1999: #2 Virginia Tech vs. #3 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl
Winner plays FSU in NC
2000: #2 FSU vs. #3 Miami in Orange Bowl
Winner plays OU
2001: #2 Nebraska vs. #3 Colorado in Fiesta Bowl
Winner plays Miami
2002: #2 Ohio State vs. #3 Georgia in Rose Bowl
Winner plays Miami
2003: #2 LSU vs. #3 USC in Sugar Bowl
Winner plays Oklahoma
2004: #2 Oklahoma vs. #3 Auburn
Winner plays #1 USC
2005: #2 Texas plays #3 Penn State
Winner plays #1 USC
2006: #2 Florida vs. #3 Michigan
Winner plays #1 Ohio State
2007: #2 LSU vs. #3?? USC???
Winner plays #1 Ohio State
2008:

 

[bchampy]

Previous years would be:
1998: #2 FSU vs. #3 Kansas State and Michael Bishop in the Orange Bowl
Winner plays Tennessee in the National Championship
1999: #2 Virginia Tech vs. #3 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl
Winner plays FSU in NC
2000: #2 FSU vs. #3 Miami in Orange Bowl
Winner plays OU
2001: #2 Nebraska vs. #3 Colorado in Fiesta Bowl
Winner plays Miami
2002: #2 Ohio State vs. #3 Georgia in Rose Bowl
Winner plays Miami
2003: #2 LSU vs. #3 USC in Sugar Bowl
Winner plays Oklahoma
2004: #2 Oklahoma vs. #3 Auburn
Winner plays #1 USC
2005: #2 Texas plays #3 Penn State
Winner plays #1 USC
2006: #2 Florida vs. #3 Michigan
Winner plays #1 Ohio State
2007: #2 LSU vs. #3?? USC???
Winner plays #1 Ohio State
2008:

You stopped at 2008. #3 Texas and #2 Florida would have played to face #1 OU.

 

[Iron My Jorts]

The SEC commissioner proposed a 4 team playoff back in 08, but every other conference (except for the ACC) shot it down...

 

[24seven]

#1 would be at a severe disadvantage in such a playoff. They would be idle for a month while #2 and #3 got to play each other and tune up for the championship.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

4 team playoff

and then 4 BCS bowls with autobids going to conference champs ranked inside the top 14, after that bids go to At Large teams based on where they're ranked

this year it would be

4 team playoff hosted by the Sugar Bowl

LSU vs Stanford
Alabama vs Oklahoma State winners play each other

Rose Bowl would still be Oregon vs Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl would be Kansas State vs Michigan
Cotton Bowl would be Arkansas vs Virginia Tech
Orange Bowl would be Boise State vs Baylor

little better

 

[bchampy]

2008: #2 Florida vs #3 Texas
Winner Faces #1 Oklahoma in the National Championship
-This could have resulted in a rematch yet reverse of what we have today, if Texas got through Florida.

2009: #2 Texas vs #3 Cincinnati
Winner Faces Alabama in the National Championship
-Only problem is in 2009 you had a 13-0 Boise St and 12-0 TCU.

2010: #2 Oregon vs #3 TCU
Winner Faces #1 Auburn
-This would have been a perfect year for this, as the top 3 teams were undefeated.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

2007, #3 was Virginia Tech. We were actually #1 in the computers....

 

[bchampy]

#1 would be at a severe disadvantage in such a playoff. They would be idle for a month while #2 and #3 got to play each other and tune up for the championship.

So would #2. Under the current system #2 gets a shot, under these new proposed rule changes, #2 has to beat another team to get a shot.

Take 2008 for example. Not only would Florida have to play Alabama, then play Texas to get a shot at Oklahoma. That's 3 top 5 teams UF would have to beat in a row to be champion. May as well have 4 team playoff that way all teams involved have extra games.

 

[bchampy]

2007, #3 was Virginia Tech. We were actually #1 in the computers....

Yep.

2003: #2 LSU vs #3 VT
Winner plays #1 Ohio St

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

2010(Fiesta hosts)

Auburn vs Stanford

Oregon vs TCU

Rose Bowl Wisconsin vs Boise State
Sugar Bowl Ohio State vs Arkansas
Orange Bowl Virginia Tech vs Michigan State
Cotton Bowl Oklahoma vs LSU



2009
Rose hosts??
Alabama vs TCU now looking bad I would be mad, but I honestly thought TCU was better than us before we played
Texas vs Cincinnati

Sugar Bowl Florida vs Ohio State
Fiesta Bowl Boise State vs Iowa
Orange Bowl Georgia Tech vs Penn State
Cotton Bowl Oregon vs LSU how ironic

2008
Sugar hosts??

Oklahoma vs Utah
Florida vs Texas

Rose Bowl USC vs Penn State
Fiesta Bowl Texas Tech vs Ohio State
Orange Bowl Cincinnati vs TCU
Cotton Bowl Boise State vs Alabama

2007 Orange hosts?

Ohio State vs Oklahoma
LSU vs Virginia Tech

Rose Bowl USC vs Hawai'i
Sugar Bowl Georgia vs Kansas
Orange Bowl West Virginia vs Arizona State
Cotton Bowl Missouri vs Florida

 

[bchampy]

2010(Fiesta hosts)

Auburn vs Stanford

Oregon vs TCU

Rose Bowl Wisconsin vs Boise State
Sugar Bowl Ohio State vs Arkansas
Orange Bowl Virginia Tech vs Michigan State
Cotton Bowl Oklahoma vs LSU



2009
Rose hosts??
Alabama vs TCU now looking bad I would be mad, but I honestly thought TCU was better than us before we played
Texas vs Cincinnati

Sugar Bowl Florida vs Ohio State
Fiesta Bowl Boise State vs Iowa
Orange Bowl Georgia Tech vs Penn State
Cotton Bowl Oregon vs LSU how ironic

2008
Sugar hosts??

Oklahoma vs Utah
Florida vs Texas

Rose Bowl USC vs Penn State
Fiesta Bowl Texas Tech vs Ohio State
Orange Bowl Cincinnati vs TCU
Cotton Bowl Boise State vs Alabama

2007 Orange hosts?

Ohio State vs Oklahoma
LSU vs Virginia Tech

Rose Bowl USC vs Hawai'i
Sugar Bowl Georgia vs Kansas
Orange Bowl West Virginia vs Arizona State
Cotton Bowl Missouri vs Florida

In 2009 Boise St should have played Florida.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

In 2009 Boise St should have played Florida.

yes we should have sir, but we were too big of a threat to Tebow winning his last game

Cincinnati was the perfect team because they had no chance at winning.

and then they could match us against TCU so that an Alabama situation doesn't happen again

 

[bchampy]

yes we should have sir, but we were too big of a threat to Tebow winning his last game

Cincinnati was the perfect team because they had no chance at winning.

and then they could match us against TCU so that an Alabama situation doesn't happen again

I doubt there was a conspiracy to "protect" Tebow from Boise. In 2009, the Sugar picked first, then the Fiesta picked twice before the Sugar got its second pick.

Sugar grabbed #5 Florida, then the Fiesta got to pick #4 TCU and #6 Boise. #3 Cincinnati was the best team available when the Sugar got it's second pick.

So blame the Fiesta bowl, not anyone trying to "save" Tebow from Boise State.

 

[BadMotoWeazal]

BCS contract comes up again in 2 years... Call your conference office & tell them not to fuck up the BCS again..... Any type of playoff is better than what we have now.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

#1 would be at a severe disadvantage in such a playoff. They would be idle for a month while #2 and #3 got to play each other and tune up for the championship.

I was actually going to say just the opposite. Say #3 wins in a brutal matchup........guys get all banged up.

Then you matchup a dinged up underdog against a completely healthy and energized favorite.

But I agree with what you said as well. Either way, someone is at a disadvantage more than likely.

 

[huskers1217]

Previous years would be:
1998: #2 FSU vs. #3 Kansas State and Michael Bishop in the Orange Bowl
Winner plays Tennessee in the National Championship
1999: #2 Virginia Tech vs. #3 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl
Winner plays FSU in NC
2000: #2 FSU vs. #3 Miami in Orange Bowl
Winner plays OU
2001: #2 Nebraska vs. #3 Colorado in Fiesta Bowl
Winner plays Miami
2002: #2 Ohio State vs. #3 Georgia in Rose Bowl
Winner plays Miami
2003: #2 LSU vs. #3 USC in Sugar Bowl
Winner plays Oklahoma
2004: #2 Oklahoma vs. #3 Auburn
Winner plays #1 USC
2005: #2 Texas plays #3 Penn State
Winner plays #1 USC
2006: #2 Florida vs. #3 Michigan
Winner plays #1 Ohio State
2007: #2 LSU vs. #3?? USC???
Winner plays #1 Ohio State
2008:

LOL @ Still screwing Oregon in 2001

 

[huskers1217]

no one will be happy...no matter what you do.