The Pros And Cons Of The Bowl Championship System
The Bowl Championship Series has created controversy in college football since it was created in 1998. This system was set in order for the top two BCS college football teams to meet in the national championship and there are 8 other teams that play in four other BCS bowl games. There was much debate for several years whether there should be a playoff system, which will allow many teams to qualify for the National championship, as opposed to just two teams. Now that the playoff system has been established the question arises regarding the overall effects of the change. Although extending the season with a playoff may create other concerns, it will be the best for college football fans and the school’s academic program. It will give more opportunities for many teams to prove their worth, make more money for their school and will create more excitement throughout the entire season.
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It is subject to bias. For this reason, an undefeated Utah team was kept out of the 2004-2005 and 2008-2009 national title game instead of a one loss major conference team which played a more difficult schedule. The polls are a computer system which doesn’t take in to account all the details. In 2003 when the University of Oklahoma lost in the big 12 title game vs Kansas state they still managed to still finish in the top two and beat out the USC Trojans which also had one loss. In 2011 Alabama lost in its last game of the year when it was ranked number 1 at the time. The same very week undefeated number 2 Oklahoma state lost as well and Alabama remained in the two spot. Oklahoma State should have been ahead of Alabama because it had more top 25 wins. However, the committee wanted a rematch between LSU and Alabama who played in the Southeastern Conference Title game. In the rematch Alabama defeated LSU 21-0 to win the National
The Bowl Championship Series factors in three different components …show more content…
It is subject to bias. For this reason, an undefeated Utah team was kept out of the 2004-2005 and 2008-2009 national title game instead of a one loss major conference team which played a more difficult schedule. The polls are a computer system which doesn’t take in to account all the details. In 2003 when the University of Oklahoma lost in the big 12 title game vs Kansas state they still managed to still finish in the top two and beat out the USC Trojans which also had one loss. In 2011 Alabama lost in its last game of the year when it was ranked number 1 at the time. The same very week undefeated number 2 Oklahoma state lost as well and Alabama remained in the two spot. Oklahoma State should have been ahead of Alabama because it had more top 25 wins. However, the committee wanted a rematch between LSU and Alabama who played in the Southeastern Conference Title game. In the rematch Alabama defeated LSU 21-0 to win the National