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College Football Debate Analysis
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Here’s an easy question, who was the division one NCAA football national championship last year? If you said the Alabama Crimson Tide you are correct, sort of. Yes, Alabama did defeat the LSU Tigers 21-0 in the National Championship game, but some other teams could make a case for National Champions as well. According to the end of the year Associated Press Poll, Alabama was not an unanimous number one. LSU received one first place vote and Oklahoma State received 4 first place votes. Oklahoma State finished up 3rd in the final poll, after defeating Stanford in the Tostitos Fiesta bowl. Division 1 College football is the only sport that does not have a tournament or playoff system to provide a true national championship. …show more content…
FCS schools are allowed 63 scholarships to be distributed among the whole team. FBS schools are allowed 85 scholarships and are all full rides. This means that the FCS schools often do not have the depth or talent to compete against BCS schools. Sure there is the argument ‘Well this is why you play the game’ but in all honesty it is more like ‘David vs Goliath’. Sure every now and then an FCS team will upset an FBS team. However looking at the data, FBS schools FBS schools have a record of 1838-396-18 (.820) vs. FCS schools since 1978. (History of FCS (I-AA) vs. FBS (I-A)). Take for instance this year Oklahoma State beat Savannah State 84-0. This game was a waste of time for everyone involved. Sure Savannah State enjoyed receiving a nice payout for coming to Oklahoma State, close to a million dollars, but enough is enough. Instead of having a tune-up game for a team like Oklahoma State they could be playing a conference opponent or an evenly faired opponent from a BCS or FBS …show more content…
"College Football Winners Still Lose as Bowl Costs Exceed Payout." Bloomberg.com. N.p., 22 Dec. 2010. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-23/college-football-winners-still-lose-as-bowl-game-expenses-exceed-payout.html>.
"PLAYitOFF.org." : The Campaign for a College Football Playoff. N.p., 2009. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://playitoff.org/contact.php>.
Wolken, Dan. "SEC's College Football National Title Dominance Likely Coming to an End." The News-Press. USA TODAY SPORTS, 12 Nov. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://www.news-press.com/article/20121111/SPORTS/121112001/SEC-s-college-football-national-title-dominance-likely-coming-an-end>.
McKillop, Andrew. "History of FCS (I-AA) vs. FBS (I-A)." CSN RSS. College Football Data Warehouse, 23 May 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://www.collegesportingnews.com/content.php?760-History-of-FCS-vs.-FBS>.
Schroeder, George. "Playoff Construction up for Debate." USA TODAY 12 Nov. 2012, Sports sec.: n.8C.
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