Okay... now I KNOW that Congress, and politicians in general, are an easy target for this kind of thing.. but I just couldn't believe my eyes when I read this headline on ESPN.com:
"Congress to look into 'deeply flawed' BCS system"
HOUSTON -- Calling the Bowl Championship Series "deeply flawed," the chairman of a congressional committee has called a hearing on the controversial system used to determine college football's national champion.
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, charged with regulating America's sports industry, announced Friday it will conduct a hearing on the BCS next week, after this season's bowl matchups are determined.
[soapbox]Not that anyone asked, but the real problem with college football isn't the BCS.. the BCS is just the symptom. The real disease here is the Conference system. If the BCS just took the 8 top-ranked teams, who would be complaining? (Oh, well, I guess #9 would.)
But instead, the major conferences only agreed to the BCS because they each get an automatic bid.. meaning a Florida State team with 4 losses could go to a BCS bowl this year...
So while ESPN will have you believe that Notre Dame is really the best example of why the BCS is flawed, I'd argue the Conference system is really at the heart of the problem.
Playoff system? Maybe... but I think a playoff system would become unnecessary if Top 25 teams would play MORE Top 25 opponents...
Get rid of the BCS, get rid of the Conference system (in College football, at least).. and create a super-conference of the top football programs.. and require teams to play a certain percentage of each year's schedule against opponents from that pool of teams. Don't play at least 7 games against top-tier programs? No BCS consideration for you.
Oh.. and no more games against I-AA teams.. not that count, anyway...
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Apologies and thanks for indulging me in that rant.
Have a happy rest of your Saturday.
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