Comments on: BCS-apologist Tim Cowlishaw speaks nonsense

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:07:28 +0000

The BCS system is completely flawed…and Cowlishaw is completely wrong. The “BSCS” system has gotten the Championship game right twice in the last couple of years (Miami v. OSU and USC v. Texas). I would rather discuss which teams should should be in or out of playoffs rather than who should be in the Championship.

Do we have that discussion when it comes to the NCAA men’s b-ball game.

NO WAY JOSE!!!!

By: 94by50

94by50 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:05:55 +0000

Maybe. Four or eight teams seems like too few, but if it’s a matter of getting the suits to finally agree to something, it’s better than nothing.

I really do think a sixteen-team tournament would work, while still (and this is vital) preserving the bowls in their current state. They don’t need to be used as neutral sites for the theoretical tournament games. I have in mind the idea that the teams which lose in the tournament would then be available to the upper-tier bowl games for selection there.

It’s possible to have both a tournament and the bowl system as it exists today; I seem to be the only person who thinks so.

By: John Paulsen

John Paulsen — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:15:07 +0000

I think a four- or eight-team playoff is the way to start. Expand if necessary.

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:04:05 +0000

I don’t think you can do it( 16 team playoff), can’t do what BB does 6 games in 19/20 day, or bseball plays most after college out for summer. My 2 cents… create SIX (6) BCS bowls ( creates 12 slots).. all ccompleted NLT jan 2, then a final BCS Poll, including the Computer Geek portion and come up with top 4. 1-4,2-3 would play week now championship is around 8/9 jan. Then winners following week, weekends occupied by NFL playoffs. Of coures 2 teams will gripe, but it is a step to possible 8 team in few years only adding one more week to the 4 team. And it wouldn’t mess with all traditional bowls. Have Fiesta, Rose, Sugar, Orange, add 2 more i.e. Cotton, Superdome, St. Louis Dome. Have 12 openings so 6 teams used and several one loss too and at least one non Big six and possible 2 if they start playing more or better big six. But probably run into next semester. but only for 2 teams. 12 team conference are tooo big, don’t play everyone, conf’s should all be 8,9 or 10 then all could play each other in conf. Just a thought…… Notre Dame and Penn St. could go into Big east ? make a good 10 team conference.

By: Gerardo Orlando

Gerardo Orlando — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:14:59 +0000

I’m open to all the suggestons. The key if you go 8 teams deep you’ll have a champion that has earned it. #9 will be pissed, but few will shed tears for them.

If we had a playoff there would be so many games that would still mean something in thecoming weeks.

By: Dewey

Dewey — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:55:16 +0000

What a clown. Don’t want to be left out of the eight-team field? Then don’t suck. Win enough games to be one of the best three or four teams. Otherwise pipe down and play football.

The BCS is terrible.

By: John Paulsen

John Paulsen — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:36:35 +0000

I don’t think a guaranteed bid for each BCS conference is necessary. Just take the eight best teams in the country. If a conference doesn’t have a team that’s good enough, then they don’t have a team that’s good enough. Them’s the breaks.