How it Would Work: This is the playoff system desired by most fans of the sport and probably the only one that could ever happen at the Division I-A level. Six of the eight teams would be the champions of the six BCS conferences. Two at-large teams would be the two highest rated teams remaining from the BCS standings. Quarterfinals would take place on New Year's Day at the four BCS bowl sites. Semifinals would take place at two of the four BCS bowl sites and the National Championship would take place at a third BCS bowl site.
Why it Would Work: The conferences would be satisfied that they each have equal access to the National Championship. The bowl sites would be satisfied with added revenue and television coverage coming to their stadiums. The regular season would be ENHANCED because while yes rare regular season 1vs2 matchups may not have the same stakes, matchups between elite conference teams in the BCS conferences and especially the conference championships would have higher stakes. Everyone stands to benefit here except...
Why it Wouldn't Work: ...the travelling fan. The logistics of fans being able to travel to possibly two more bowl destinations is the only legitimate drawback to this plan. Schools could only do so much to get their fans to these games at an affordable price. It would be difficult even for large fanbases like Ohio State and Oklahoma, nonetheless any private school. It also seems unfair that an undefeated team would have to win three more games beyond the 12 it had already played but I hope this season has proven that college football seasons are like snowflakes, no two are comparable.
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Your statement that the regular season would be enhanced is ludicrous. No one watches regular season college basketball because the tournament makes those games meaningless. You are doing the same thing here. And I guarantee ratings would plummet. And you wouldn't fix anything, you'd just create new arguments. Like why does a 3 loss team that won its conference tournament deserve to get in over Hawaii or some other small conference school. This would be a disaster in so many ways and would kill college football by making it exactly like everything else.
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