[Husker] The fed bringing the hear on the BCS

[Ken Oliver]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net>
>Sent: Feb 1, 2010 4:11 PM
>To: husker at tssi.com
>Subject: RE: [Husker] The fed bringing the hear on the BCS
>
>I've waited to breach this discussion, but I just heard some news that makes
>me want to jump in.
>
>My main argument AGAINST a playoff is that it would diminish the
>importance/excitement of the regular season because it would make it easier
>to make the NC game.
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I agree with much that Skylar has to say and have some additional ideas.

Before you have a playoff vs. BCS discussion, you have to decide what you want to determine from it. 

I want to decide who the best team in the country is. 

The "settle it on the field" argument from many is persuasive but, at the end of this season, would you say Iowa St. was better than UNL?

The talking heads would love it.  It makes their job easier.  I can just see the ESPN boys going into paroxysms of glee over the whole thing.

I agree with an earlier post that you can kiss goodbye pretty much any chance at all for UNL in a playoff system unless they are as dominant as '95 or '96 teams.  Even if the first round is at home site of higher ranked teams, where will subsequent games be played?  You can be sure for attendance purposes and $$$ they won't be any where North of Los Angeles.  So it is nearly inevitable that NU, given a first round win, ends up playing Fl in Florida or LSU in Louisiana or USC in California or whatever.

And when all that is done, what you have is the last man standing--the winner of a little 8 team, end of season, tournament.  You still don't likely know who the best team is.  The polls and, yes, the computers would give a better indication of the best TEAM with its entire body of work considered.  This may be heresy to some, but the computers are probably the best choice.  No ego, no pre-season picks to defend, no ingrained hatred, no league bias or prejudice, no coach hating (Gary Barnett, anyone?), no coach friendships (Dr. Tom).  Many people hate the computers because they don't match up with their personal idea of the top 10, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it is the computers that are wrong.

The current system gives UNL (and other northern teams) the best chance for proper recognition as the best team in the country based on its entire body of work from Labor Day through Jan 7.

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