[Husker] The fed bringing the heat on the BCS

[David Strong]

> From: Duane Feldman <dlfeldman at ameritech.net>

> I personally like a 12 team format
> made up of BCS conference champs plus six
> of the best non-BCS conf champ teams (at least 3 from
> non-BCS conferences).
> 
> Round 1:  Top four seeds draw a bye week while seeds
> #5-8 host seeds #9-12.
> 2nd week Dec
> Round 2:  Top four seeds host winners of previous week
> w/ #1 hosting lowest
> seeded winner, etc. 3rd week Dec
> Round 3:  Two BCS bowl locations - Jan 1
> Champ Game:  Third BCS bowl location - Jan 8 or so
> 
> UPSIDE:  One and only one host game each for top eight
> seeds.  Only two
> travel games for finalists.  Access to non-BCS teams
> is broadly available.
> 
> FLAW:   Only three of the BCS bowl locations
> accommodated.  What happens to
> #4?  
> 
> I haven't come up with a flawless system yet.  Let me
> work on it some more.
> 
> Duane Feldman

There you go.  Certainly a workable scenario, one of many.  I don't really see your flaw as a flaw.  The BCS would go away if a tournament was ever instituted.  Accommodating bowls is irrelevant.  I expect that if a tournament is ever put in place, they will have predetermined, designated sites for the games, much like the basketball tournament.  Ex.  the quarters might be called "regionals" with sites for the games in cities within those regions.  Then the semis and finals elsewhere.  Probably change every year, or not.  Football games are big events and they would be easier to plan and promote if this was so.   But regardless,  all very doable.

Dave