I am looking forward to the new D-1A playoffs to start in 2014. With the demise of the WAC(Western Athletic Conference) as of yesterday, there are 10 FBS (D1-A) conferences remaining as of today. However, there could be more shuffling around and by next summer, we could see even more conferences dissolve.
With that in mind, I want to begin conversations regarding the expansion of the planned playoff system. Only four teams will be included in the playoff, to start, but not nearly enough. They will be using bowls for hosting the games, which I support, but those four teams will be selected by an "unbiased" committee! Come on, are they really going to be unbiased? I would rather see the computer rankings involved, then leaving up for conjuncture. The computer rankings at least take strength of schedule as part of the formula. This committee will be no better than using the coaches poll or the writers poll to select the teams.
My proposal would include ALL conference winners, plus utilizing the BCS rankings to select the additional teams to make a 16 team playoff. The top eight teams, based on the BCS, would have a another home game. While the playoffs are going on, the bowl games will continue, awarding the qualifying teams to get their extra game as they do now.
Week two the playoffs continue, with the winners of week one meeting in a bowl game. The quarter finals would be hosted in a BCS bowl. Match ups again would be based on the BCS standings. The Semi-Finals would be played in a BCS bowl, with the Championship game played at a neutral location.
I believe this scenario takes care of any doubts who is truly the best, and it still includes the current bowl system. We all know college football is a BIG money business, but the decision must be made on the field and not by some committee. The bowls and the playoffs would be completed by the end of the Christmas break.
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