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Captain Beefheart · 10-20-2007, 07:21 AM

Playoffs would never work unless you extend the season into January or February, or shorten the regular season, neither of which will ever happen.

It's impossible in theory and practical application to really know who the best team when you consider most of the "powerhouses" never play head to head in the season, and most of them have weak schedules due to mythical rivalries that have lasted over 100 years.

The BCS comes down to politics pretty much. And I know someone will say "Well how do you explain South Florida ranking so high". Cinderellas. People love underrated teams made up from leftout recruits.

Take Notre Dame. They are consistenly overrated, probably the most overhyped program in history (see NBC contract to nationally televise every game.) Notre Dame plays 2 to 3 good teams a season and pads their schedule with weaklinks like Army, Navy, Air Force, Stanford, North Carolina etc.

The official rules say that ND is guaranteed a BCS appearance if they're in the top 8. How is that fair? Michigan has a great football tradition too. They receive no such special treatment. They're not in a conference. Fine. How about "any independent that finishes in the top 8 gets an automatic appearance"? How about "no at-large team (or ND) should get in when there are other eligible at-large teams ranked ahead of them"?

Wouldn't that be more fair?

10-20-2007, 07:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 3,912 My Profile	Playoffs would never work unless you extend the season into January or February, or shorten the regular season, neither of which will ever happen. It's impossible in theory and practical application to really know who the best team when you consider most of the "powerhouses" never play head to head in the season, and most of them have weak schedules due to mythical rivalries that have lasted over 100 years. The BCS comes down to politics pretty much. And I know someone will say "Well how do you explain South Florida ranking so high". Cinderellas. People love underrated teams made up from leftout recruits. Take Notre Dame. They are consistenly overrated, probably the most overhyped program in history (see NBC contract to nationally televise every game.) Notre Dame plays 2 to 3 good teams a season and pads their schedule with weaklinks like Army, Navy, Air Force, Stanford, North Carolina etc. The official rules say that ND is guaranteed a BCS appearance if they're in the top 8. How is that fair? Michigan has a great football tradition too. They receive no such special treatment. They're not in a conference. Fine. How about "any independent that finishes in the top 8 gets an automatic appearance"? How about "no at-large team (or ND) should get in when there are other eligible at-large teams ranked ahead of them"? Wouldn't that be more fair? Last edited by Captain Beefheart : 10-20-2007 at 07:24 AM.