First of all, I am not a Longhorns fan, so this is not about them getting screwed out of the Championship game when they beat one of the teams playing. In my opinion if Utah beats Bama they are the undefeated National Champion regardless of what the BCS says. Just like Boise State was my pick as the undefeated National Champion a couple of years ago when they shocked Oklahoma. Trust me, I hate Utah.
To me it is an absolute travesty that there cannot be a true National Championship. It would be the biggest sporting event in the world. Even bigger than the Super Bowl.
The talking heads for the NCAA say that it would kill the Bowl Games. My opinion of this "theory" can be symbolically summed up by thinking of what a bull leaves in a pasture that you don't want to step in.
There is a simple way to solve this and it is not any kind of big secret. Revenue Sharing among the Bowl games.
You could still have a BCS to determine the 8 teams who will compete for the true National Championship. Yes, that does mean teams left out of those 8 games would get screwed. I'd rather screw 1 or 2 teams a year than to continue to have a Mythical Championship based on voting.
By Revenue Sharing I am talking about all the Bowl Games. Make the lesser Bowl games mean more. So let's look at how this year's games could contribute.
This year it is the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta and the Mythical Championship game. Assign the last game to one of the Bowls for example the Orange or Cotton.
Seed the 8 teams. 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, and 4 vs. 5. If the 1 seed wins they play the lowest remaining seed and so on. The ideal will still be to get 1 vs. 2. But if USC were to beat Florida on the way to facing Oklahoma so be it. The bottom line is we get a true Championship.
Start the Bowl games near Christmas. The Semi-final round would be New Year's Day Games. One week after the New Year (right where it is now) you have the True National Championship.
This would add 3 games to the Bowl system. That would add revenue. Networks would fight for those 3 games. That adds revenue. The True Championship game would be a huge sporting event. With Revenue Sharing driving it, no Bowl game loses anything.
Opponents say that students athletes would be handicapped. We're back in the pasture stepping in nasty stuff. The Students are off for Winter Break and the Holidays already. It is much easier on them during that time of year than it is during the NCAA Basketball tournament and those athletes do not suffer.
They will also say that the student body couldn't travel to 3 straight games. People would find a way. Alumni especially will find a way. Money will be spent. Might it be harder for the students? Yeah it might, but if they want to make it to the games they will. If they don't it isn't like the stands would be empty. Not with the added power of the games. Not by a dang site.
Tell me why this wouldn't work.
