Looks like there won't be a BCS playoff system anytime soon.
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Associated Press
May. 1, 2008 12:00 AM

Even a three-game playoff was too much for the BCS.

Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the much-criticized system for deciding a national champ into a four-team playoff, starting in the 2010 season.

The BCS format will remain the same until at least the 2014 season.


"After a very thorough, very good discussion among the group, we have decided that because we feel at this time the BCS is in an unprecedented state of health - we feel it's never been healthier during its first decade - we have made a decision to move forward in the next cycle with the current format," Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford said.

During five hours of meetings with the other conference commissioners, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive presented a plan for a plus-one format, matching the No. 1 team in the nation against No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3 in the marquee bowl games.

The winners would meet about a week later in the BCS title game. The plan also called for creating another BCS bowl game.

In the end, only the SEC and ACC wanted even to continue the discussion of the plus-one.

 

The SEC would dominate a playoff system and all the other conferences know that. They feel they would lose to much money. Some conferences won't even play a play off game... OHIO STATE cough cough because it is another chance for them to play a decent team that could beat them. They want to play cream puffs all year, end with a perfect record, and go to the championship game, and win or lose they get a huge pay check.

 

The playoff system would be great. The current way is a joke and it is showing year in and year out.

 

Its the best system for now, the playoff systems arent any better.

 

I kindly suggest that the NCAA abolish the NCAA men's basketball tournament and replace it with a bowl system, whereupon a computer determines the top two teams and allows them to play for the national championship, while allowing the other 62+ (don't forget the plus-one game) teams to play for meaningless Weedeater Bowl Trophies.

Yeah, that's a great idea.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

 

The Winner of the Big Ten (the toughest Conference) should just be Automatically entered in the Championship game. That's how it usually works out anyway...

Go Bucks!

 

Please tell me that was sarcasm.

 

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Bhibbs, please do not smoke crack before posting. Thank you.

 

And it has worked out well for the Big ten in those games too.

 

The Big 10 is the main reason we are stuck with the system we currently have.

As long as the current big 10 commisioner is around, the bcs will never change. there is way too much $$$$$ invloved for them to do anything differently.

 

Cause they know anyone from the Big Ten will get crushed and not make it to the championship game with that type of playoff. They can continue to play there weak schedule and get in a BCS game, why would they want to change that?

 

I'm pretty sure Ohio State has the most Championship appearances with loses. As long as they make it to the game they get paid. They know they can't beat many of the SEC schools. LSU and Florida both proved that one!!

Here's a good stat: Since 1921 Ohio State has NEVER beaten an SEC team in any bowl game!!!
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/fls...B_OEM_ID=17300

 

You can slam OSu all you want, but the real issue here is $$$$. Those bowls put out millions of $$ to not only the teams but also the leagues For example all bowl money given to Big-10 teams is split evenly by all of the 11 schools.

Let's face it, the Boise States and the Hawaii's also like the bowl for the same reason.

Bowls have been around way too long to ****-can now.

The BCS has to work with the bowl systme that has been around for what---almost a century?

Tim C.