Post by hifigator on Aug 2, 2006 12:17:34 GMT -5
Under the old system, if you won your conference you were already a winner. Then if you won your Bowl against another conference winner you were again crowned a winner. And with the Bowl tie-ins you could have four or five teams that basically did all that they could and have nothing to be ashamed of. That being said, we are still playing for the Crown. The problem is that if you view it as an all or nothing kind of target, then virtually no one "wins." Are all college hoops teams in any year to be considered failures except for the one that won six in a row starting in late March? I think not.
Still though, I think a playoff system within the Bowls is the best option. I like the "plus one" system which has been proposed. All you have to do is take the 6 main bowls and rotate. You play 2 of them on or around Jan 1st as the semi-finals. The other four are played one week beforehand as the quarterfinals. I know that will interfere with Christmas to a degree. Depending on the day that Christmas falls, I would suggest playing those four on or around Dec. 23rd. That would still give teams several weeks to prepare for the game. Then the remaining four teams could take a couple of days off for Christmas and still have a full week of practice. Then yes, there would be one more week of practice for two teams and it would dig into the spring semester but these are big boys. I think they could handle it. Hell, baseball practice starts in the fall and runs all the way into mid summer if you make it to Omaha.
I also think that a structure like this would maintain the integrity of the "lesser" bowls. Teams like a Georgia Tech or a Boston College which are not typically in the mix for the National Title could still appreciate an earned trip to the Outback or Peach Bowls for example.
Oh, and one more thing ... that final game would be quite a monetary windfall. I have even heard some suggest it would outdo the Super Bowl. I think that is a stretch but it would damn sure bring in bukudles of bucks. I think you could do a 40%-20%-10%-10% or something of the sort for the final four teams.
What part of "a win-win situation" confuses the powers that be?
Still though, I think a playoff system within the Bowls is the best option. I like the "plus one" system which has been proposed. All you have to do is take the 6 main bowls and rotate. You play 2 of them on or around Jan 1st as the semi-finals. The other four are played one week beforehand as the quarterfinals. I know that will interfere with Christmas to a degree. Depending on the day that Christmas falls, I would suggest playing those four on or around Dec. 23rd. That would still give teams several weeks to prepare for the game. Then the remaining four teams could take a couple of days off for Christmas and still have a full week of practice. Then yes, there would be one more week of practice for two teams and it would dig into the spring semester but these are big boys. I think they could handle it. Hell, baseball practice starts in the fall and runs all the way into mid summer if you make it to Omaha.
I also think that a structure like this would maintain the integrity of the "lesser" bowls. Teams like a Georgia Tech or a Boston College which are not typically in the mix for the National Title could still appreciate an earned trip to the Outback or Peach Bowls for example.
Oh, and one more thing ... that final game would be quite a monetary windfall. I have even heard some suggest it would outdo the Super Bowl. I think that is a stretch but it would damn sure bring in bukudles of bucks. I think you could do a 40%-20%-10%-10% or something of the sort for the final four teams.
What part of "a win-win situation" confuses the powers that be?
