Sunday, November 20, 2011

Another Argument for a Playoff Format

As you could probably notice in my BCS Bowl Projections for this week, there are a few teams who may fall into those games who are not as worthy as some other teams.  Teams like Rutgers, Michigan and even Houston.  The winner of the Big East gets a spot in the Orange Bowl, and as we all know, the Big East is mediocre at best.  There are still five, FIVE, teams in the Big East who have a shot mathematically at a BCS bid.  So, a team like Rutgers, Cincinnati, Louisville, West Virginia, or Pittsburgh is going to be playing in Miami come the new year whether we like it or not.  Other potential at-large teams could include an undefeated Houston and a two-loss Michigan Wolverine team.  Due to the current BCS format, three teams from the same conference cannot each play in a BCS bowl.  This is problematic in that when the BCS rankings are revealed tomorrow evening, the top 3 teams are all expected to be from the SEC West Division (LSU, Alabama, and Arkansas), which means that one of these teams is not going to be playing in a BCS game.  Instead, an average Big East champion and/or a Conference USA Houston team and/or a two loss Michigan team that didn't even win its own division may end up playing in one of the big boy bowls.  Will this season finally persuade the BCS supporters to consider adopting a playoff format? 

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