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If this was the system this year...you'd have Oregon, Auburn, TCU, Boise State, Utah, Alabama, Nebraska and Oklahoma currently sitting in the BCS Championship picture...Oregon would play Oklahoma, Auburn would play Nebraska, etc, etc...how about that Boise St vs Utah match up at the 4 vs 5 game?? Nice!
....the next 4 or 5 has Wisconsin, LSU, Ohio State, Missouri, Stanford and Michigan State as likely movers...a lose by one of the current top 8 would allow one of these teams to slide in...what if LSU came in at #8 and put Oregon vs LSU as a match up? Nice!
...to me, this seems to have the best promise of crowning a "TRUE" national champion!
Yes your traditional BCS conferences are there...but so are a couple of non-traditional conferences and it opens the door for those non-traditionals to schedule harder and challenge for a spot in the top 8!
The problem would be...over time would the rankings be worked or tweaked to help out those BCS conference schools so the Boise St's of the world wouldn't make the top 8? I'd hope not...reward top performers and in turn, you'll have better regular season games!
I think 8 schools is perfect...only 1 additional game for the two teams in the championship, money is still there with so much more on the line for the 4 big bowl games...not just a win but win and play on...as well as being fair...let the current system that sets the #1 and #2 teams set the 8 team playoff...no wondering and guessing who will be there...it's posted early and final BCS rankings in Dec decides the playoff picture!
IDK honestly how to fix it but the current system, while tons better than years ago, still does not provide a true champion. Only way to do that is set a field and let them play it on the field instead of on paper...then you are the champion!
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