Lowest rated BCS title game ever.

[CharlieK]

RULES

---All eleven conference champions get bid.
---Next 13 highest BCS ranked schools get bid, total of 24.
---Highest 8 seeds get first round bye.
---Seeds 9-24 begin First round action at higher seed's home field on third Saturday of December.
---Sweet 16 would play on fourth Saturday of December, once again at higher seed's home field.
---Elite 8 would play first weekend of January. This would begin use of "BCS" bowls, Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, and Orange.
---Final-Four would be second weekend of January, once again at 2 of the 4 "BCS" bowl sites.
---National Championship game would be, once again at 1 of the "BCS" bowl sites. Instead of 4+1, it would be 4+2+1.



FIRST-ROUND MATCHUPS
WEEK 1

#24 LOUISIANA TECH at #9 SOUTH CAROLINA
#23 ARKANSAS STATE at #10 WISCONSIN
#22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at #11 VIRGINIA TECH
#21 WEST VIRGINIA at #12 BAYLOR
#20 SOUTHERN MISS at #13 MICHIGAN
#19 HOUSTON at #14 OKLAHOMA
#18 TCU at #15 CLEMSON
#17 MICHIGAN STATE at #16 GEORGIA



SWEET 16
WEEK 2

(Michigan State/Georgia winner) at #1 LSU
(TCU/Clemson winner) at #2 ALABAMA
(Houston/Oklahoma winner) at #3 OKLAHOMA STATE
(USM/Michigan winner) at #4 STANFORD
(West Virginia/Baylor winner) at #5 OREGON
(NIU/Va Tech winner) at #6 ARKANSAS
(Arkansas State/Wisconsin winner) at #7 BOISE STATE
(La Tech/South Carolina winner) at #8 KANSAS STATE



ELITE EIGHT
WEEK 3
Rose/Fiesta/Sugar/Orange


FINAL FOUR
WEEK4
(2 of the BCS bowls repeat host)


CHAMPIONSHIP
WEEK5
(1 of the BCS bowls repeat host)



SUMMARY

---This system would allow almost all of the other major bowl games outside of the "BCS" bowls to still serve a purpose, and for very good schools not making the tourney to still have a post-season.
---The "home game" format and the first round bye format are necessary to involve as many teams as I did. The reward of another home game has many benefits, financial or otherwise.
---In order for the major conferences to buy into a playoff, it would have to be seen as almost "rigged" in their favor. I believe first round byes, home field advantage, and multiple at-larges from each major conference, all based on strength of individual schools, is key to getting this passed.
---The major conferences will never go for a playoff that would guarantee equal representation to non-major conferences. You have to go to at least 24 teams to ensure that each major conference has at least 2 schools in the playoff on most years.
---Finally, the money generated by such a playoff would dwarf the basketball tourney revenues.

I like it. I think you will see a plus one though. System will evolve not be changed radically, I think.

[Just1More]

I like it. I think you will see a plus one though. System will evolve not be changed radically, I think.

Agree. Plus... CajunNation's concept... that will have UL... the repeat SBC champion... playing multiple nationally televised games in the postseason every year... just caused the AQ conference president's hearts to skip a beat.

[cajun_civil]

Just say no to rematch.

I thought the rematch was great. Nice quite week at the office, not sure where the paper tigers are hiding.

[CajunFan3406]

I thought the rematch was great. Nice quite week at the office, not sure where the paper tigers are hiding.

The ones at my work still b____ constantly about the game. Win or lose they would probably be b____ing regardless.