BCS Playoffs, scenario #2

BCS Playoffs: Scenario #2

If you read my blog on scenario #1, then you may understand what I am talking about. If you have not, this is just an idea of how the playoffs COULD work if there was such a thing in the FBS.

Personally for me, it does not matter, a playoff would not solve anything because of the example I am going to give in a sec, and what I mentioned in scenario #1. But let’s suppose that we could look into the portal of an identical universe, one exactly like ours except they did have the BCS Playoffs. What info could that world provide for us?

As mentioned in the first scenario, there was much talk about how many teams would compete. Immediately the idea of 32 and 16 teams were ruled out because it would be foolish to think that any team outside the top 10 has any REAL shot to compete for a National Title…otherwise they would have already BEEN in the top 10.

The idea of an 8 team playoff was strongly debated, but defeated because in the history of the NCAA, no team outside the top 5 were worthy enough to be considered as THE elite of the NCAA. But the argument of the non-BCS teams brought in the idea that it ought to be fair to try to allow at least one in, if they can manage to prove that they are amongst the best. Still, eight teams was too much, meaning the National Champion would have to play 3 extra games.

So the idea was a split, a compromise, for six teams. The BCS playoffs would have six teams, and the #1 and #2 teams would get a bye, saving them from one game. Of the remaining teams, the #3 team would play the #6 team, and the #4 team would play the #5 team. It was also decided that the lowest seed advancing would play the number one team, and the higher seeded team would play the #2.

And so we peek into this universe to see how this plays out:

Because Alabama is the number one team in the nation, and Texas Tech the number two team, both teams sit back and see whom they will play. As the #3 seed, Texas would play #6 USC and #4 Florida would play #5 Oklahoma. As far as I could see it, it appears that the Big 12 would win AND lose, but I am not quite sure which one falls and which one moves on. It looks like Texas defeats USC and Florida knocks off Oklahoma.

If that is true, then Alabama would then play Florida in order to advance to the National Championship, and Texas Tech would then play Texas. There is a lot of confusion here, because lots of fans are crying foul in that the National Championship is made up of only two conferences, and they are playing familiar foes. The lack of a new matchup brings a lot of criticism to the NCAA. Nevertheless, I see Florida vs. Texas in the National Championship, and although I can’t see the winner, I see that it is a very good game.

But the season still has great controversy, as the Big 10 cries foul for being left out of the BCS playoffs. In addition, Utah and Boise State are very disappointed in not being invited to the playoffs, even with perfect records.

Sports writers and media protest the way the NCAA has performed this playoffs, and some want more changes to allow more teams, while some want to make sure that all major conferences get a shot in the playoffs. More turmoil seems to come about even as the NCAA tries to fix this situation….

We’ll have to look at another portal to see how another world tries to solve this BCS problem…although I don’t really see a problem in what we have now. But it’s interesting to see what could play out…until next time…