Thank you BCS!
 

"not only did the BCS give us a Tostitos Fiesta Bowl that trumped every other January 1 bowl game of the new millennium, it legitimized the championship game that's been dissed by many since its matchup was announced nearly a month ago."

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How did it legitimize the game? Has the game happened yet?

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Their logic is that Michigan losing proved Florida was the right choice. Kind of like in hoops when a team loses in the NIT it 'proves' they didn't belong in the NCAA tourney.

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It sure didn't prove that USC would've been the wrong choice though.

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The BCS has replaced a bunch of meaningful bowl games with one championship game.

Before the BCS, undefeated and one-loss teams still had a shot at a national championship on New Years Day. People had a rooting interest in the other bowls, hoping a loss by a higher ranked team would enable their team to move up in the polls.

The arguement that the BCS removes the discussion about who is number one by matching #1 and #2, has been replaced with the discussion about who is number two heading into the bowls. Almost every season there has been a team with a legitimate gripe about being passed over for the championship game. This year there were two teams: Michigan and Florida. Maybe Boise State (zero losses), Wisconsin, and Louisville (one loss teams).

I'd like to see the bowls bring back the old conference tie-ins and then add a four game playoff at the end of the season.

Edit: Got rid of USC.

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The BCS has replaced a bunch of meaningful bowl games with one championship game.

Before the BCS, undefeated and one-loss teams still had a shot at a national championship on New Years Day. People had a rooting interest in the other bowls, hoping a loss by a higher ranked team would enable their team to move up in the polls.

The arguement that the BCS removes the discussion about who is number one by matching #1 and #2, has been replaced with the discussion about who is number two heading into the bowls. Almost every season there has been a team with a legitimate gripe about being passed over for the championship game. This year there were three teams: USC, Mich, and Florida.


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Just because USC beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl doesn't mean they were a legitimite #2. They had two losses.

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You're right. I forgot about the UCLA loss.

Louisville, Wisconsin, and Boise State then.

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Almost every season there has been a team with a legitimate gripe about being passed over for the championship game.

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Yes, but the BCS has also created matchups of undefeated teams which were impossible before the BCS:

Texas/USC in 2005-06
OSU/Miami in 2002-03
FSU/Virginia Tech in 1999-2000

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Almost every season there has been a team with a legitimate gripe about being passed over for the championship game.

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Yes, but the BCS has also created matchups of undefeated teams which were impossible before the BCS:

Texas/USC in 2005-06
OSU/Miami in 2002-03
FSU/Virginia Tech in 1999-2000

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True.

My biggest gripe is how the BCS has rendered every other bowl game meaningless in the national championship picture.

If you add a playoff after bowl season, you still get the best teams to play for the championship.

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My biggest gripe is how the BCS has rendered every other bowl game meaningless in the national championship picture.


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Not quite true. Remember after the 2003 season, where there were two different national champs.