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This type of controversy is nothing new to the major college sports (and here I might be stretching hockey’s popularity a bit): think about the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and the ruckus that erupted with USC being named National Champs by national sportswriters and LSU, the winner of Nokia Sugar Bowl, being named National Champs—through a contractual requirement with the BCS—by the coaches. The 16 teams that play in the Frozen Four tournament are selected strictly by the numbers, and since polls are not given any weight whatsoever, there is only...
...semifinals of the playoffs will be played on the fourth Saturday in December at two of the BCS bowls—Fiesta, Orange, Rose and Sugar—and the championship game will be held in the final BCS bowl on the first Saturday in January...
...Sometimes, the best teams in the nation fail to win their conferences, so there should be a few spots left for “at-large” teams. Since everyone is enamored with the BCS computers, we’ll let the at-large spots be filled in order of finish in the BCS poll. Are teams still going to complain that they didn’t get a shot at the title? Yes. But the complaining will come from teams that have distinct profiles from the top five teams in the country, thus lessening the legitimacy of their...
...winners will advance to the quarterfinals and be re-seeded for the final time. The four quarterfinal games will take place on the third Saturday in December at New Years Day bowls and a rotating BCS bowl. These bowls will be allowed to host their traditional games in January as well...
...only way to distinguish between teams that are equal on paper is to let them battle it out on the field. The BCS is a mistake and a playoff is the answer. But don’t look for the BCS representatives to pay this argument much heed—they’re too busy mortgaging the game to the highest bidder...