About having that college football playoff...

It appears as if the Bowl Championship Series has once again made another sham of the college football postseason.

It's common knowledge that this system has flaws, and those flaws were once again showcased on Sunday when the BCS decided to pit SEC champion Florida (12-1) against top-ranked and Big Ten champion Ohio State (12-0) in the national championship game. The decision caused a nationwide uproar because many in the media felt that Michigan (11-1) should have been allowed to play for the national title. The Wolverines' only loss came against Ohio State in their Big Ten final regular season game.

To be honest, I had no desire to see an Ohio State vs. Michigan rematch in the national championship game. The way I see it, I don't think teams that didn't win their conference championship should be allowed to play for the national title, though I know such instances have arisen before (Nebraska 2001-02, Oklahoma 2003-04). I guess that's one of the reasons why the BCS is so inept.

To me, it's not simply about Michigan getting "snubbed." Other schools, such as Boise State (12-0), Louisville (11-1) and Oklahoma (10-2) aren't getting a shot at the title, either. Let's not forget, those teams actually won their conference titles.

So you're probably wondering: Why is the blogger bringing up the issue of the BCS' shortcomings in a blog devoted to UH, a school that had no chance of breaking into the BCS unless it finished the regular season undefeated and won its conference title? Good question.

At this moment, the 11 Division I-A conference champions have all been crowned, one of them being UH (10-3), winner of the Conference USA title. I also see a dominant independent in Notre Dame (10-2) lurking in the background that could easily qualify as this season's "champion of the Division I-A independents (Notre Dame, Temple, Navy and Army)."

Having said that, why not have a tournament of 12 Division I-A champions to decide the national champion? The format would be simple. The four schools ranked the highest in the Associated Press poll would receive first-round byes and the other eight schools would be matched up according to seeding (No. 5 vs. No. 12, No. 6 vs. No. 11, No. 7 vs. No. 10 and No. 8 vs. No. 9). After that, the top four seeds would play the first-round winners in quarterfinals match-ups.

In all, the tournament would last approximately four weeks, and the championship game would be played around the same time as the regularly scheduled BCS championship game. Problem solved, right?

Apparently, not according to supporters of the current system, who have come up with almost every excuse in the book why a playoff format wouldn't work, such as how the football season would now be too long, it would screw around with finals, and school presidents would never let it happen.

The excuse about the finals is the most legitimate of the three, because education is way more important than a few silly football games. However, a playoff format would be the fairest way to determine who deserves to be called the national champion of college football.

Because of this, a playoff format is needed. However, don't count on it being instrumented anytime soon.

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