Bcs Long Overdue Case Study
Justice Department 's Look at BCS System Long Overdue
Football is a game of force and power, and the answer to problems on the field often is "Hit him harder" or “run faster.” Success is based on dominating the offensive and defensive lines and, if possible, not turning the ball over during the game. The U.S. Justice Department is looking into the BCS system. The DOJ wonders if it violates antitrust laws. It wonders why, when every other college sport has a playoff system, major college football does not. College football programs in the Bowl Championship Subdivision are part of a billion-dollar business. Government involvement is necessary because the NCAA has all but washed its hands of major college football, with the exception of rules violations. For the BCS championship game, it picks teams based their season records, computer ratings and several poll rankings. Teams outside the BCS conferences, Boise State for example, can 't afford any missteps, and still might not play for the "national championship" even with a perfect record. Anyone who watched Stanford escape with a win over Oregon can wonder how the Ducks would have done against Alabama, which defeated Notre Dame in the BCS title game. Without a …show more content…
We see teams like Oregon and Ohio State get shunned because they may have one loss, or because they are not from the SEC conference. Yes it’s true that the SEC has won the past several BCS titles; but are they really that good? And for that fact, Alabama had a loss going into the title game as well. Who can honestly say that Oregon’s loss was any worse than Alabama’s loss. Oregon lost by 3 points in an overtime game against Stanford at home. Alabama lost by 5 points to the hands of Texas A&M. Why did Alabama get a chance to play but Oregon didn’t? It is issues like this that cannot produce a true champion at the end of the
Football is a game of force and power, and the answer to problems on the field often is "Hit him harder" or “run faster.” Success is based on dominating the offensive and defensive lines and, if possible, not turning the ball over during the game. The U.S. Justice Department is looking into the BCS system. The DOJ wonders if it violates antitrust laws. It wonders why, when every other college sport has a playoff system, major college football does not. College football programs in the Bowl Championship Subdivision are part of a billion-dollar business. Government involvement is necessary because the NCAA has all but washed its hands of major college football, with the exception of rules violations. For the BCS championship game, it picks teams based their season records, computer ratings and several poll rankings. Teams outside the BCS conferences, Boise State for example, can 't afford any missteps, and still might not play for the "national championship" even with a perfect record. Anyone who watched Stanford escape with a win over Oregon can wonder how the Ducks would have done against Alabama, which defeated Notre Dame in the BCS title game. Without a …show more content…
We see teams like Oregon and Ohio State get shunned because they may have one loss, or because they are not from the SEC conference. Yes it’s true that the SEC has won the past several BCS titles; but are they really that good? And for that fact, Alabama had a loss going into the title game as well. Who can honestly say that Oregon’s loss was any worse than Alabama’s loss. Oregon lost by 3 points in an overtime game against Stanford at home. Alabama lost by 5 points to the hands of Texas A&M. Why did Alabama get a chance to play but Oregon didn’t? It is issues like this that cannot produce a true champion at the end of the