By: Dash1Bravo

Dash1Bravo — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:42:42 +0000

And those are just the first 10 things that will cause bickering. Bottom line, the nature of college football and its attendant bowl system interfere with the goal of achieving a clear cut process for determining a national championship. And major modifications to the bowl system ain’t going to happen, because greed is more important than determining a champion. (See #’s 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10 for reasons why).

So, in our never ending quest to crown a national champion, while keeping the sanctity of the bowls, we are getting a process that looks a lot more open to the effects of politics than the system it is replacing. Heck, there just isn’t anyone out there who could be put on the committee who is not biased. And if two or more of those guys, committed to doing good, decide that for the good of college ball, we need to lift a team with a 12-0 record against nobodies to the final four because ….. pick a reason, then its toast with the fans too. Nah, this is a classic example of too many smart guys in a room trying to figure out how to make everybody happy but the 600 pound simian in the middle of the room. (can you say SEC?)

Any bets on when the first accusations of partisanship and political maneuvering start flying? Think they will start the instant any final plan is announced…. or leaked…

By: DanHogan

DanHogan — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:50:06 +0000

7: expect to see bids from Indianapolis and Detroit for the final. If they look to rotate it ‘every’ year, I expect to see both in rotation as to look impartial. If they sign multi-year deals, or deals that rotate among a select few, neither will win.

10. I don’t know what to expect when it comes to what day the semi’s will be. The good news is the organizers get to decide that by choosing when the bowls are played. They could follow the NFL model and put them on different days so they can build audience for other bowls or they can put them one after the other so they feed each other. Putting them on different days adds more money to other bowls while putting one team at a potential disadvantage. Putting them on the same day promotes fairness but leaves some $$ on the table. I’m guessing they’ll prefer different days when Championship Monday is on, say 1/9 or later and the same day if it falls earlier.

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