Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen ain't beating around the bush when it comes to his opposition of a "plus-1" BCS system (that is, a game between the teams ranked #1 and #2 after the bowl games).
Reports the Sporting News:
"Our presidents have no interest whatsoever in a plus-one model -- none," Hansen says. "It's a little annoying that my colleagues continue to float this idea as though it has merit. If they continue to push it, and try to push us into a corner ... "Hansen even says that many Pac-10 presidents want the Rose Bowl revert back to the way it was from 1947-1998, when it was the Big 10 champ vs. the Pac-10 champ no matter what.
Will the Pac-10 walk away from the BCS?
"Yes, no question."
Hansen, who's been Pac-10 commissioner since 1983, points out that there would be no less controversy with a "plus-1" system than with the current system: "You're still relying on (the BCS points system)...What if three teams are close to each other after all the bowl games? Which two play in the (plus-one) game?"
For those of you hoping for a college football playoff system, this shows how unlikely it is to happen anytime soon.
3 comments:
Motherfucker. Why are these old ass white guys so intent on maintaining the status quo? Everyone else in the entire universe knows that the status quo as it pertains to the bowl system sucks harder than a Dyson. College football is the highest stakes sport in the country on a game-to-game basis during the regular season and then bowl season rolls around and without fail I get all Pacman Jones-in-a-strip club aggravated from thinking about how great it would be if there were a playoff system. Shouldn't these guys be in Florida playing golf or bridge instead of ruining college football for the average fan?
If the Big Televen and Pac-10 bail on the BCS, it'll just marginalize them. Some ACC or SEC school will hoist a crysal football and USC, Michigan or OSU will be 'Rose Bowl Champs'.
Oooooh.
Let's just go back to the old Rose Bowl system--I couldn't care less about seeing my team in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl or any of the other BCS bowls, plus the rivalry between the Big 10 and Pac 10 provides for some meaningful matchups. The BCS hasn't given us an indisputable national champ or even the best matchups. The arguments are going to continue to rage after the bowl games are played either way, so why not have the Pac 10 and Big 10 keep the granddaddy of them all to themselves?
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