College Football: would going back in time really be so bad? Long ago if a school won the Peach Bowl, they ..?

they were proud 2b Peach Bowl Champions for that year, no one could take that away, or they'd be the losers, but looked forward2 next season when once again their team might make the school proud as Gator Bowl Champions, or whatever Bowl they earned an invitation to -- meanwhile, the students %26amp; student-athletes went back2 class %26amp; most people refocused on what was important the majority of days of the year - their family, friends, studies, being good citizens, getting an education, etc. But today it's all @ the money, how many bowl games can we have, can we take even further advantage of these young men, can we further wind up the American sports fan, brainwashing them in to gambling more, drinking more advertisements, convincing them there MUST be a champion of Division 1A football? How the heck did BYU get in 14 games a few years back?! What's wrong with just being Liberty Bowl Champs or Cotton Bowl Champions? Looking out for the kids?


Yes, back then they debated #1 - and loved it !

College Football: would going back in time really be so bad? Long ago if a school won the Peach Bowl, they ..?
This is the best arguement I've heard for keeping the bowl system. I think there should be great pride in winning a bowl game. However, I do feel like there needs to be a true national champion or the season just seems kind of pointless. You're working your butt off for a conference championship and bowl win. As special as that is, 32 other teams will have bowl wins, and 10 other teams will have conference championships. The games will be better if you're playing for a national championship every week.





I do wish there was a play-off system. 16 teams would be too many for the sake of the players health, they still need to go pro and make some money. I would like to see a 4 team and you must win your conference title. This season would be USC, Oklahoma, Ohio State, and LSU. No arguement there. The other bowls can be played.
Reply:Hi. I totally agree.





I'm a Michigan fan. Back in the day, we were happy to go to the Rose Bowl...it was the Big Ten champ against the Pac Ten champ. It was great! Now it's totally confusing and very unfair how the teams are picked and matched up.





GO BLUE!
Reply:I'm a fan of the Bowl system. The BCS is the latest attempt to define a national champion.





In a playoff system, you'll always have teams 9 and 10 that thought they should have gotten into the tournament. The people that argue for a playoff say that the teams that are hot have a chance to pull off upsets and win it. What about teams 9 and 10 in an 8 team bracket?





When I was a kid, the Cotton Bowl was the ultimate reward for the Southwest Conference Champ (normally A %26amp; M back in those days). There was a lot more emphasis on education and such back then.





Also, no more bowls with only the sponsor names! Change it back to the Peach Bowl, for crying out loud, or the Citrus Bowl! And no new bowls with just the sponsor name!
Reply:Yeah it does seem that the old system was better.
Reply:I would prefer the old system to the flawed BCS sytem, but thats just my opinion.
Reply:I remember those good ole days of the MYTHICAL national championship. OOPS WE HAVE THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR! But back then people weren't trying to fix a champion on someone.





If they can't come up with an 8 to 16 team playoff get rid of the BCS.
Reply:I would like to see a definitive playoff system, because the games outside of the BCS title games are little more than exhibition games.





I've never heard of a school overjoyed to win the Humanitarian Bowl, the Tires.com Bowl, etc.
Reply:Ya I guess striving to get better things is a sin anymore. We should all be happy with mediocrity. Go look up the amount of money a team gets for going to the peach bowl and compare it to the sugar bowl or the fiesta bowl or the orange bowl and tell me it doesn't matter.





That 30 million for going to a BCS game benefits all schools in all conferences. Not just for football. But those precious things you guys hold onto at your campus. Libraries Dorms Athletic Equipment, better profressors. This all stems from the money a campus can generate. And there is more money in football then any other program.





If I was you I wouldn't bite the hand that feeds you.



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