Utah did not lose a single game. They made a mockery out of Alabama (a former no.1) and what do they have to show for it? A mediocore recruiting class and a Sugar Bowl trophy. Utah and the Boise State team of a few years back, could have been even greater stories if there was a college football playoff. Obviously momentum plays a huge role in sports and with a team that never lost a game, how can one say that they would not win the National Championship?
Granted both of these teams do not stack up to USC ,Florida, or other powerhouse teams on paper, but isn't that why they play the game? To find out who is the best, but in college football we are constantly left with questions about who the best team really is.
The NCAA is worried that they will lose much of their sponsor money if they go away from the bowl system, so what should be the solution? I say that they keep a bowl system and add an extra game on the end. Have four teams seeded #1-4 play each other (1 v. 4 and 2 v. 3) call these games whatever you like. Then keep the bowl games from the Meinecke car care bowl to the Chick Fil A bowl to the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, keep them all. But take the winner the 1 v. 4 game and the winner of the 2 v. 3 game and play one final game; The National Championship.
I realize that this would not have solved the problems that Utah had this season as they were a 6 seed heading into their bowl game I believe. It does, however, give these teams twice the shot of making the national championship that they have now. With four teams playing for a spot in the game rather than taking the top two it doubles their chances.
If one wants to get really generous make an 8 team playoff and do away with conference championship games. Who knows what will happen, but i'm sure that teams like Utah and Florida both wish they could be called national champions without any questions.
Keywords: BCS, Florida, NCAA football, playoff, Utah
