Bob Davie's Idea for the BCS By: Bob Davie (ESPN.com) Everyone agrees that the current BCS system is headed for a potential nightmare if USC, Oklahoma and Auburn remain undefeated. If they all finish the season without a loss, one deserving team will be left out of the national championship game in Miami. There just is no perfect way to determine who gets the two spots. I offer a simple solution -- put it in the hands of the 117 Division I-A coaches and let them decide their national champion. With so much at stake, let's not look back after one team is left out and say, "We should have tweaked the system." Let's be proactive, not reactive. The BCS Championship is the coaches' national champion and I have total confidence that if the coaches have the time and resources necessary, they will make the best choice. It wouldn't take much to make this plan a reality. So if USC, Oklahoma and Auburn remain undefeated, let the coaches decide the Orange Bowl matchup. 1. Let all 117 Division I-A coaches have a vote Currently, 61 coaches get to vote and it's human nature that there is going to be some bias and some coaches will have an agenda. With 117 coaches voting, those biases or agendas will be diluted. 2. Provide the coaches with game tapes Let the coaches have each team's final three game tapes to evaluate. The reason I say give them the final three tapes is because it should be determined who is playing the best football late in the season regardless of who their opponent is. Coaches are experts at analyzing and breaking down opponents' tape. The problem in the current system is that it is virtually impossible for the 61 coaches voting to get to see all the unbeaten teams. 3. Give the coaches two days to evaluate the tapes Given time, the coaches will do a thorough job. If we have to, let's put a moratorium on recruiting and make this the coaches' No. 1 priority. I have great confidence that the coaches realize what is at stake and with no one being able to gain a competitive advantage in recruiting, coaches will dedicate the time and provide a thorough evaluation. 4. Eliminate the media and computers With no disrespect to the media or those running the computers, this is the coaches' national champion. Coaches make their living by evaluating strengths and weaknesses, so let them do what they do best. Why this will work: Obviously, there is no perfect way to decide which two teams should play for the national championship. Under this plan, we can keep the integrity of the system and simply tweak it if three teams remain unbeaten. Obviously, one team will still be left out, but I think USC's Pete Carroll, Oklahoma's Bob Stoops and Auburn's Tommy Tuberville would agree that their peers are the most qualified to make the final decision. It is an imperfect system, but let's be proactive and not afraid to tweak the system now rather than later. The AFCA is a powerful group led by president Grant Teaff. Their voices should be heard.
i would rather the NCAA do this than keep it how it is now that is a good idea to have some sort of revision in rare cases where 3 teams are undefeated
Why not have something like basketball does? Have a selection committee that forms at the end of the year, looks at the teams involved and makes the best decision. It seems to work pretty well for basketball. They would get to decide who plays who and who gets the at large bids.
I think his idea stinks. It still gives USC a free pass. His system would be better, if the coaches decide both the #1 and #2 spot, not just the #2 spot alone.
USC is without a doubt the best team ever though. Why bother debating them as #1. It is a waste of manpower.
There is a perfect way in this situation. Pick the 2 teams that had to win a Conference Championship game to remain undefeated.
That would be too obvious. And we're stuck with the BCS for another 5 years so when given lemons, make lemonade.
:thumb: this makes PAC ten add BYU and Utah... then Big 10 would follow suit and pick up ND.... then those two conferences would deserve BCS auto bids
And one other thing, it's better now than it used to be. Ten years ago, USC would be in the Rose Bowl, Auburn in the Sugar and OU in the Orange, and then nobody would be happy.
