MONEY BOWL: REMAKING THE BCSJoseph Kessenich

What we will discuss today…

Origins of College Football Bowls Origins of The Bowl Championship Series Today’s BCS Problems & Controversies The BCS Playoffs- Three Steps to a New

System Summary of Benefits

College Bowl Game Origins

College Bowl Game Origins

• 1902: The East-West Football Game, sponsored by the Tournament of Roses, is held. Michigan 49 Stanford 0

• 1935: Orange Bowl (Miami), Sugar Bowl (New Orleans), and Sun Bowl (El Paso) are founded

• 1937-2011: Number of college football bowl games grows from three to thirty-five

• 1988: The USF&G Sugar Bowl becomes the first corporate sponsored bowl game

The Bowl Championship Series

The Bowl Championship Series

• 1998: College football positions The Bowl Championship Series as its postseason structure, based off an idea by SEC Commissioner, Roy Kramer

• The BCS is built around the six football power conferences: The SEC, The Big Ten, The Pac 10, the Big 12, the ACC, the Big East, as well as Notre Dame

• 2005: In the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Utah becomes first Non-AQ school to compete in a BCS game

• 2007: The first BCS National Championship Game is played as a separate game, between Florida and Ohio State

Problems & Controversies

Problems & Controversies

• Auburn (2004)

A great season does not guarantee a title opportunity

• TCU (2010)

All FBS schools do not have an equal chance at a title

• BCS Computer

Championships are not decided on the field

The BCS Playoffs

The BCS Playoffs- 3 Steps to a New System

• A total of six BCS bowl games are the result• The BCS National Championship Game remains in place

Step 1: Two current bowls are elevated to BCS level status

• Bowl games maintain their current locations, sponsor relationships, and television contracts

• Round positioning is rotational from year to year

Step 2: An eight team playoff is built from the six BCS bowl games

• First Round played in mid-December• Semi-Final Round played on New Year’s Day• BCS National Championship played on a Saturday night following soon after

Step 3: Adjust the schedule

Summary of Benefits

BCS Playoffs

Players

Fans

Universities

Bowls

References

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O’Sullivan, Dan. 1902: Michigan 49, Stanford 0. BCSfootball.com. Web. 2002.

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The Bowl Championship Series Overview. Footballfoundation.org. Web. 2011

Van Every, Dale. A Brief History of College Bowl Games: From the Rose Bowl to the BCS Championship. Web. 2008.