superman7515
August 3rd, 2011, 08:25 AM
College Football: How a Rose Bowl & AP Alliance Could Sink the BCS in 2015 (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/790079-college-football-how-a-rose-bowl-ap-alliance-could-sink-the-bcs-in-2015)
Offering schools the opportunity to play in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day for a chance to win the AP Trophy is a better package offer then the current BCS National Championship Game.
When thinking about how to bring down the BCS, a large number of College Football fans want to see a playoff system. Since that is probably not going to happen, we have to look for our next best option, which is the Associated Press.
Since 1934, the AP Poll has faced very little criticism on its determinations of the top teams in College Football. Sure, there has always been speculation on how to create a better system for deciding the best team, such as a playoff, but when the AP names it’s No. 1 team, 99.9 percent of the time everyone in America is in agreement. Americans accept the AP Poll's decisions over a computer.
While the AP Poll is not exactly the fairest system there is at least some accountability.
Unlike the BCS, the AP publishes each team's votes. They are held accountable to the public for their decisions. The BCS keeps voter’s decisions secret, then uses a complex computer program to crank out its shockingly unpopular decisions. That is why terms like "cartel," "corrupt" and "monopoly" are used to describe the BCS system....
Offering schools the opportunity to play in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day for a chance to win the AP Trophy is a better package offer then the current BCS National Championship Game.
When thinking about how to bring down the BCS, a large number of College Football fans want to see a playoff system. Since that is probably not going to happen, we have to look for our next best option, which is the Associated Press.
Since 1934, the AP Poll has faced very little criticism on its determinations of the top teams in College Football. Sure, there has always been speculation on how to create a better system for deciding the best team, such as a playoff, but when the AP names it’s No. 1 team, 99.9 percent of the time everyone in America is in agreement. Americans accept the AP Poll's decisions over a computer.
While the AP Poll is not exactly the fairest system there is at least some accountability.
Unlike the BCS, the AP publishes each team's votes. They are held accountable to the public for their decisions. The BCS keeps voter’s decisions secret, then uses a complex computer program to crank out its shockingly unpopular decisions. That is why terms like "cartel," "corrupt" and "monopoly" are used to describe the BCS system....