BCS System

Over the years in college football, every year their are discussions about changing the structure of the BCS system. College football is broken down into two categories, AQ and Non- AQ schools. AQ stands for Automatic Qualifiers and Non-AQ stands for Non Automatic Qualifiers. This means that for the AQ schools that win over six games, they are guranteed a bowl game unless you played more than one division 1AA school. For the non-AQ schools, the only way they are able to play in a bowl game is if they are voted in based on their BCS ranking. The debate comes in to play when these non-AQ schools have terrific seasons, and get no recognition for them. For the last five or six years, Boise State and TCU have had some of the best college football programs in the nation and have rarely lost a game. The problem is that in the past, these non-AQ schools have gone undefeated in their seasons and don't get a chance to play for a national championship and instead their spot is given to a team who might have a loss but are an AQ school and are considered to have played a tougher schedule. People all say that these non-AQ schools play weaker teams and that they could not compete with the AQ schools. This theory was proven wrong this year when TCU beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl giving them the victory over an AQ school. Also, Boise State beat Viringia Tech in the beginning of the season which is also a very well known AQ school with tremendous history. Both of these schools proved that the non-AQ schools can compete with anyone and that they deserve a shot to compete in a National Championship if they record is deserving of it. This proves that something must be done with the BCS system. Too often do teams that are non-Aq schools go unrecognized for theirs tremendous accomplishments. Personally, I would like to see some sort of a play of system be installed in college football. I think that this would give everyone a fair shot and would make college football an even better product.