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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.
Seabury, Chris. College Bowl Games History. eHow.com. Web. 2011.
Seidman, Robert. Auburn-Oregon BCS Championship sets new record for cable with 27.3 million viewers on ESPN. Tvby thenumbers.zaptoit.com. Web. 2011.
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.