Changes Coming To The BCS?

Another big development happening while I was gone was the announcement of the BCS adding a playoff system.

Of course this is great news to me, because I've always been in favor of a playoff system.  I was really starting to get burned out with the BCS and the bowl season, especially since Oregon has become a national player.

It's one thing to be a fan of a team with low expectations, it's another to be a fan of a team consistently in the top 10, and part of the national title picture.  As the stakes get higher for your team, the harder a loss takes. 

You start thinking of the games you need to win in order to stay apart of that picture.  You lose, you realize you just lost your chance, and your season is probably over.  Kind of puts a damper on things, unless you're able to rebound and win a Rose Bowl like Oregon did this year!

Here's how it works: four teams would be selected and ranked after the bowl games, and play in a playoff to determine a more realistic true champion.  Still not perfect, because I think you should add even more teams, but it's progress.

Before you get too excited, the proposed changes wouldn't take in to affect until 2014.  There are also a lot of loose ends to tie up   

Look at it this way; changes are coming, and maybe they can spend the time between now and 2014 to really hammer out the details, and come up with a credible system.