Bowl system "chaos" if Big 12 implodes

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Bowl system will be "chaos" if Big 12 implodes

by Brett McMurphy; www.cnnsi.com Posted on: September 7, 2011 6:56 pm

 

If the Big 12 implodes next season by Texas A&M leaving for the SEC and more Big 12 teams leaving for other leagues, it would open up a BCSbowl spot for an at-large team but also would have an even greater impact on the bowl system. "If the Big 12 isn't around next year, I can sum up the bowl system in one word: chaos," a college football industry source told CBSSports.com.

 

The Fiesta Bowl gets the Big 12 champion, if it doesn’t finish among the top two in the final BCS standings, as its "anchor" team. However without a Big 12 Conference, the Fiesta would be left to choose two at-large teams.

 

But it wouldn't be that simple. A major question would be when would the Fiesta Bowl get its first pick of at-large teams? The BCS by-laws are currently set up so that the five bowls – BCS, Rose, Fiesta, Orange and Sugar – have a set rotation each year to fill their bowls. Without a Big 12 champion would the Fiesta Bowl get the first at-large pick overall or have to wait until the last pick?

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[VA Husker Fan]

I guess this guy has a different definition of "chaos" than I do. Order of team selection in the bowls? Wow, what's next, cats and dogs playing with each other?

[irafreak]

I was thinking the same thing. What's the big deal. So they revise the system. Oh no the humanity of it all.

[huskerfan92]

why not scratch the current BCS system? If I was able to make the rules I'd have the top 10 teams battle eachother in a playoff while the rest of teams that would've been bowl eligibe continue in their little bowl games. That way the smaller schools get their money from the bowls and we are able to crown a true champion! Seems like it should work out, but of course something else will happen or the current system will continue while I just watch

[HuskerCarter]

You know what i am thinking, when the Big 12 does implode, they will just scratch the BCS system and adopt a playoff system.

[bbeerma2]

More importantly you need to consider all of the other bowl tie-ins that the Big XII is holding. What do all of the Big XII bowls do? Who fills the Alamo and Cotton bowls? Who do they turn to? Some conferences are probably already in contractual tie-ins for a few years with their bowls. You could really screw over a number of bowls in the process.

[Caven]

The Big 12 bowls will just pick up tie ins with the SEC/Big 10/Pac 12 and you will end up with more of those schools playing each other. Maybe they even add in a couple more tie ins with the Mountain West.

[Husker_N_TX]

There are too many bowls anyway. I say raise the minimum wins to 7 or 8 to be bowl eligible. Better competition, more excitement, no Papa Johns etc. useless bowls.. Or like soeone mentioned above, use the major bowls for playoffs, and leave the rest for the ones not in the hunt..

[irafreak]

There is no such thing as a useless bowl. The end of college football season is always sad...