Marvin Mallard's college football playoff.

RECOMMENDATION FOR A PLAYOFF SYSTEM FOR MAJOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL:


The below is a recommendation for a playoff system for Major College
Football teams.  The top eight rated teams in the BCS system were used.
Teams from the Big East and the ACC conference are not included.  I don't
think anyone believes that a team with a weaker schedule and is not included
in the top eight teams and a team with a record of 8 and 4, should even be
in the playoff. Of course those who root for a team in one of the
effected conference will disagree. My recomendation would be to drop
the computer ranking and use the AP, if they are willing, the USA Today's
coaches and the Harris poll's consensus.



EXAMPLE FOR PROPOSED MAJOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF:

Quarterfinals:

Date: Jan 1, 2008

15 Million Payout   Semifinals:

                 Date: Jan 10, 2009
Game One:
              
Oklahoma (1)        17 Million payout
_______________ 
                 Winner Gm one

*(Rose Bowl)      _____________

Penn State (8)     (Game five)
_______________                          Finals:    

                 *(Fiesta)
Game two:                                Date: Jan 17, 2009

Alabama (4)
_______________                          25 Million payout
                 Winner Gm two                          
#(Capt One)

                 _____________        BCS Championship
USC (5)                                                 
_______________                          Winner Gm five
                                      ______________
                                                     
Game three:                              (Miami)         Champion
                                                      ________
Florida (2)
_______________                          Winner Gm six
                 Winner gm three      _____________
*(Orange) 
                 _____________    

Texas Tech (7)      (Game six)
_______________


Game four:          *(Sugar)   

Texas (3)
_______________
                 Winner gm four
#(outback)
                 _____________
Utah (6)
_______________

*These bowls to rotate each year.
#Encluded these bowls because they had the highest payout last season.


Those bowls with an @ would be major bowls and those with a # would
be consider mini-major bowls.

Current Bowls:
Capital One - Iowa vs South carolina (could have had Ala vs USC)
Outback - Georgia vs Michigan State (could have had Texas vs Utah)
Rose - Penn State vs USC(could have had Okla vs Penn St.)
Sugar - Alabama vs Utah (could have had Fla/Tex Tech vs Tex/Utah)                      
Orange - Cincinnati vs Va Tech (could have had Fla vs Texas Tech)
Fiesta - Ohio State vs Texas  (could have had Okla/Penn St. vs Ala/USC)                        
Four of the eight teams would play twice and two teams would play three
times.