My proposed changes to the BCS...

If we can not have a playoff, and I am an advocate for December Madness, we could have a BCS+1 formula.  Here is my vision for how it could work.

Now there are 4 bowls that are BCS bowls.  I suggest doubling that number to 8.  Add the Cotton, Holiday, Gator and Peach bowls.

Each conference champion gets a slot in one of the bowls, unless the conference champion has fewer than 9 wins.  If the conference champion lacks 9 wins, then another team from the conference is eligible.  If would therefore behoove conferences to ensure that their conference championship game participants have at least 8 wins.  There is no limit to the number of teams that can be represented by a particular conference.  If a conference can not qualify a team with at least 9 wins, then that conference will lose it's automatic qualification for that season.

Two teams from the same conference can not play against each other in a bowl game.

At-large invitees must have at least 10 wins.  Independents, however, who do not have a conference championship to play for can qualify with 9 wins if they have at least 1 win against team that qualifies for a BCS bowl.  Otherwise, an independent would need 10 wins to qualify.

At team with 8 wins can qualify for a BCS bowl if all of the eligible 9-win teams have been selected.

No bowls are to be played after January 1, or January 2 if January 1 falls on Sunday.  The non-BCS bowls can be played at a later date.

Two Bowl will be designated by the BCS committee as semi-final bowls based upon conference affiliation.  Conference affiliation for bowls can be changed if necessary to accommodate semi-final bowls.  Only conference champions are eligible to play in the semi-final games.

The BCS championship game, between the top two teams after the bowls are played on January 1st will meet in the BCS championship game.

The BCS championship game will be played at any venue in the United States, regardless of bowl affiliation, at a site to be determined 2 years in advance.

The BCS championship game will be played at any college or professional venue with at least 60,000 seats.

The BCS championship game will be played no earlier than January 7 and will be played on a Friday or Saturday.



Conference affiliation for Bowls

Rose--Pac-12 and Big 10
Orange--ACC and Big East
Sugar--SEC and at-large
Fiesta--Mountain West and at-large
Cotton--Big 12 and at-large
Gator--Conference USA and at-large
Peach--MAC and Sun Belt
Holiday--WAC and at-large

This is how it would have worked out this year.

Semi-final Bowls
Sugar Bowl--LSU vs Oregon
Cotton Bowl--Oklahoma State vs Alabama

Other Bowls
Rose Bowl--Wisconsin vs. Stanford
Orange Bowl--Clemson vs. West Virginia

Fiesta Bowl--Texas Christian vs Arkansas

Gator Bowl--Southern Mississippi vs Kansas State
Peach Bowl--Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Holiday Bowl--Louisiana Tech vs Boise State