BCS/Playoffs Strengths and Weaknesses

BCS

Strengths: 

• Lots of Bowls
• A lot of teams are included in post season play
• Its a huge suprise
  
• They are spread out all over the country
  
• $$$

Weaknesses:

• Not a True Champion
• Non-BCS teams can not get into the National Championship game
• Losing one game has serious consequences. If you are going to lose one game, make it early in the season. Lose late and you are done. 2 losses still have a chance of making a BCS game. Anything more than that and you are out of luck.
• Every single game matters.
• Not fair to non-BCS teams
  

PLAYOFFS
Strengths:

• True Champion
• Fair to Non-BCS teams as well as BCS teams.
  
• Polls are still in play
• There is still a lot of $$$ to be had.

Weaknesses: 

• Not as many teams are included. 
• Not as much time to plan/schedule/travel to each bowl/game 
• Some argue that it impedes on academics, but just today the University of Alabama announced that students will not have classes from Jan 6-8 to allow for students and faculty to travel to Pasadena for the title game.
  

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