college football-bowl championship series

p College Football 's Bowl Championship Series and its Discontents

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The controversy surrounding the Bowl Championship Series (BCS ) in college football has many competing factions . There are those who believe that BCS ' computerized ranking system offers the most objective option based on the available statistics for each team . Opponents to the BCS argue that the computer 's system unfairly weighs certain factors in determining the rankings . No matter where you stand , arguments for any side of the case can be convincingly made

With this research , my goal will

be to show how despite the controversy of the ranking system , it appears that the main purpose of the BCS system is to make as much money as possible through the televising and sponsorship of the bowl games themselves which create millions of dollars through advertising revenue

According to their own website , the BCS .is designed to match the two top-rated teams in a national championship game and to create exciting and competitive matchups between eight other highly regarded teams (The BCS . The key words here are , in my opinion , `exciting and `highly regarded . In other words , the BCS wants teams that translate well to the television due to their popularity and due to the likelihood of creating a high-pro match-up that will draw in millions of viewers as opposed to determining the football programs that deserve to be there based on their play throughout the season

This is understandable from a business point of view , but troubling on...