I have no clue who the #2 college football team in the nation is. Florida? Michigan? Boise State? You know what would help me decide? A 16 team playoff!

Here is my proposal.

First off, you can't have all 11 conference champs in the playoff. You wanna see Troy or Middle Tennessee St. lose to the Buckeyes? I don't think so.

Rule #1
All Conference champions are in the playoff, provided they are in the top 20 of the final BCS standings. This season that would mean BYU would be in as they are the Mountain West champion and ranked #20 in the final BCS standings. Troy? Send them to the 1-AA playoffs, they might not even win that.

Rule #2
No conference members may play each other in the first round.

Rule #3
Notre Dame gets a bid provided they are in the BCS top 12.

So that would mean that 8 teams this year would get automatic bids. Ohio St. (Big Ten), Florida (SEC), USC (Pac-10), Louisville (Big East), Oklahoma (Big 12), Wake Forest (ACC), Boise St. (WAC), and BYU (Mountain West). Plus Notre Dame would be in at #11 in the final BCS standings.

The other eight would be decided by a selection committee, using the BCS standings as a guide for who to choose as well as seeding. This is how I would shake it out for this year.

Woody Hayes Bracket
1) Ohio St.- Big Ten Champion, #1 BCS
16) BYU - MWC Champion, #20 BCS

8)Oklahoma- Big 12 Champion, #10 BCS
9) Boise St.- WAC Champion, #8 BCS

5) Louisville- Big East Champion, #6 BCS
12) Arkansas- At Large, #12 BCS

4)LSU- At Large, #4 BCS
13) West Virginia- At Large, #13 BCS

Bo Schembeckler Bracket
2)Florida- SEC Champ, #2 BCS
15)Virginia Tech-At Large, #14 BCS

7)USC-Pac-10 Champ, #5 BCS
10)Auburn- At Large-#9 BCS

3) Michigan-At Large, #3 BCS
14) Wake Forest-ACC Champ, #14 BCS

6)Wisconsin-At Large, #6 BCS
11) Notre Dame-At Large, #11 BCS

Bubbles Burst
Rutgers (#16 BCS), Texas (#19 BCS), Tennessee (#17 BCS), California (#18 BCS)

Personally, I would've put Rutgers in over BYU, but remember rule #1.

Conference Breakdown
SEC-4
Big Ten-3
Big East-2
ACC-2
Pac 10-1
WAC-1
MWC-1
Big 12-1
Notre Dame-1

But how will we ever play 4 weeks worth of football. First, cut the extra game they added a few years ago. But even with this season, we can pull this off.

Round 1- Played at home of higher seed
4 Games Dec. 8th, 4 Games Dec. 9th

Quarterfinals-Played at the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, and Fiesta Bowl in Tempe. (Fiesta Bowl would be in rotation, we'll get to that soon)
4 Games Dec. 16th

Semifinals- Played at Sugar Bowl in New Orleans and Orange Bowl in Miami (Rotation)
2 Games Dec. 23rd

Final- Played at Rose Bowl in Pasadena (Rotation)
1 Game- Jan. 1st

Rule #4
The Championship game will always be played on New Years' Day.

Now for the rotation.

The 4 current BCS games (Fiesta, Sugar, Orange, and Rose) will rotate 1st choice of quarterfinal matchup, 2nd choice semifinal, 1st choice semifinal, and championship game. Meaning after having the title game this year, the Rose would go back to the quarterfinal and the other 3 move up a spot.

The other 3 quarterfinals (Cotton, Gator, and Holiday) would rotate 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of games every year.

All the other bowls can have games and invite who they want. There will be no other bowl games the day of playoff games, however.

Now for the money.

The NCAA gets about 1 billion a year from CBS for March Madness, I would expect CBS/Fox/ABC to pony up similar money for the rights to a football playoff.

First round games would be played at home sites. Meaning 8 teams would already be making money off that game.

Payout Breakdown
1st round losers (8)- $5 Million
Quarterfinal losers (4)- $7.5 million
Semifinal losers(2)- $10 million
Runner Up (1)-$15 Million
Champion (1)- $20 Million

Total Payout to the 16 teams- $125 million

Leaves about $875 million for the NCAA, you could double those payouts and would still be a nice payday for the NCAA, but 40 million to the champion would be such an unfair advantage to buliding a program.

But what about the players, these are "student-athletes" they need to take finals in December. That argument holds no water to me as 336 D1 college basketball teams are in the thick of their season while taking finals, football players should be able to handle it.

That's my proposal. Any comments are welcome, maybe this way we can get a champion the way it should be, on the field.

Alright I have no clue who the 2nd best team in the nation is anymore. Go to a playoff and make everyone happy. Have you heard a single person that is happy about the BCS. I think not.

College Basketball Pick of the Day
Iona +11.5 @ Fordham

Record:
9-5
Yesterday, Georgia St. +14 @ Hofstra, Hofstra 62 Georgia St. 59

Feeling good after back to back hits. And despite being 1-2 picking Hofstra games I can't resist.

College Basketball Pick of the Day:
Georgia State +14 @ Hofstra

Record:
8-5
Yesterday, Marquette -14 vs. Northwestern St., Marquette 83 Northwestern St. 67

Bengals are back in a big way after this winning streak. They always had a secondary that could create turnovers, but now instead aren't giving up points. If they were in the NFC, they would be my pick for the Super Bowl.

College Basketball Pick of the Day:
Marquette -14 vs. Northwestern St.

Record:
7-5
Yesterday, Middle Tennessee St. -5 vs. Indiana St., MTSU 65 ISU 58