5 Changes to Level Playing Field for Qualification

Harry · May 16, 2012

Since the point of this particular column is to find ways to level the playing field, we need to figure out some way of equal, level access for all conferences.

We all live in the real world, and the fact of the matter is there's few people outside of Denton, Texas that want to see Alabama play North Texas in a BCS playoff game.

But if UNT were to find a way to win the Sun Belt championship, shouldn't the Mean Green get a shot at something more than the lowly Sun Belt title?

By allowing more playoff spots and requiring conference championships, it at least provides an opportunity for the “small programs” to step out into the limelight, at least for a day.

Read more: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1184987-college-football-playoff-5-changes-to-level-playing-field-for-qualification

MeanGreenDan · May 16, 2012

Someday we won't be the butt of every Bleacher Report joke...someday.

LakeTravis · May 16, 2012

Whenever I run out of toilet paper, I just print out some bleacher reports articles to wipe my ass.

Quoner · May 16, 2012

Whenever I run out of toilet paper, I just print out some bleacher reports articles to wipe my ass.

I like the line, but that's still the reason they keep writing more.

runt96 · May 17, 2012

I like the line, but that's still the reason they keep writing more.

So when we run out, we don't use bleacher report?

runt96 · May 17, 2012

Whenever I run out of toilet paper, I just print out some bleacher reports articles to wipe my ass.

Sorry, this is where i meant to post

shaft · May 17, 2012

It's bleacher report so its not worth reading, but here are 5 real ways to level the playing field in college football.

1. Greater revenue sharing

2. Independent ranking committee

3. Eliminate FBS vs. fcs games

4. More at-large bowl slots

5. Decrease the scholarship limit

GL2Greatness · May 17, 2012

It's bleacher report so its not worth reading, but here are 5 real ways to level the playing field in college football.

1. Greater revenue sharing
2. Independent ranking committee
3. Eliminate FBS vs. fcs games
4. More at-large bowl slots
5. Decrease the scholarship limit

1. how would greater revenue sharing work

the vast majority of revenue from UT is ticket sales why would any other program have any right to claim a portion of another teams ticket sales.....if you want money for ticket sales then go out and sell YOUR product stop trying to steal from others

another large part is TV money....why does the SEC or Big 12 owe teams in the sunbelt any money from their TV deals when it is the private market and TV broadcasters that are paying the money for the product that the public wants to see.....if you are not happy with the TV money that your conference gets then get more viewers to watch your product instead of trying to steal from others that have built up their viewership

another part of large program revenues is merchandise sales.....why does UT owe any other program when someone buys a UT Tshirt.....if you are not happy with the amount of money that a program makes for selling Tshirts then sell more shirts and stop trying to steal from others

another large part for top programs is donations.....why would any other university think they have the right to donations for another program.....do you think that North Texas-Denton should share a % of their donations with other programs....no of course not so grow your own donations and stop trying to steal from others

2. there already are multiple "independent" rankings like the AP.......or do you mean rankings committees that are "independent" and that would rank teams for participation and winning against programs that suck....strangely the vast majority of rankings end up with the same teams pretty much ranked the same each season so I am not sure what system you would use to somehow ignore what everyone else on earth pretty much thinks about how teams are ranked or what would suddenly give it any credibility other than it was a "participation" ranking and perhaps ignoring strength of schedule and giving phony rankings to teams because they won a very poor conference VS a team that came in second or third in a very tough conference

3. I would have no problem with this, but it would more than likely result in an additional loss for lesser teams each season since games like TSU would now be off the schedule for schools like North Texas-Denton

4. how can there be more at large bowl slots.....there are barely enough 6-6 teams as it is now to fill all the bowls there are and bowl games are not NCAA sponsored they are privately or in the case of the Big Easy Bowl they are conference sponsored and those bowl games want the teams they think will sell the most tickets as it is not just teams that exist that have little fan support

and since most bowl games are money losers for the schools that participate it does not help the finances of schools that are 6-6 with no fan following to go to a bowl game it hurts the finances.....and the only real benefit is the additional practice for next year and that is not a huge benefit for bad teams and probably a better "benefit" for bad teams is if fewer teams went to bowl games and then teams with resources that had a bad season would also not have the extra practice time for next year as well giving the smaller teams a chance to perhaps sneak in a win in the early season if they did make a bowl the year before

and if you mean more at large BCS games then get real because there are already teams playing in the BCS that are not that great especially lately and there have been very few instances lately since the BCS changed up of a team that anyone would realistically claim is more deserving missing out on a BCS game because of another AQ team

when you only need to be in the top 12 to get one of 10 spots in a BCS game going much below that is just giving out participation money instead of rewarding teams for actually winning something...and the reality is that it is the teams in the BCS AQ conferences that built the bowl system long ago and turned them into the financial success that they are today and teams that are in the sunbelt and the like were probably not even in D1-A football throughout most of that history so why they feel they deserve some large chunk of that money other than welfare and class envy is beyond me

and teams like Boise and Utah and Hawaii and others have proven that if you step up and EARN your share that you will actually get rewarded for that instead of sitting around with the begging bowl out

5. I would have no issue with this mainly because I don't think it would make a difference other than to control some waste at larger programs and it would eventually force the begging bowl teams out when they realize they are still not competing against the first and second string of top teams with the former 4th and 5th strings of those top teams

numbers 90-117 on the UT football team are not going to suddenly become difference makers at some other program they are just going to end up playing D1-AA or not playing at all which is fine with me if it means that some schools end up with profits they can turn back over to academics

forevereagle · May 17, 2012

... UT-Austin is ticket...

... does UT-Austin owe any other program when someone buys a UT-Austin Tshirt....

... like TSU-San Marcos would now ...

... Hawaii-Honolulu and ...

... the UT-Austin football team ...