| BCS Busters came to pass when in 2004 The | | | | Proving the talent gap is closing between BCS |
| BCS was threatened with an anti trust law suit. | | | | teams and the non BCS teams is the current |
| The first BCS Buster was The Utah Utes, winner | | | | record. Mid-majors lead the series 3 to 1. |
| of this years Sugar Bowl and winner of the 2004 | | | | Rendering moot the argument the "little guys" |
| Fiesta Bowl. | | | | just can't hand with the "big boys". |
| Since that time, the BCS has set a higher | | | | Millions are at stake, as the BCS said, it is not |
| standard for the mid-majors, they must nationally | | | | their role to be fair, just to try and match #1 |
| ranked in the top 12. Which usually means they | | | | against #2. Even at this mission, it appears they |
| must be undefeated. | | | | fail, just ask this seasons Texas Longhorns. |
| While other teams from BCS Conferences can | | | | Is a 16 team playoff a viable answer, probably |
| get in with two or more losses because they are | | | | not. Again its the money, cities make too much |
| automatic qualifiers. | | | | money from the bowls and a 16 team |
| This season, there were 3 mid majors ranked in | | | | tournament would damage the current bowls. |
| the top 12 and yet only one team was taken | | | | What is the solution, I am not sure, but the BCS |
| while teams with lower rankings were included | | | | better find an equitable solution that is fair to the |
| through at large berths, such as Ohio State in the | | | | mid majors and football fans across the nation. |
| 2008 Fiesta Bowl. | | | | BCS greed is what fuels the current system, it is |
| In my mind this still violates both anti trust laws | | | | broken, they need to fix it.....before Congress |
| and what sports is all about, sportsmanship. | | | | does. |
