Last year I introduced what I consider to be the perfect college football playoff system.  The BCS selections were made a couple of days ago, and while there is less national controversy this year than in previous years, there are still problems with the BCS system in 2009.  The primary problems this year include:

-  Three teams have undefeated seasons (Cincinnati, TCU, and Boise State), yet will have no chance whatsoever at the national championship.  And this year more than most I believe these teams actually have a shot.  I personally believe TCU would likely beat Texas right now for example.

-  The two teams from non-BCS conferences that made a BCS bowl PLAY EACH OTHER?!  What a waste!  It has nothing to do with Boise State not respecting TCU - I am sure they do.  But what both programs desperately need is to show what they can do against the traditionally powerful conferences and teams – not play each other.  So Boise State plays TCU in the ‘Glass-Ceiling, non-BCS Fiesta Bowl’.  This will likely be a great and exciting game, but it is a wasted opportunity for both programs.  If the BCS powers can guarantee a Big 10 – Pac 10 matchup in the Rose Bowl (wink, wink) they can certainly officially or unofficially make sure that if two non-BCS conferences make the BCS that they do not play each other.

So once again, the BCS system shows it’s obvious flaws.  If the perfect college football playoff system were used in 2009, there would be 16 teams invited – 11 conference winners and 5 at-large teams.  These teams would be:

Georgia Tech – ACC
Cincinnati – Big East
Ohio State – Big 10
Texas – Big 12
E. Carolina – CUSA
C. Michigan – MAC
 TCU - MWC
Oregon – Pac 10
Alabama – SEC
Troy – Sun Belt
Boise State – WAC

Florida
Iowa
Virginia Tech
LSU
Penn State

These teams would then be seeded according to BCS rankings, and the following first round games would be played at the higher seeded teams home stadium:

Alabama vs. Troy
Texas vs. C. Michigan
Cincinnati vs. E. Carolina
TCU vs. Penn State
Florida vs. LSU
Boise State vs. Virginia Tech
Oregon vs. Iowa
Ohio State vs. Georgia Tech

After this round there would be a committee that would select regional matchups for neutral site bowl games with the winners advancing to a national championship game.  This is the perfect college football playoff system.

Oddly enough (with this being a Mormon blog)  BYU would be the highest ranked team not included in this playoff system, but when you get blown out, at home, by an unranked Florida State team, you don’t have much to complain about.