BCS Meetings

These should be televised by ESPN so we can see this whole process at work, especially considering the fact that we have presidents of public university's making policy decisions that affect those university's revenue.

I found it interesting that the ACC and SEC were in favor of the plus on format, four other BCS conferences were not AND that the other five conferences (who have only one collective vote) did not vote.  Now I know that changes are made by consensus, and I may be speculating but Im pretty sure that those other five conferences would vote in favor of expanding the system which would make it 7 to 4, IF each conference had a vote.

If this set-up is fair, why doesnt each conference have a vote?

BTW, I dont like the plus one format myself, but instead just an expansion of the system in order to make the bowls actually mean something.

In the absence of the BCS moving toward meaningful bowl games and the process becoming more fair, a playoff system should be implemented via NCAA direct involvement or congressional action, whichever comes first.

HP, easy on the congressional involvement.  I think they have bigger fish to fry.  No one is being harmed by the BCS.  The BCS is not pushing steroids on CFB.  That is a bit much.

I see no point in the plus one format. 

The so-called lesser conferences are certainly being harmed by the BCS, which is why they are talking congressional involvement.

I'm sorry but when I see ECU or BYU or Navy (isnt that a government facility) getting less money with a better product on the field than say Vanderbilt, Northwestern, or Duke, I think there is something wrong.

Good points Pirate.  My biggest beef with the BCS (even though my team's in a BCS conference) is that it excludes or unfairly limits involvement by non-BCS members.   The rule is that only one non-BCS conference member can be selected per year.  So they've arbirtrarily decided regardless of what an ECU, a BYU, or a Boise State does in a season, or has on a team talent wise, only one of them can go to the dance.  Why? Because the BCS which is dominated by the large conferences says so, that's why.  It's a private club and they don't want too many members.  Congressional involvement is probably going to happen if  the NCAA doesn't act.   What is going to get Congress involved is the exclusion of state schools by the BCS criteria.  There are 54 non-BCS Division 1 schools.  This is out of 120 Division 1 schools. So 45% are automatically excluded from the BCS "Championship" except one.  Many of these are state schools.  No one's going to shed a tear for the private schools, but if you start fooling with state universities you're in trouble.  Your point about schools and conferences being shut out of the bowl money give-away is a valid one.  Congress keeps the NFL in line with the threat of anti-trust prosecution.  Let's not kid ourselves.  College football is one hell of a big business too.  I think this is definitely on the horizon.

And Maestro, the Congress has a lot smaller fish that they gladly fry every day,  so I don't buy your argument. 

nope the vote has to be unanimous, if one conference shuts it down the proposal is dead.