Name:   Ulysses E. McGill - Subject:   Was BCS Flawed? Date:   1/23/2015 11:00:40 AM

The best we can do is have a playoff system with the teams deemed to be best in a ranking system. I think the system they used this year is the closest we've seen to getting it right, but yes, it also has it's flaws. Florida State was the weakest team in the hunt, but they played because of their record.  There are too many teams for everyone to play and there is no way to assess motivation and teamwork with math, so there will always be a human factor....in Basketball, the field is large enough so the best team is assured a chance. As for football, I agree that TCU got hosed. I think the best team in the country was in the top 6 this year and I also believe the Buckeys were on a destiny mission, but TCU deserved a chance. There needs to be at least 8 teams in the palyoff system and I'd rather see 16.....it would be easy to do if the conference championship week was instead incorporated into the playoff system.