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The only real way to influence change is to financially impact the primary decision makers. That would include the NCAA, advertisers, and networks. The primary question is how to hit them financially.
For the past few years, I have boycotted watching any bowl games (other than if my favorite team was playing) and I try to get my buddies to do the same. In my opinion, if you watch or attend the bowl games AND are in favor of a NCAA playoff, then you are financially supporting the very system that you deem flawed. It is a huge conflict of interests to scream for the playoff and watch all that BCS nonsense. There needs to be a grass-roots movement for the boycott of this system. I hate to pull a "Simpsons" reference, but there was an episode where all the billboards/advertising characters came to life and started rampaging through the town. The only way to get them to stop was to ignore them because the beasts thrived on attention, even if it was negative.
The NCAA BB tournament is considerably less flawed. The #35 at large team has a much much much much less gripe than that #3 ranked football team. In my opininion, EVERY team is effectively in the NCAA tournament. BU beat SIU in the opening round before falling to UNI in round two... keep winning...keep playing. Unfortunatly if the team falls outside the 6 major conferences, that is about the only way to keep playing.
The system is still flawed because it is better to be mediocre in a good conference than to be good in a mediocre conference.
They say that the ratings were down the year all those mid majors made some noise (2006), so make the ratings go down again. Don't watch.
For the past few years, I have boycotted watching any bowl games (other than if my favorite team was playing) and I try to get my buddies to do the same. In my opinion, if you watch or attend the bowl games AND are in favor of a NCAA playoff, then you are financially supporting the very system that you deem flawed. It is a huge conflict of interests to scream for the playoff and watch all that BCS nonsense. There needs to be a grass-roots movement for the boycott of this system. I hate to pull a "Simpsons" reference, but there was an episode where all the billboards/advertising characters came to life and started rampaging through the town. The only way to get them to stop was to ignore them because the beasts thrived on attention, even if it was negative.
The NCAA BB tournament is considerably less flawed. The #35 at large team has a much much much much less gripe than that #3 ranked football team. In my opininion, EVERY team is effectively in the NCAA tournament. BU beat SIU in the opening round before falling to UNI in round two... keep winning...keep playing. Unfortunatly if the team falls outside the 6 major conferences, that is about the only way to keep playing.
The system is still flawed because it is better to be mediocre in a good conference than to be good in a mediocre conference.
They say that the ratings were down the year all those mid majors made some noise (2006), so make the ratings go down again. Don't watch.
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