Day 85

Fresh Start_85: What to do with the BCS
Saturday for many college football fans are exhilarating and fun of excitement, fear, hope, and sometimes tears. This is multiplied if you are a fan of a power conference team. I unfortunately on Saturday saw my Michigan Wolverines suffer a one-point loss to Big Ten rival Iowa thanks to a last second game winning field goal by Hawkeye kicker Keith Duncan. This was a much needed win for Iowa, since they are fighting just to stay relevant in hopes of making a bowl game and pad their resume for 2016. The Wolverines needed to win this game to stay undefeated and make their case even stronger in the eyes of the BCS to move up in the rankings following a Clemson loss to Pittsburgh.

Michigan just look like they were moving in quick sand for the majority of the game, not having as much explosive plays that we have been accustomed to see this year from the Wolverines. Iowa did a great job making Michigan play to the level that they wanted and limited the big plays on both sides of the ball, making players like Heisman hopeful Jabrill Peppers locked up in a box. The first half was a brutal defensive battle highlighted by a safety by Iowa defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson. The second half was completely controlled by Iowa and the team using the crowd to confuse the Wolverines and I prepared for an upset about four or five drives into the game. overall just an ugly game by Michigan and they are lucky right now to be in the college football playoff for the foreseeable future.

The arch rival of the Michigan Wolverines, the Ohio State Buckeyes took over the number 2 spot (moving up four spots) while Louisville is in the number 3 spot (moving up two spots) and Michigan (dropping only one spot) rounded up the playoff as of right now. Many people say that the BCS is rigged and the question just doesn’t make any sense. I don’t think the system is rigged, rather it should be increased to eight teams or tweleve teams to make the teams more competitive and just better overall for the teams and every team involved. Four teams are just way too short of a playoff for a sport and a system that is prone to upsets and just anything happening on the field. More teams, means more games, which means better television, and intel more money for the NCAA, teams, and the television companies. It is a win/win situation for the sport in general and I believe it is only a matter of time until we see the “Tough Tweleve Tournament.”
Sources:(espn.com)

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