The Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
(#3) Oklahoma St. vs. (#1) LSU
The undefeated LSU Tigers face the potent offense of the OSU Cowboys on January 9, 2012 to crown a True National Champion!
Thank you to all of you who voted in different weeks. The voting wasn't my original idea for this site, but just a fun way to show how my system would work on a weekly basis. This mythical national championship game is no better (and no worse) than the one we will be seeing next Monday.
In both circumstances, the teams were chosen by voting - which anyone can tell you doesn't always work out. Our internet voters are passionate college football fans who cared enough to click a link and then press submit on a polling app. The actual voters (Press and Coaches) are equally flawed.
Regional biases always influence the votes in college football either for the Top 25 or for the Heisman. The Coaches don't have time to watch all of the teams in the country to form an adequate opinion (or in some cases their Grad Assistants), instead their votes skew towards their conferences or opponents who they have studied. Likewise, the reporters favor the teams they cover showing more region bias or have personal grudges against a school, team or coach.
My system proposes a compromise between the bowlers and the tourneys. Tradition does not get thrown away, but doesn't control the whole sport. Teams don't get in because they can bring more fans to a city, and every college football team has a reasonable chance to play for a national championship.
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