Major College Football Needs a True National Champion

The BCS began as an attempt to crown a true national champion while continuing the proud tradition of Bowl Games.  While each year the #1 and #2 play each other in the title game, the teams have not been selected without controversy.  Sometimes more than two teams could be undefeated and other times no teams are undefeated.  How can you truly select between three one-loss teams?

We can all agree that LSU deserves their #1 ranking this year.  But how can you make the decision between Alabama and Oklahoma State?  Alabama has already had their change with LSU and failed.  Do they earn a rematch because they beat the same teams LSU did?  Oklahoma State stumbled once, as did the other teams besides LSU, which shouldn't prevent them from playing for the championship.  A True National Championship should not be determined by voting or computer generated polls.

Decide it on the Field!

Put the best teams in the country on the field to play for the championship.  Every other level of football - NFL, FCS, Division II, Division III, High School, Canadian, Arena, and more -- selects their champion through a playoff system.  The FBS needs to adopt a similar strategy.  The NCAA already runs three successful football tournaments and every other sports; they should be able to initiate another.

The calls for a college football playoff grow louder each season.  The NCAA will have to succumb to the pressure sooner or later.  In this blog, I will provide my simple solution which I think provides a compromise between the two sides of the debate.  But most importantly, my plan will crown a true National Champion for major college football.