I'm ready for some football

It's almost time for the college football season to start again and time to get ready for the BS, I mean BCS, to cause more controversy.

Recently, the BCS decided to drop the use of the margin of victory from the ratings, which can be good, but at the same time, that is what made those ratings.

I say combine the polls and computer ratings into a new poll, then take either 24 or 32 teams, and play for the championship. Don't let the suits decide a champion.

All that would need to happen is to cut the season instead of expanding it. Start the season the last weekend of August and run it through the last Saturday of November. Then start the playoffs the first week of December.

Here's how it could work through 2020.

Season Starts Season Ends 1st Round Championship Total Weeks

08/30/2001 11/24/2001 12/01/2001 01/05/2002 19

08/29/2002 11/30/2002 12/07/2002 01/04/2003 19

08/28/2003 11/29/2003 12/06/2003 01/03/2004 19

08/26/2004 11/27/2004 12/04/2004 01/01/2005 19

08/25/2005 11/26/2005 12/03/2005 01/07/2006 20

08/31/2006 11/25/2006 12/02/2006 01/06/2007 19

08/30/2007 11/24/2007 12/01/2007 01/05/2008 19

08/28/2008 11/29/2008 12/06/2008 01/03/2009 19

08/27/2009 11/28/2009 12/05/2009 01/02/2010 19

08/26/2010 11/27/2010 12/04/2010 01/01/2011 19

08/25/2011 11/26/2011 12/03/2011 01/07/2012 20

08/30/2012 11/24/2012 12/01/2012 01/05/2013 19

08/29/2013 11/30/2013 12/07/2013 01/04/2014 19

08/28/2014 11/29/2014 12/06/2014 01/03/2015 19

08/27/2015 11/28/2015 12/05/2015 01/02/2016 19

08/25/2016 11/26/2016 12/03/2016 01/07/2017 20

08/31/2017 11/25/2017 12/02/2017 01/06/2018 19

08/30/2018 11/24/2018 12/01/2018 01/05/2019 19

08/29/2019 11/30/2019 12/07/2019 01/04/2020 19

08/27/2020 11/28/2020 12/05/2020 01/02/2021 19

It works for Division 1AA, and the rest, why not Division 1A?

As for money -- the way it could work is that the first round teams would get $375,000, second round would get $750,000, and then double it for each additional round. The two teams in the finals would get $6,000,000 each for that game, which would be a total of $12,000,000 for the two finalists!

Each round a total of $12,000,000 would be given to participants, for a grand total of $60,000,000.

In 2001, the BCS paid out a total of $98,441,000; non-BCS distribution was $56,510,519 for a total of $154,951,519.

My plan saves $94,951,519, all of which could be made with TV and sponsorships.

There is a lot of money to be made, and I'm sure one day ABC, Fox, NBC and CBS will realize this and make a deal with the NCAA.

Right now, though, I guess there is no room for logic in college football.