Use the Bowls to create an 8 team playoff. This year it would look like this.
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2008-09 College Football Bowl Schedule |
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BOWL |
LOCATION |
DATE/TIME |
NETWORK |
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Konica Minolta Gator Boise State(9) vs. Utah (8) Play-In Game |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
Dec 13, 6 p.m. |
ESPN |
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New Mexico |
Albuquerque |
Dec. 16, 7 p.m. |
ESPN |
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magicJack St. Petersburg |
St. Petersburg. Fla. |
Dec. 17, 7 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
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Pioneer Las Vegas |
Las Vegas |
Dec. 18, 7 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Orange Bowl |
Miami |
Dec. 20, 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Tostitos Fiesta |
Glendale, Ariz. |
Dec. 20, 5 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Capital One |
Orlando, Fla. |
Dec. 20, 2 p.m. |
ABC |
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AT&T Cotton |
Dallas |
Dec. 20, 11 a.m. |
FOX |
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R+L Carriers New Orleans |
New Orleans |
Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m. |
ESPN |
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San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia |
San Diego |
Dec. 23, 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Sheraton Hawaii |
Honolulu |
Dec. 24, 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Motor City |
Detroit |
Dec. 26, 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Allstate Sugar (Semifinal) |
New Orleans |
Dec. 27, 4pm |
FOX |
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Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi (Semifinal) |
Pasadena, Calif. |
Dec. 27, 8pm |
ABC |
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Meineke Car Care |
Charlotte, N.C. |
Dec. 28, 1 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Champs Sports |
Orlando, Fla. |
Dec. 28, 4:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Emerald |
San Francisco |
Dec. 28, 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Independence |
Shreveport, La. |
Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Papajohns.com |
Birmingham, Ala. |
Dec. 29, 3 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Valero Alamo |
San Antonio |
Dec. 29, 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Roady's Humanitarian |
Boise, Idaho |
Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Texas |
Houston |
Dec. 30, 8 p.m. |
NFL Network |
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Pacific Life Holiday |
San Diego |
Dec. 30, 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Bell Helicopter Armed Forces |
Fort Worth, Texas |
Dec. 31, Noon |
ESPN |
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Brut Sun |
El Paso, Texas |
Dec. 31, 2 p.m. |
CBS |
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Gaylord Hotels Music City |
Nashville, Tenn. |
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Insight |
Tempe, Ariz. |
Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m. |
NFL Network |
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Chick-fil-A |
Atlanta |
Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Outback |
Tampa, Fla. |
Jan. 1, 2009, 11 a.m. |
ESPN |
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Capital One |
Orlando, Fla. |
Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. |
ABC |
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Konica Minolta Gator |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. |
CBS |
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Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi |
Pasadena, Calif. |
Jan. 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m. |
ABC |
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FedEx Orange |
Miami |
Jan. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m. |
FOX |
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AT&T Cotton |
Dallas |
Jan. 2, 2009, 2 p.m. |
FOX |
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AutoZone Liberty |
Memphis, Tenn. |
Jan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m. |
ESPN |
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Allstate Sugar |
New Orleans |
Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m. |
FOX |
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International |
Toronto |
Jan. 3, 2009, Noon |
ESPN2 |
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Tostitos Fiesta |
Glendale, Ariz. |
Jan. 5, 2009, 8 p.m. |
FOX |
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GMAC |
Mobile, Ala. |
Jan. 6, 2009, 8 p.m. |
ESPN |
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FedEx BCS National Championship Game |
Miami |
Jan. 8, 2009, 8 p.m. |
FOX |
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All the teams currently in bowl games are represented, including the (4) .500 teams that weren’t invited to bowl games. The Eagle Bank bowl had to be eliminated, but the matchup remained. Complete with TV schedule, and it’s not like the sponsors won’t change the names anyway. Screw the leaders of the BCS, this took about an hour to figure out. 7 bowl games were added with one subtracted, to a net gain of 6 bowls, with more schools involved, and a true National Champion. More games, more schools, more TV, more revenue… There may be a bowl game or two added or subtracted, depending on how many teams are eligible for bowls. Some of the matchups were improved for added flavor. The only "problem" is that some bowls happen twice, once as a playoff, and once for their usual time slot. Not a big deal though.
Obviosuly, these can be reworked a lot of different ways. The crap bowls would work out differently based on bids, and accceptance. The playoff portion of the bowls would be set ahead of time, and follow a normal tournament format.
I owe the construction of this schedule to my friend Aaron.
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