What is the BCS and the History of Bowl Alliances?
We need go no further back than 10 years at a maximum to analyze the history of the alliances of bowls. 1) Pre-Coalition Bowl Postseason 2) 92 Bowl Coalition 3) Super Alliance 4) Bowl Alliance 5) BCS Thats FIVE different systems in less than TEN years! Anyone stating reservations against the implementation of a Div. IA college football playoff due to current contractual obligations is either ignorant to the facts or simply declaring falsehoods for the sake of confusing the issue. Clearly, it has been shown that network contracts may be nullified and/or changed, even to the detriment of selected networks, at the discretion and whim of those currently in control of IA college football. CollegeFootballDigest 6-20-2000 Tweaking the BCS In 2000, nearly a dozen schools have rearranged their non-conference games, in effect dumbing down their schedules to avoid teams that can give them a loss to factor into the BCS formula. And why not? The difference between an at-large BCS bid and a premiere
