Draft No. 1,927,638: A College Football Playoff System

Inspired by @weNEEDaPLAYOFF, TBDS has come up with a unique college football playoff formula.

Warning: This will not completely please the BCS.  However, the great minds of TBDS came up with a formula to keep big business happy while using the BCS formula.

Aren't we so thoughtful?

First, we're making it a 16-team playoff.  No moaning, groaning or bitching.  The kids at the FCS level have been doing it for years, and they have to go through the same finals schedule everyone else does.  And there is no complaining about "thinking of the children" when they have to do it.

So, how do we pick 16 teams?  Let's start with the conference champions.  All of them.

Georgia Tech (ACC), Texas (Big 12), Ohio State (Big Ten), Cincinnati (Big East), Alabama (SEC), Oregon (Pac 10), Houston (C-USA), Central Michigan (MAC), Troy State (Sun Belt), Boise State (WAC), Texas Christian (MWC).

With 11 spots already grabbed by auto-bids, that leaves us with five open spots.  How do we choose them?  Well, if the BCS insists on pestering us with their presence, we'll use their system to work for us rather than against us.

TBDS will use the BCS rankings to pick the best five at large teams.  Those teams are: Florida (SEC), Iowa (Big 10), Virginia Tech (ACC), LSU (SEC) and Penn State (Big 10).  Sorry, Brigham Young (MWC), better luck next season.  The aforementioned squads rank fifth, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th in the BCS standings.

Now that we have our teams, let's break them down and then place them into regions.

No. 1 seeds: Alabama, Texas, TCU, Cincinnati

No. 2 seeds: Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Oregon, Boise State

No. 3 seeds: Florida, Iowa, LSU, Penn State

No. 4 seeds: Houston, Central Michigan, Troy State, Virginia Tech

Furthermore, we'll use the BCS bowls as playoff sites for the final four.  We'll seed the top four teams as follows, according to the BCS rankings and set them in a pod.

Sugar Bowl - Alabama (1)

• Georgia Tech
  
• Penn State
  
• Troy State
  

Fiesta Bowl - Texas (2)

• Boise State
• Iowa
• Central Michigan
  

Rose Bowl -TCU (3)

• Oregon
• LSU
• Houston
  

Orange Bowl - Cincinnati (4)

• Ohio State
• Florida
• Virginia Tech
  

If the seeds pan out you'll have an Alabama-Georgia Tech game in the Sugar Bowl, a Texas-Boise State game in the Fiesta Bowl, a TCU-Oregon game in the Rose Bowl and a Cincinnati-Ohio State match-up in the Orange Bowl.

This way, everyone gets a chance.  Want a higher BCS ranking?  Schedule tougher opponents.  If you can't schedule tougher opponents, the BCS teams that bring in the University of the Little Sisters of the Poor before the conference season starts will be penalized in the rankings.

Our system benefits everyone.  The BCS gets to stay around with its numbers formula and their big-time money making bowls, the fans get their playoff system and every conference is represented.

Non-BCS bowls can serve as the college football world as an appetizer to the playoff main course.  Therefore, the schools that will be on the outside looking in will also have a chance to end the season with a "W" ... or as Athletic Directors look at it ... getting another paycheck to throw into the coffers.

What do you think?  We'll accept questions, comments, concerns, compliments, hate and general thoughts in the comments section.

If you dare.