From: "Russ Thorson" <rlt546465 at msn dot com>
Subject: 5th BCS bowl+playoffs
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 15:09:50 -0700


Perhaps the new 5th BCS bowl will ultimately rise to form the keystone of a 
magnificent Division I-A tournament.  The following outline features 11 
bowls and 16 teams in 4 rounds.  BCS method can be used to seed each round.

1st Round:  Saturday after college conference championships--The 8 highest 
ranked conference champions, seeded 1-8, earn home field advantage to host 
the 8 remaining highest ranked teams, seeded 9-16, in reverse order.  In 
this format, the 6 BCS conference champions could receive automatic bids.  
The highest ranked major independent is considered the same as a conference 
champion, and thereby able to vie for home field advantage.  The 
non-advancing teams from round one can be available for other non-playoff 
bowls.

2nd Round:  New Year's--Advancing teams re-seeded 1-8.  1-4 host 5-8, in 
reverse order, in the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, & Orange Bowls.  Pairings can be 
rotated among these 4 bowls on a 4 year cycle.

3rd Round:  Mid-January--Advancing teams re-seeded 1-4.  1 & 2 host 3 & 4, 
in reverse order, in 2 of the 6 next best bowls(possibly Holiday, Cotton, 
Peach, Gator, Outback, & Capital One).  Each bowl hosts a 3rd round match 
every 3 years.  2 years in between, each bowl can host a pair of 
non-advancing teams from round one.

4th Round:  Late January--5th BCS Bowl & National Championship.  Finalists 
re-seeded #1 & #2.  #1 hosts #2 at one of the 4 major BCS bowl venues.

Time between rounds(around 10 days to 2 weeks)allows student-athletes to 
maintain academic requirements, if classes are in session, and better 
enables loyal fans to make travel plans.

Regards~Russ Thorson