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The BCS system is designed to select the top two schools in the nation to play for the BCS National Title, but a playoff would disrupt the competitive nature of the game.

Programs outside of the BCS elite are frustrated over the lack of respect they receive come BCS selection time, but, there is a way for a playoff and the BCS to coexist.

It appears Oklahoma and Florida will play in the BCS Championship Game as the BCS bowl games are taking shape.

Critics want to stop the BCS from allegedly restricting participation in major bowls and the Football College Championship. A possible approach is to use antitrust laws.

With conference championship games on tap, things could get messy in the BCS Bowl picture. TCU and Boise State are waiting in the wings hoping for someone to slip up.

If It's December In The College Football Season, That Can Only Mean One Thing: The Annual Debate About The Viability (Or Uselessness) Of The BCS.

Florida, Alabama and Texas round out the top three of the controversial BCS standings, and BCS busters Boise State and Cincinnati complete the top five for week 1.

Many detractors of the Bowl Championship Series have found their standard bearer.

Given the numerous and public downfalls of the Bowl Championship Series, there is a growing outcry for a playoff in major college football. Is this the right way to go?

In 2008-'09 the most promising BCS busters - teams with the potential to take down the mighty BCS -- are Brigham Young, Utah, Boise State and Texas Christian.

The Hawkeyes and Bearcats are still looking for BCS National Championship recognition with undefeated records, and TCU continues their push to be a BCS-buster.

Florida and Texas look to be the top two teams in the BCS heading into bowl games for the 2009 college football season. TCU is a BCS national championship possibility.

This could be the seventh straight year a team from either the SEC, Big 12 or the Pac-10 will play for the BCS National Championship.

When the chance to match up TCU and Boise State with teams from the power conferences presented itself, the BCS fumbled the ball and in doing so protected itself.

As the 2008 college football season winds down, 60 college football teams have become bowl eligible after the recent weekend's games, compared to 68 available bowl slots.

College football is about setting a program up for success now and in the future. Which college football powerhouse has the best program?

The Bowl Championship Series appears to have messed up yet again according to many fans, especially Texas fans.

For the fourth time in the 11 year history of the BCS, a team that doesn't play in one of the six big conferences will be playing a BCS bowl game.

Six schools, including one with serious BCS Championship aspirations, prep for the 2009 season before March even arrives to bust your bracket.

This year has been full of unmet potential, breaking of barriers and controversy all over the board but it has been one of the best NCAA Football seasons to date.

Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma round out the BCS pre-season top three, but hold on a minute, there's a Trojan horse at the gate, and a (Nittany) lion on the prowl.

Florida wins, but Utah, Texas, and USC have valid arguments, and a playoff system is in demand more than ever.

On Thursday, January 8th, a national champion will be crowned and with all due respect to the Longhorns of Texas, it won't be them.

In this proposal for a college football playoff, only conference champions and a few at large teams would qualify

This year's NCAA football season should be as crazy as ever, with the exception of last year's season, that is.

It seems like we have an endless amount of college football teams that were supposed to run the table and make it to the end in Atlanta.

Thanks to the SEC Championship game, Florida could still power their way into the 2010 BCS National Championship game even if they lose to LSU on October 10th.

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is taking on the Bowl Championship Series.

Those who want a BCS overhaul are ignoring the obvious: it's about the money. Should President Obama change that? A 1946 agreement set today's existing controversy.

The game everyone's been waiting for will finally become reality when Alabama and Florida vie for the Southeastern Conference football title Saturday, Dec. 5, at Atlanta.

With a strong defense, explosive offense and possibly the best player in college football, the Florida Gators are favorites to repeat as national champions.

Before the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs start thinking about a national football title, they need to take a conference title. And that's no small matter.

As the No. 4 team in the Bowl Championship Series Standings, the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs were supposed to beat up on Wyoming. They did just that.

The Big 12 football tie-breaker scenarios could become the key to not only deciding the winner of the South Division, but also the national champion.

All official college football bowl invitations have been awarded, and a record 68 teams will be playing in bowl games to end the 2008 season.

Maybe it was no big deal. After all, the Boise State Broncos dropped only one spot in the USA Today coaches poll after their underwhelming football win over UC Davis.

The USC Trojans have dominated the Pac-10 since 2002, but Oregon looks to change that in 2009 by claiming the conference title, a feat they accomplished in 2001.

After games of Dec. 6, 72 teams have been able to achieve bowl eligibility as the 2008 college football regular season came to an end.

The season is drawing towards its climax and as we pass through the next month, all the Bowl matchups and Division titles will be decided.

Penn State has at least earned a spot in the 2009 Rose Bowl game, and the other spot likely will go to either Oregon State or USC of college football's Pac-10 Conference.

The Big 12 Conference is ready to crown its champion and once again Oklahoma has a considerable edge over the Missouri Tigers.

Despite Oklahoma's blowout win over Texas Tech Nov. 22, the Big XII's South Division remains a three-team race heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

Oregon is 7-2 and USC is 7-2. Oregon is 5-1 in the Pac-10 and USC is 4-2 in the Pac-10. Oregon played USC, and won decisively. So guess which team is ranked higher.

Orange, Fiesta, Rose, Sugar, National Championship and more

The Boise State Broncos kept their perfect season and BCS hopes intact. But for the first time in 2009, they had to sweat out game until the final minute.

It's not that the Florida Gators have been losing, or anything like that. They're on a 17-game winning streak, which happens to be the longest in the nation.

Hawaii's weak schedule invites doubt and criticism. Tougher remaining schedule could foil hopes for BCS berth despite Colt Brennan Heisman hype.

Iowa is three victories away from completing an undefeated regular season. But with the way the Hawkeyes do things, that still seems like an eternity.

The Sooners hope to get another shot at the national title and prove themselves this season. Oklahoma has lost its past five BCS games, three were for the national title.

The Oregon Ducks aren't just undefeated in Pac-10 Conference football in 2009. They've been virtually untouchable.