Earlier this month, the USA Today provided a glance into what the BCS committee was considering in regards to a chance in the postseason format of major college football.
The short story? The committee created four major format categories, one of which featured three semifinal games.
Now that the LOLing/crying has subsided, it appears the committee has made some headway in narrowing down those options as the July deadline for a decision draws closer. The good news? The three semifinal game option involving the Rose Bowl, or the “four team plus” model, appears to have been lit on fire and tossed in the dumpster.
The bad news? Well, that depends on what your personal preference is, I suppose. Brett McMurphy of CBSSports reports, citing multiple industry sources, that the “four-team event” — essentially the other options involving four teams and two semifinal games — is the most realistic option, with neutral sites holding the semifinal games gaining a lot of momentum.
Where those semifinal sites would be held, whether in current BCS bowls or neutral locations given to the highest bidder, is still undetermined.
Previously, the idea of holding semifinal games on campus appeared to have a lot of support — I’m admittedly still part of that faction — but the Chicago Tribune reported over the weekend that holding semifinal games on campus was “on life support.”
The BCS committee still has a few meetings to go before the July deadline for a decision. If I were a betting man, I’d say a “four team event” held at neutral locations or a plus-one are the two most likely options.
