BCS Bowls-Groundwork being laid for a "plus-one" format

Double-host format coming to BCS system

By John Henderson
Denver Post Staff Writer


Pasadena, Calif. - Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg handed off his Bowl Championship Series coordinator job to Mike Slive on Wednesday, and the Southeastern Conference commissioner indicated the popular "plus-one" championship format is not dead.

While the new "double-host" system is in place next season through 2010, it doesn't rule out a plus-one system in the future. Starting next season under the double-host format, a fifth BCS bowl will be added with the BCS title game played Jan. 8, one week after a bowl at the same site. Next season, the Fiesta Bowl will double-host, and the role will rotate to the Sugar, Orange and Rose bowls in subsequent years.

The plus-one format, popular among BCS critics, would have the four bowl games, then the two highest-ranked teams after those bowls would meet in the title game a week later.

Slive, speaking at the Football Writers Association of America's annual breakfast, said the double-hosting system "creates a structure that would tolerate that format."

"It will be interesting to see exactly how that works," he said. "There may be some pluses. There may be negatives."

For the format to change before the contract expires in 2010, the ruling university presidents and Fox Sports, which owns the TV deal, must agree.

"I think it is incumbent upon us to continue in our own conferences, in our own group of commissioners, to talk about the alternatives," Weiberg said. "For change to occur, there's going to have to be some things change outside our circle."


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O you can take it to the bank,,S.Cal lost its time to change the system..if the greatest team in the history of football lost now you know the systems broke!
By the way i havent seen yet....Has the AP gone ahead and gave it to S.Cal anyway??? i dont see how they cant ...EEEEEVVVVVEEEERRRYYYBBBBOOODDDDYYY KNOWS THEY THE CHAMPS.....Texas was just the beneficiary of the system...yep next year they go for Quads!!!!!!

Heard two clowns on a local sports talk radio show say that this starts up next season (+1), anyone know?

Would be pretty cool, at least give teams like last years Auburn a chance. More game to bet on also.

The "double-host" is what starts next year. Depending on how it works out, it may prove that the "one plus" is a viable concept.

A plus 1 is not always needed. Look at this year, the only 2 undefeated teams played and Texas won. I think there should only be a +1 if there is an undefeated team that got left out in the cold like Auburn did last year. In years like this it's not really necessary.

plus one is not always needed, but most of the time it is. playoff is stupid, plus one is the only way to go.

Why is a playoff stupid?????

I would love nothing more than to see an 8 team BCS bracket playing for the title.