Head coaches favor BCS system
When the Division I-A head coaches met at the AFCA convention Tuesday, they discussed several important issues facing the sport.
There was talk about academic reform. There was talk about dealing with agents and their influence on athletes. There was talk of player safety and concussions. And of course, there was some talk about the controversial Bowl Championship Series.
American Football Coaches Association executive director Grant Teaff presented the results of a survey of all 120 Division I-A coaches during the meeting. What was found was not surprising: a majority of coaches want to keep the system the way it is.
“Right now, we have a good system,” said Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, whose team has played in three BCS championship games. “That’s not to say we won’t improve it. How it will improve over time we’ll find out, but I wouldn’t be in favor of scraping what we do. There are too many things to keep in mind, bowls, student athlete welfare, all the rest. I wouldn’t start over.”
Teaff said 73 percent of the coaches want to keep the current BCS system the way it is. He also said that 96 of the 120 coaches voted to keep transparency in the final regular-season coaches poll. And 95.7 want to maintain the final coaches poll voting the BCS champion No. 1.
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