The BCS Mess, part deux

Last post I talked about a solution to the BCS. Far be it from me though to think everything the whole way though. But fear not- I've fleshed out my solutions, and even provided some (projective) examples based on this season!

Scenario #1 (I.e. the fariest scenario that University Presidents would never endorse)

-The top 12 teams at the conclusion of the regular season get to play in a BCS bowl game

-The top 4 teams in the BCS recieve a bye to the second round

-There are NO automatic bids for BCS conferences

-The Cotton Bowl, Outback Bowl, Peach Bowl and Citrus Bowl will host the first round matchups

-The Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl will host the second round games

-Whichever BCS site last hosted the championship game will not host a semi-final game

-The semi-finals sites will host the teams which it DID NOT host in the second round

-The site of the national championship will rotate as normal

-The playoff will begin on the first Thursday after the conclusion of the regular season

-Games will be held each week until the conclusion of the semi-final round, where the two finals teams will recieve an additonal week for rest and preperation

-The national championship will be played the second Saturday of January

So for instance, this year, the Superdome wouldn't host a semi-final or championship game this year. Dolphins Stadium would host the national championship as scheduled.

Here's an example of how that would look...

Scenario #2 (I.e. a scenario that isn't THAT bad, and may actually have a chance...)

-The six champions of the BCS conferences receive automatic bids

-The four highest ranked BCS conference champs receive first round byes

-The remaining two BCS conference champions will be matched with their first round opponent according to their ranking

-The remaining six playoff spots will be filled by the next six highest ranked teams in the BCS poll, HOWEVER

-Undefeated non-BCS teams ranked above the LOWEST RANKED BCS conference champion receive an automatic bid, taking the place of the lowest ranked non-conference championship teams

-Brackets will be set up using a conventional method, with highest seed facing lowest seed, etc. in the first round, despite the actual ranking of teams (I.e. #1 could play #21, should that #21 team be a BCS conference champion.)

-The Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl will host the second round games
-Whichever BCS site last hosted the championship game will not host a semi-final game
-The semi-finals sites will host the teams which it DID NOT host in the second round
-The site of the national championship will rotate as normal
-The playoff will begin on the first Thursday after the conclusion of the regular season
-Games will be held each week until the conclusion of the semi-final round, where the two finals teams will recieve an additonal week for rest and preperation
-The national championship will be played the second Saturday of January

Under that scenario this year, #13 Cincinnati and (presumably) #15 Boston College would get in, knocking out #12 Ball State and #11 TCU. However, #12 Ball State, being undefeated, would displace the highest automatic "at large" team, #10 Ohio State.

Here's an example of how that would look...

So those are my ideas. I for one would love to see EITHER version, so long as we get a playoff. Too bad this won't happen this year- Am I the only one who would be excited by a Utah vs Florida matchup?