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    we have built...will grote come

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    I honestly believe that with how poorly PJ performed the whole year that the coaching staff was gave Gachette (sp) a hard look, he must not have the skills if we never even saw him once the entire season.  Lets hope PJ quadruples his playing ability or that Denson is some kind if freak and takes over...also i agree with Sheriff and Guest        

    Tranghese offers new BCS plan

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    Tranghese offers new BCS plan

    Push being made for selection committee

    By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff | December 17, 2004

    Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese is pushing a plan to change the way teams are selected for the Bowl Championship Series and make the process, which has been marked by controversy since its inception in 1998, more in line with the way the NCAA picks teams for its basketball tournament.

    Tranghese, who served as the BCS coordinator in 2002-03, said it is time to stop basing the bowl selections on computers and polls and for the BCS to take full responsibility for what it does.

    "It's our system, we should be held accountable," said Tranghese, who has quietly and steadily pushed for a selection committee similar to the NCAA basketball tournament selection committees.

    Tranghese emphasized the committee would only select the Nos. 1 and 2 teams for the championship game. He has been "working the room" trying to persuade BCS officials to create a committee that would use the BCS computer numbers and the coaches' and writers' polls as informational tools, similar to the RPI in the college basketball tournament selection process. The plan might eliminate much of the criticism of the BCS for how it does business, regarding the integrity of the coaches' poll, the uneasiness of participants in the writers' poll becoming part of the news instead of covering it, and the wariness many have of computers generating numbers at odds with what the polls say.

    The plan has been picking up interest around the country. "The plan deserves consideration," said Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg, who succeeded Tranghese as the BCS coordinator. "It will be discussed. The important thing is the integrity of the system. If we have to make changes to guarantee that, we will strongly consider it."

    Added Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford: "I'm for anything which improves our credibility. And if that [committee] does it, I will be happy to discuss the concept of it."

    The credibility of the BCS system, which has been adjusted several times, came under fire again this month when Texas moved ahead of California in the final BCS rankings and into a Rose Bowl berth, even though the writers' and coaches' polls ranked the Bears ahead of the Longhorns. That was the result of a new formula under which the computers are given one-third of the weight of the decision and each poll has one-third. After the Texas-California controversy, the BCS quietly ran the numbers, using a formula that was rejected last spring, in which the computers counted for only 20 percent and each poll was worth 40 percent. Those results would have kept Cal ahead of the Longhorns by .00056.

    Tranghese recognizes the uneasiness with computers. "The public just doesn't trust the computers on this issue."

    When Tranghese pushes the committee idea at the NCAA convention next month in Dallas, the sticking point may be in determining the committee. But that seems solvable as long as each Division 1-A conference has a voice.

    It could be as simple as having the commissioners debate the merits of bowl-eligible teams, or the committee could have a revolving roster of commissioners, athletic directors, and other officials. Former Georgia coach and athletic director Vince Dooley, former Washington coach Don James, and outgoing Syracuse athletic director Jake Crouthamel are a few names that come to mind who could fill some roles in the process.

    Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive, who was dismayed his league's undefeated champion, Auburn, didn't make the national championship game, is open to a committee system. "I think it's worth discussing. Given what has happened this year, I'm probably more open in my thinking than I would be otherwise."

    A committee system was also favored by Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo and president Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. Both supported a change in format. "I think Father Leahy and I would both like to see a playoff," said DeFilippo. "As for a committee, I think it is certainly worth exploring."

    Dooley wouldn't be averse to being part of a selection comittee. "I'd be happy and honored to serve on a committee like that," Dooley said by phone this week. "I do have some opinions."

    Dooley has argued for a "plus one" game after the bowls. "I felt that if you had the `Plus One Plan' in [matching the two highest-ranked bowl winners], it would solve 85 percent of your problems," he said. "But having a committee would probably take care of the other 15 percent."

    A selection committee could be put in place next season with a minimum of restructuring of the BCS.

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