Do you think the BCS system is a farce? I do, but the man in charge, Jim Delany, says he won't change a thing. Why? Because people keep watching. As long as people keep watching, we'll have the BCS. Link. Excerpt:
Eventually the consumer will get what he demands, Delany said. But he cites TV ratings and attendance figures as evidence that the consumer has yet to truly demand change.
Defending his assertion, Delany said revenue from college football has grown to $900 million from $200 million since 1990; average attendance for Big Ten games has increased to 71,000 from 58,000 over that same period; and the rising TV ratings and sponsorship dollars suggest the game is as healthy as ever.
"There's probably more of an outcry than there was 15 years ago for something different. I don't disagree with that," Delany said during a recent interview in Chicago. "But what I've also seen simultaneously is the growth in interest in the BCS and the regular season.
"If the public walks away from our games during the regular season and walks away from television during the regular season and walks away from the bowls, they're saying, We won't support this anymore. We want something else.' But I don't see them walking away from anything."
I'm conservative by nature. If something's not broken, don't fix it. I think that's what Delany is saying, and I can appreciate it. Thing is, the system is broken. Just because more people are watching doesn't mean the system isn't broken. They might be watching for a host of other reasons. But Delany apparently doesn't care much about that. He's keeping with this skull-rotten BCS system because the sheep keeping coming to the pasture.
Well, this sheep will turn off the set next season.
