Petersen 'tired' of BCS
<p>Boise State head football coach Chris Petersen talks during a news conference, Monday in Boise. Petersen expressed his frustration with the BCS bowl system saying that nobody seems to think it works and needs to be changed. Boise State, which finished No. 7 in the final BCS standings, is going to the MAACO Bowl.</p>
BOISE (AP) - Boise State football coach Chris Petersen is calling for an end to the current Bowl Championship Series system after the No. 7 Broncos were left out of the high-profile games.
The Broncos (11-1) accepted an invitation to the MAACO Bowl in Vegas on Sunday. It's the fourth time the Broncos have finished in the top 10 of the BCS without getting a bid to one of the elite match-ups. This year, they were passed over along with Nos. 6 Arkansas, 8 Kansas State and 9 South Carolina.
During a press conference Monday, Petersen said people are frustrated and tired of the BCS. Petersen also said the system needs to be changed, perhaps by using a committee like the men's basketball tournament to rank the teams.
"Everybody is just very tired of the BCS," Petersen told reporters. "I think that's the bottom line. Everybody is frustrated. Everybody doesn't really know what to do anymore. It doesn't make sense to anybody. I don't think anybody is happy anywhere."
Petersen added, "The whole thing needs to be changed, there's no question about it," he said. " ... I think (change) is coming, I really do."
Petersen also said he would like to see a plus-one implemented in college football to give the top four teams in college football a chance at a national championship. He suggested using a committee similar to what is used in determining the teams that make the NCAA basketball tournament.
"That's still subjective, but at least it's closer," he said.
Petersen has been hesitant to criticize the BCS in the past when his team has been left out, including last season. But he decided to speak up this year. Boise State is headed to the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas to play Arizona State (6-6), a team that has fired coach Dennis Erickson, who coached Idaho on two separate occasions.
"It just seems like each year it's getting further and further away from anybody understanding what's going on," he said.