RESEARCH TITLE:
AN ALTERNATIVE OWNERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE FOR A NCAA DIVISION I POST SEASON
BOWL GAME
STUDENT:
Jay Steilberg
DEGREE:
Master's of Arts
COLLEGE:
Applied Science and Technology
DATE:
July 2010
PAGES:
52
College Football’s current post season bowl system for NCAA Division I is flawed. The current
bowl arrangement for schools that are not part of a BCS contracted conference and are not
receiving a BCS bowl invitation is expensive, unsound, and unfair. The existing system rewards
the individual bowl owners and not the participating universities. Under this proposal,
universities who participate in non BCS bowl games can now flourish in a system that has their
best interests at the forefront. A systemic change creates new ownership by the conference
office. This new ownership model reduces expenses and other negatives, maintains the current
advantages and rewards of post season bowl games, and increases revenue for the participating
football program.