Assistant Commissioner Bob Burda,

I thoroughly enjoyed Texas’ performance in the BCS National Championship Game and would love to have seen what the outcome would have been if Colt McCoy had been able to finish the game! I am writing to you today to present my postseason ideas. I have already presented the attached plan to Bill Hancock and Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman, but believe that its scope and vision are beyond the jurisdiction of the BCS alone.

The attached plan includes formal NCAA rule changes that would have allowed the following Big 12 teams to participate in two bowls:

Texas in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999; Oklahoma in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000; Nebraska in 2009, 2003, 2000, 1999 and 1998; Kansas State in 2003, 2000, 1999 and 1998; Colorado in 2002 and 2001; Texas Tech in 2008; Kansas in 2007; Missouri in 2007 and Texas A&M in 1998.

An alternate version of these rule changes would allow the NCAA to establish guidelines to clarify their constraints on any proposed tournament and bring the certification of any future tournament under the supervision of the NCAA Championship/Sports Management Cabinet.

In addition to the teams the Big 12 qualified for the BCS National Championship Game Texas in 2008, Oklahoma in 2007, Nebraska 1999, Kansas State in 1998 and Colorado in 2001 would have each been included in the championship tournament that is offered.

That is 34 more high profile bowl games and 5 more championship opportunities over the past 12 years relative to what the BCS generated for the Big 12.

These rule changes would need a conference, such as the Big 12, to sponsor them to be considered. Your conference’s proposed rules in November suggest that you are on the forefront of this issue.

With Department of Justice interest in the BCS, hiring a Director of Research and Development to study the constraints on the postseason and implement design improvements for 2014 is a prudent course of action. This is the heart of my plan.

This plan is publicly available at http://www.bcsevolution.com/pages/prathers-postseason-plan. I would greatly appreciate any insights you have regarding the college football postseason my research has overlooked. This E-mail will also be posted publicly at BCS Evolution, and I would be delighted to offer you an opportunity to respond to these efforts.

I can be reached at benjamin.prather@gmail.com.

Thank you for your time,

Ben Prather