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By kurt

June 7, 2008 9:10 PM | Link to this

Shorten the season to 10 games.#1 through thru #20 play eachother in tournament style [I.E. : #1 vs #20,#2 vs.# 19 and so on] 10 games in 2 weeks—-10 opponents left-2 byes awarded to the top 2 rated teams left,4 more games in one week [Friday,Saturday double header for the networks].Length of season would remain intact AND MORE television revenue would be generated.Right now,these top powers play eachother at the BEGINNING of the season,settle nothing about who’s better at the end .

By trvlmls

June 2, 2008 10:46 PM | Link to this

European football aka soccer has a very interesting system that has the standings from the last season determine matchups for the next season.This system could be mixed with the conference and rival games to create interesting games to take the place the gimmee games most teams have early in the season. At the end there is a playoff.

By WVUfan

June 2, 2008 9:29 PM | Link to this

First thing that should be done is make a Super Conference consisting of the top 70 college football programs. There are about 120 D 1 colleges and 50 of them will probably never contend for a national championship. After you have the top 70 those teams will only be allowed to play one team not in the top 70. This will eliminate the bickering over playing weak schedules. Then decide on which of the bowl games to use in a 8 team playoff. Thats the only way it will happen in my opinion.

By Couch Burners

June 2, 2008 5:07 PM | Link to this

I like the plus-one idea. But that game must be pre-determined between 2 bowl games. If not than it just reverts back to regular season mayhem.

If we go to a playoff (which will never happen in our life time) it will highly devalue the regular season. More teams like (OSU) will make their oocs even worse (I know they play USC this year but they typically schedule the mac). Thus you would see some horrible posers in the 1st round of a playoff.

I’ll take a plus one!

By Doug

June 2, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this

Clearly it’s about the money. Every other NCAA sport at every other level has a playoff. Why? So the PLAYERS can compete for their TEAM and go for a championship. As it stands, the current systems serves the $ interests of networks, bowl promoters, and conference heads. The players are the ones who get screwed as a teams have been left out because the polls? Dave is right. DI-AA has more often than not seen a team other than the highest ranked win the champ. Reg. season diminished - puh-leeze!

By John

May 31, 2008 4:18 AM | Link to this

DI College football is the ONLY sport that is not decided on the field with a playoff. Heres a playoff scenario. 16 teams. Winners of all 11 conferences and 5 at large bids including independents. Seed the teams. Play the 8 games in the 8 top bowls. Rose, Fiesta, Sugar, Orange, Citrus, Chick-fil-a, Cotton, and Gator Bowls. Continue to have the other bowls. I’ll watch them. The winners move to the BCS then top 2 BCS bowls in rotation order. Maximum 14 games. Increased value of conference games.

By John

May 31, 2008 4:18 AM | Link to this

DI College football is the ONLY sport that is not decided on the field with a playoff. Heres a playoff scenario. 16 teams. Winners of all 11 conferences and 5 at large bids including independents. Seed the teams. Play the 8 games in the 8 top bowls. Rose, Fiesta, Sugar, Orange, Citrus, Chick-fil-a, Cotton, and Gator Bowls. Continue to have the other bowls. I’ll watch them. The winners move to the BCS then top 2 BCS bowls in rotation order. Maximum 14 games. Increased value of conference games.

By John

May 31, 2008 4:17 AM | Link to this

DI College football is the ONLY sport that is not decided on the field with a playoff. Heres a playoff scenario. 16 teams. Winners of all 11 conferences and 5 at large bids including independents. Seed the teams. Play the 8 games in the 8 top bowls. Rose, Fiesta, Sugar, Orange, Citrus, Chick-fil-a, Cotton, and Gator Bowls. Continue to have the other bowls. I’ll watch them. The winners move to the BCS then top 2 BCS bowls in rotation order. Maximum 14 games. Increased value of conference games.

By Brewhabwe

May 30, 2008 5:45 PM | Link to this

Mr. Harris is right!

We don’t need a playoff, We need a modified plus one to bring back the tradition of New Year’s Day and still match the best two teams in the end. Bring back the old New Year’s Day games with each conference tied to a particular game (Rose = Big Ten / Pac Ten, Sugar = SEC, Orange = ACC and Fiesta = Big XII with other top ranked teams seeded into the games based on their BCS finish.) After the games, revote, reseed and the top two play 7 - 10 days later.

By Ike

May 30, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this

you are not right

By Ike

May 30, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this

First off, Georgia DID have a legitimate pork. If you want to complete for a national title than win your division, left alone your conferance.

As a Buckeye hater, I could care whether we have a playoff. Even if we did have an eight-team playoff, OSU would probably not be one of those eight teams every other year. It really wouldn’t be too different; we’d still be a legal contender every year in my dreams.

By Ike

May 30, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this

First off, Georgia DID NOT have a legitimate pork. If you want to complete for a national title then win your division, let alone your conference.

As a Buckeye hater, I could care less whether we have a playoff or not. Even if we did have an eight-team playoff, OSU would probably be one of those eight teams every single year. It really wouldn’t be too different; we’d still be a legit contender every year in my dreams.

By Ed from Louisville

May 30, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this

Doug Harris must be totally stupid, or just plain ignorant, or both. College Football needs a Playoff system. It would make the regular season so much more meaningful because if you don’t play well in the regular season, then you don’t play in the post-season. There are way too many mediocre teams that go to bowl games now. Why reward mediocrity? Let the Conference season mean something. Only those teams that win a Conference championship would be allowed to go to the Playoffs.

By Ike

May 30, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this

First off, Georgia DID NOT have a legitimate beef. If you want to compete for a national title then win your division, let alone your conference.

As a Buckeye fan, I could care less whether we have a playoff or not. Even if we did have an eight-team playoff, OSU would probably be one of those eight teams every single year. It really wouldn’t be too different; we’d still be a legit contender every year.

By Ike

May 30, 2008 10:21 AM | Link to this

First off, Georgia DID NOT have a legitimate beef. If you want to compete for a national title then win your division, let alone your conference.

As a Buckeye fan, I could care less whether we have a playoff or not. Even if we did have an eight-team playoff, OSU would probably be one of those eight teams every single year. It really wouldn’t be too different; we’d still be a legit contender every year.

By mike

May 29, 2008 9:49 PM | Link to this

The playoff is definitely needed and will help OSU in my opinion. The inequity of time between the bowls and the end of the regular season is the reason for the difference between the SEC and Big Ten. You can’t take two months off and be sharp enough to win a championship. As for Delaney, there is no financial incentive for the Big Ten to promote a playoff, follow the almighty dollar for the answer. An 8 team playoff would not reduce the value of the regular season, all teams would get a shot.

By jjones

May 29, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this

Why can’t these pro-BCS guys get a clue? OSU/USC in Sept. will be a classic matchup regardless of whether there’s a playoff or not. Every game in the reg. season would matter just as much as they currently do, and quite possibly even more, as you would still need to be highly ranked with an outstanding record to make it into the playoff. Even with a ‘diminished’ reg. season, crowning a champ ON THE FIELD would prove far more intriguing than these idiotic BCS title game matchups. Enough already!

By bucknut1999

May 29, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this

I know I am in the minority, but I agree with the author. Imagine the 06 OSU/UM game with the loser guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. And would anyone have watched the Pitt/WV game if WV had a playoff spot wrapped up? And what do you do with the undefeated team who loses their conference CG to a mediocre team - put them both in the playoffs? Neither the BCS nor a playoff are the perfect solution, so why give up the ONLY sport where EVERY game actually matters?

By Ron

May 29, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this

I agree with the writer- the cfb regular season is sacred.

By Quagmyre

May 29, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this

d-town - That’s just it though. Under the current system the Bucks are going to have a very hard time convincing people to send them back to the Championship game. Even if they’re worthy the rankings are going to reflect what’s happened the past two years. Pollsters are going to be gun shy on the Bucks for at least the next couple seasons. The 53 day wait is another issue. Title games are played 1+ monthes after the season ends. No contact or game speed for a month. Hard to stay sharp.

By M Nestor

May 29, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this

Bingo! We have a winner. This is the primary argument for not having a playoff. There would not be the fan involvement from week one on if an 8 team playoff existed. ESPN does not want the playoff, and if any pundit from ESPN or Fox Sports says they do, they say that because it won’t happen, therefore it creates controversy. The day a playoff is actually done at DI level, ESPN, Fox Sports, etc, pundits will spend the next 5 years arguing why the playoff ruined the pagentry of DI football.

By My2sons

May 29, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this

Doug, I usually agree with you, but this time I think you really missed the make. When one loss could knock you out of the play-offs, nothing would change as far as the importance of every game. All of your arguments aginst a play-off could be used in defending the position of wanting the play-offs. At least play-off games would be at a neutral site, unlike the HOME GAME lsu got last year. If not a play-off system, AT LEAST reguire half of the BCS games be played in cold whether states.

By Dave

May 29, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this

Get real! Every other division has a playoff system and they work beautifully. As a YSU grad, I can tell you that, as often as not, the top two rated teams DON’T win the National Championship in division 1-AA. That’s what makes the playoffs so vital; polls are just that … polls. They are meaningless. Let the top 8 or 16 teams determine who’s the best on the field and we’ll quit having all these ridiculous BCS snafus and arguments every year.

By alex

May 29, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this

ha ha ha ha

By alex

May 29, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this

ha ha ha ha

By MGOOTEE

May 29, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this

Jim Delany and the boys r on the take.Did a investigation on il,osu game?Seen nothing wrong with the ref.even though the head ref filing BK FOR OWEING MONEY TO THE GAMBLING BOATS IN INDIANA.GAMBLING BAD CALLS NEEDS MONEY .WHAT COULD BE WRONG THERE.DA WE NEED A PLAYOFF IN THE BIG TEN. 53 DAYS OFF BEFORE TITLE GAME DOES NOT WORK FOR US .IT WORKS FOR THE SEC REAL GOOD AND SO DOES HOME FIELD.WE NEED TO PLAY OVER THE HOLIDAYS SO WE DON,T GAIN TO MUCH WAIT AND PARTY TOO MUCH..PAIN AND SIMPLE.

By mike g.

May 29, 2008 9:53 AM | Link to this

Jim Delany is on the take.did a investigation on il, osu game last year. seen nothing wrong with refs. the head ref has a gambling problem. owe the gambling boats big money filing bankrupy. seen nothing wrong with the bad called games.wake up .it all about the MONEY. NOW 53 DAYS OFF TO PLAY FOR NALTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.AND THE BIGGEST PARTY MONTHS OF ALL YEAR. WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAYOFF A BIG TEN PLAYOFF LIKE EVERYONE ELSE PLAYS TO MAKE IT FAIR.WE ALWAYS SEEM OUT OF SHAPE OUT OF SINK.

By Lew

May 29, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this

Doug…if having a champion that is determined ON THE FIELD means devaluing the regular season (as you put it), I say…go ahead and devalue the regular season. And this is coming from a Buckeye fan. The way the Bucks have performed in the championship game the last couple years, most people think the Buckeyes would be beaten in the first round, anyway. Maybe…maybe not…but it would be better than the system in place.

By GetReal

May 29, 2008 9:31 AM | Link to this

Let’s get real. Until Colleges care again about the game and teaching life’s lessons through sports, etc. there will be no play-offs. It is all about the money, period. Play-offs are the fair, equitable, true way to see who is the better of the most consistent winner, but greed and green will prevail.

By Wolverine

May 29, 2008 9:04 AM | Link to this

Quagmyre’s got it right. First of all, I will continue to take that our loss to App State definitely threw away any notions about contending for the championship. But overall, are we really to believe that OSU playing Akron is meaningful? or Georgia playing Middle Tennessee? All that’s happened since we went to 12 games was teams picked up more junk games. That does NOT add to the excitement of the season. A playoff allows teams to schedule one or two very exciting non-con games w/o cost.

By d-town

May 29, 2008 8:53 AM | Link to this

Even if the B10 is weak, that doesnt mean the Bucks will never be worthy of a title shot. I think this years team will leave no doubt. It’s college football, teams change year to year, you can not judge a teams worthiness by its performance the last two years. QUAGMYRE is RIDICULOUS, B10 vs. SEC is 13-13 in the last 6 years!!!!!! MOVE TO FLORIDA!!!! GO BUCKS!!!

By Quagmyre

May 29, 2008 8:37 AM | Link to this

This is a very convenient stance for the Big 10. I’m an OSU fan but we have to realize that the 8 cupcakes and 3 fading conference contenders on our schedule every year don’t warrent a Championship shot. Two straight blowouts more than prove that. The reliance of this system on rankings made before teams even put pads on is crazy. The reagular season my be a playoff but some teams are playing in a much weaker bracket and getting the same credit for wins. It needs fixed!1 Big Ten loss=3 SEC loss