IT IS TIME FOR A PLAYOFF - Chapter 4 - Another Point of View

Many, including President-Elect Barack Obama are proponents of an eight team playoff. The unidentified author of the following article makes the case for an 8 team playoff.

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It's Not Life And Death, But BCS National Champ System Stinks

The Tampa Tribune
Published: December 10, 2008

Few college football fans are questioning Florida's right to play for the title. They knocked off the No. 1 team in the country and won the SEC to earn that right. Oklahoma, on the other hand, is swirling in controversy. A lot of people believe the Texas Longhorns deserve to face Florida, since Texas beat Oklahoma head to head on a neutral field this season. And there are a couple of undefeated teams, but in lesser conferences.

No one denies, though, that Oklahoma is a great team. The question is why is the national title left up to silly Bowl Championship Series computations using polls and computers? Several teams have a legitimate argument for earning a right to play for the title. Unfortunately, university presidents and bowl directors just won't let that happen. It's all about greed.

Even President-elect Barack Obama has said there should be an eight-team playoff for the national championship. We agree. All that's required is for the top eight teams to begin play a week or two after the regular season ends. That would make it a three or four week tournament for the national title. All the major bowls could still be playoff sites, with the national championship rotating between them.

It's seems crazy that bowl directors believe this will lose them money. If anything, it will boost their revenue because the teams playing would still be in the hunt for a national championship.

With all the important issues in our country right now, deciding a national championship sounds trivial at best. But for a lot of people it's important. As it stands, it's a broken system, but it could easily be fixed. Let's hope changes come fast.

IT IS TIME FOR A PLAYOFF - List of Articles (with links)

Chapter 1 - Background
Chapter 1A - Background, Part 2
Chapter 2 - Example of Problem
Chapter 3 - Jim Ruppert’s Bowl Schedule
Chapter 4 - Another Point of View
Chapter 5 - Case Against 8 or 16 teams
Chapter 6 - Congress Gets Involved
Chapter 7 - Alternative 16 Team Plan
Chapter 8 - And More…
Chapter 9 - As I See It