College Football Playoff Plan

Utah finished the 2008-2009 season as the nation’s only undefeated team. 13-0 after handing Alabama a crushing 31-17 defeat in the Sugar Bowl, Utah’s reward is to watch two one loss teams play for the title of “National Champion”. This occurrence, brought to us by the absurdity that is the BCS, is a non-humorous kick to the groin that mocks the spirit of athletics.

Let us be clear that the lack of a playoff in major college football is not in and of itself an assault on the Continue Reading »

The greatest problem with the BCS is that it exists. It is perfectly legitimate for big-time college football to not have a playoff system. But it is not, and has never been legitimate for big-time college football to name one team the champion without a playoff. That would be like naming the President without a vote.

If college footballs teams completed their regular season and were invited to a bowl where they were simply named the champion of that particular bowl if they one, everything would be fine and dandy. There would be lots of spirited barber shop debates about who the best team might be. There would be some teams not invited to a bowl that might feel stiffed. However, no team would be insulted by the “opinion” of some fat Continue Reading »

We’ve heard all of the excuses against a college football playoff before, too many extra games, to much academic stress on the student athletes. And of course, those arguments never made any sense because right in our faces the NCAA was operating a football playoff for its lower divisions. Also, the notion that a playoff is an untenable academic strain is made ridiculous when you consider that within these lower football divisions are many of the most challenging academic institutions in the country.

Additionally, in basketball student-athletes from all collegiate competition levels are subjected to Continue Reading »