A Case For a College Football Playoff

It's definitely not the time of year to be talking about this, but hey, the better to talk about it, right? Tell me, though; have you heard the following sometime around BCS championship game time?

"We need a four-team playoff!"

"We need to have a championship game plus one!"

"WHY ISN'T THERE A PLAYOFF?! WHYYY!?"

Those were paraphrased, of course. But you have heard something along those lines right? Me, too! That's weird...

Let's see if you've heard this one:

"The BCS system is fantastic. The two best teams in the country are definitely playing tonight, no doubt!"

Well? No? Yeah, I haven't heard that one either. In fact, just reading that out loud makes you want to laugh. The BCS has become a joke. It's unfortunate and it astonishes me to no end that they haven't changed it yet.

On a positive note, the college talking heads had begun to talk about a football Final Four this past season, or at least entertained the thought of a championship game plus one.

John Swofford, the incoming BCS chairman, has said the following:

"A lot of people look at it and say ... maybe it would be better if more than two teams had the opportunity to play for the national championship."

You think? Really? How did you ever come to that conclusion? Listen to the majority of the masses? Finally, someone who understands what the fans want. But seriously, how has it taken this long? How awesome would a college football championship Final Four be? Think of how much more exciting the college season would be! As it is now, if a team loses just once in the regular season, many fans are left looking forward to the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Call me crazy, but I have an inkling that some type of money is involved here.

At least with the playoff system, four teams would have a chance at the title and this would in turn cut down on all the whining. You know, the kind that sounds like this:

"We only lost three games! We should be playing one-loss Ohio State for the title! This is highway robbery!"

Anyway, in the interests of a conclusion where there likely won't be one, let's all hope that this thing is put through. As it stands, only the Big Ten and Pac-10 are opposed to this whole thing. Again, I'm sure there's something having to do with money in their opposing it. But let's all hope that common sense prevails for once and they give they give the fans something that should have been put in place years ago. Because the last time I checked, fans are kind of important to college football.

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