Here's the statement by the eleven college football conference commissioners and the Notre Dame Athletics Director. I trimmed it way down to eliminate all the cliches, corporatespeak, tautologies and double talk. … [Read more...] about College Football Playoffs: 8, 16 team plans nixed, 4 team plan likely
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BCS statement on today’s meetings says nothing; but don’t be discouraged
All 11 college football conference commissioners met in Dallas for two days, with the session concluding today. Nothing concrete emerged from it, but they all seem to get it that a BCS replacement is needed. Things are finally moving in that direction, too, with recent reports indicating it'll likely begin with a "plus-one" system. Via SB Nation: … [Read more...] about BCS statement on today’s meetings says nothing; but don’t be discouraged
Movement for NCAA Football Playoff Gaining more Steam with Mark Cuban on Board
In life, it's usually a good thing to be on the side of the billionaire. If it's possible that is. I had a billionaire call my cell phone once (for an interview piece I was doing on the Washington Wizards ownership change) and believe my that was a fun day of tweets and Facebook status updates for me. However, billionaires are different than the rest of us; they have way … [Read more...] about Movement for NCAA Football Playoff Gaining more Steam with Mark Cuban on Board
Curt Warner shares my vision: College Football Playoffs
One of the major reasons the Big Ten added Nebraska as a 12th team is to fulfill the NCAA rule requiring at least 12 in order to have a conference championship game. Because having a Big Ten championship game brings in a lot of dough. And A.D.s and conference commissioners are like Biggie and Jay-Z, they "love the dough, more than you know. Gotta let it show, I love the … [Read more...] about Curt Warner shares my vision: College Football Playoffs
Small schools must retain soul when joining BCS Conferences
It's easy to understand why the small schools are in favor of a college football playoff system; the BCS prohibits them from EVER playing in the championship. The big schools in the BCS conferences? (Big 12, SEC, ACC, Pac 10, Big East and Big Ten) Well, they get shafted by the computers too, but they're still much more likely to be BCS proponent than the mid majors. Which … [Read more...] about Small schools must retain soul when joining BCS Conferences