[Husker] End of the Season

[Don Mares]

Generally, I would agree college football is all about the money, that is
why we went to the conference championships right?  But there has to be more
to this argument.  I don't think you can ever lose the tradition of the
bowls so keep them, let everyone who qualifies play their bowl, keep the
chic fill a, alamo, holiday, citrus, pappajohns whoever bowls.  You had a
winning season, congratulations!  But the top 8 in the BCS get a playoff and
it goes through the top tier/BCS of the bowl system.  Unless I'm missing
something, there would be more games.  How could that not be more money and
let the marketing guys get a hold of a college football playoff?

Currently you have your top 8 play in the BCS bowls (Rose, Fiesta, Orange,
Sugar + Championship) that's 5 games.  To do a playoff, those initial 8
(fuzzy math) play a total of 7 games.  You could work it into the same
schedule also.  Those 7 games would be huge tv deals rivaling the nfl
playoffs or ncaa final 4.  The first 4 could be played in the same big bowl
sites (rose, fiesta, orange, sugar) around christmas time or the week
before.  Then you have the real final four jan 1 with 2 of those bowl
sites rotating.  Since we're already playing the national championship a
week later (plus 1) keep it that way.  That gets played at another BCS site
and it sits out the final 3 next year since it had the championship game the
previous year.

You are good enough in the regular season to make the top 8 and win your
last 3 games, I don't care who you are, Hawaii, Boise State, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, LSU, USC, Ohio State you deserve the championship and won
it on the field, not in a voters booth.  For number 9, it used to be number
3 so quit your bitching and work harder next year, you weren't good enough,
this is for the championship.  For all the normal bowls, just as many fans
that currently travel to the bowl site will continue, nothing is changing.
Now for those of us traveling to the big show, around the holidays,
potentially 3 times, it may be harder but can you honestly tell me fans are
not going to be in the stands for the biggest playoff games of the year in
college football?

This business about Ohio State not playing for 60 days gets tossed also
because they would have to play around christmas time or before.  Make
everyone have a conference championship so its fair and throw even more
money in the pot.

Now why can't we make this work?

Don - new guy who keeps mostly quiet but wants a playoff!


On 1/4/08, Bob Beach <baseballguy at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Mike and Kel wrote:
> > Money does seem to be the ultimate factor. One big reason they use for
> not having playoffs is that it would extend the season. They don't seem to
> mind stretching out the BCS games until the 7th for the TV revenues however.
> >
> >
> >
>     Exactly, it is all about money.  It always is.  They don't care if
> it extends the season until Christmas of 2011 or beyond.  When they tell
> you it is all about the student/athlete I just want to puke.  It is
> about money and that is all it is.  Prove to them a playoff will bring
> them more money and we'll have a playoff system tomorrow.
>
>
> Bob Beach
>
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