[Husker] Not Husker - Dreaming of a playoff

[Don Mares]

Interesting article dreaming about a playoff.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/College-football-playoff-system-thats-better-than-BCS-opinion-120610

I'm a huge fan of a playoff and quite frankly can't understand how we still
accept not having one.  I like most everything he says.  Although, I think
we got lucky to avoid much controversy and everyone screaming for a playoff
this year so we can settle for acceptable BCS games, fiesta bowl
withstanding.  I think its a disservice that #9 Michigan State (11-1) and
#10 Boise State (11-1) are left out in the cold while less deserving #13
Virginia Tech (11-2) and unranked UConn (8-4) are in BCS bowls.  This
article doesn't really stop that from happening but still gives those
deserving an opportunity to get in.

I do think this solves a lot of road blocks.  Namely, the first round is at
home, final 7 games are at neutral sites - people will travel to fill up
those remaining incredibly important and exciting games to be a part of
history.  The four major BCS bowl sites still get to host something major
every year - likely elite 8.  One of them still gets the national
championship just like we do today.  If you want, you can rotate and say 2
of them get to host the final four over what they do today although cotton
bowl and others would cry foul over that.  No matter how you slice it, this
is going to generate a whole lot more money and excitement than we do now.
Although to be fair, you should stipulate all conferences that have an
automatic birth need to have an "extra" championship game.  If you wanted,
you could also require all teams are ranked within the final standings of
the bcs top 25.

Still play the 35 other minor bowls with similar schedules.  They aren't any
more or less significant than they are today.  It's a good tradition and
reward worth honoring.

The one major argument to this approach that I can envision is teams are
made up of college students.  They have to prepare for and play the biggest
games of their careers during finals week.  I think you could still make it
work.  Push it back a week like we do now and play the final four on jan 1
and the national championship a week later.  This will give everyone an
extra week so the students get two weeks before their next game while they
are taking finals.  That also allows teams that get into the tournament a
chance to rest and heal up.

How do we make this happen?  Everyone write your senator-congressman and/or
start an online petition of signatures and present to ESPN on ABC?

Don