[NU Sports] CFB Postseason...Survey Says...

[Clark Zahn]

I think you are spinning the results.  I would say that 76% are opposed to full playoffs.

Clark Zahn


>To put a little facts and data to the CFB post season debate on this list, 
>there were 25 responses to the survey. 
>
>Roughly half of you favor some form of playoffs, either a full playoff or 
>a hybrid (Plus One Playoff for Top 4 BCS seeds).   The other half 
>preferred to keep the current bowl system.  It was not an option but two 
>individuals would prefer to go back to the old traditional bowl system 
>(pre-BCS).
>
>
>The Final Results (25 responses)
>
> 52% = Current Bowl System (13 responses)
>
> 24% = Full Playoffs (6 responses)
>
> 24% = Hybrid -Current Bowls & Plus One Playoff for Top 4 BCS seeds (6 
>responses)
>
>These results reflect well the healthy debate on the list and the multiple 
>opinions on both sides of having a playoff or not.   They do dispute the 
>earlier claim that 75%+ of fans want to keep the current system. 
>
>My vote was for the Hybrid, I think it provides the best opportunity to 
>keep the spirit of the traditional bowl system, provides NU as a BCS 
>school an easier path to compete for a national title (which we will 
>achieve before I die), offers a short playoff to decide the national 
>title, and still leaves a subjective debate to the process (Determining 
>the Top 4 to compete for the national title) which I enjoy.
>
>If we had a few more thousand responses, I would have sent the survey 
>results to our elected officials for them to consider in setting our 
>country's priorities but we fell short.
>
>Regards,
>
>Brian Winkler
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Brian H. Winkler <Winkler_Brian_H at cat.com>
>To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
>Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2009 9:11:16 AM
>Subject: [NU Sports] Bowl vs Playoff Survey - Very Scientific Sample Size 
>- Please Respond
>
>In the spirit of facts and data, I am curious what our list would favor 
>for the CFB post season.
>
>Please reply back directly to me and choose one of the three options 
>below.  I will compile the results.
>
>
>CFB Postseason Options:
>
>
>___  Current Bowl System
>
>___  Full Playoffs (Similar to I-AA)
>
>___  Hybrid (Current Bowls and Plus One Playoff for Top 4 BCS seeds)
>
>
>I realize there are other options but let's go with these to keep it 
>simple and they seem to be the ones most discussed.
>
>Let's find out where our group is.
>
>
>Brian Winkler, CAS '91
>
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