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

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

I think a lot of people on this list belong in the Cynics Hall of Fame.  Someone tries to do something and they get their butts nailed.

John DeGroat
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Clark Zahn <clzahn at mindspring.com>
> 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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