Boise State

[oregonpackfan]

Yes it's all about the money. I love Barry Alvarez, but he says it's all about the kids. With the current bowl system, more kids get a chance to play in a bowl thus having a great college sports experience. Well Barry, with all due respect I think your full of shit. It's about cash, and the fear that colleges have along with bowl sponsors, is that a playoff system could jeopardize that cash intake, and they are not willing to take that chance. They have a good thing going, raking the money in, why mess with it, in their eyes. Seems all well and good but the fans get screwed, and occaisionally people like Urban Meyer have the balls to challenge it because they are more greedy to win, then they are to make money.

I think Murphy is right on the mark with the cash argument. Those communities which host the Bowl games are not about to give up the huge infusion of money. Think of the many ways the teams and their fans bring money to the city hosting a bowl game--hotels, restaurants, shuttle services, souvenir shops, security, etc.

In addition the corporate sponsors have as much, if not more, financial input in keeping the bowl system as it is. I very much doubt if we would have a Division I playoff system in the next 10 years.

By the way, though Boise State has a relatively weak schedule, they are still a high quality team. In a few years, some of the bigger schools may schedule their non-conference games with them.

[MJZiggy]

Then here's my other question: if you had a playoff system, wouldn't as many games have to be played as bowl games are played now? And wouldn't the alumi show up for a playoff game just as they would a bowl game? And couldn't sponsors sponsor a playoff game in the same way they do a bowl game? Ok, that was more than one question.

[Bretsky]

Then here's my other question: if you had a playoff system, wouldn't as many games have to be played as bowl games are played now? And wouldn't the alumi show up for a playoff game just as they would a bowl game? And couldn't sponsors sponsor a playoff game in the same way they do a bowl game? Ok, that was more than one question.

Think about it; if you had a 16 team playoff system two teams would have four extra games. So do you cut 4 games off the schedule then ?

What is best for the student athlete ? That's what gets lost in all of this.

How about that student athlete that ends his career on a terrible injury on one of those extra games ?

I'm for a 8 team playoff; but in reality then you have to cut 2-3 games off the schedule.

The playoff format does not benefit the student athlete
The playoff format really will not benefit the colleges financially

It just makes the fans and media happy...and it's the most fair.

[oregonpackfan]

Solid points, Bretsky!

[Scott Campbell]

An 8 team playoff would be no worse for student athletes than the 64 team NCAA basketball tournament - both would be played over 3 consecutive weekends.

Any team that can't crack the top 8 has no business griping about not getting a fair shot.

The BCS fears that their cash cow bowl games will become insignificant if a playoff format is adopted. And I believe the people that have the power to correct the situation are being handsomely paid to keep it just the way it is.

In basketball, a kid can choose to go to UWGB, Gonzaga, Utah, and any number of other schools that are non traditional powers knowing that if they play well enough, they can earn their way into meaningful post season play. In football, a player with any ambition whatsoever has to go to one of the handful of pre-ordained football powers if they want any hope of playing in a meaningful post season game. So the corrupt system continues to feed the haves at the expense of the have-nots. How would you like to be the coach at Boise State knowing that Pete Carol can come in right behind you on the recruiting trail and point out to a kid “hey it’s your choice, but if you go to Boise State, you have no chance of playing for a championship - no matter how good your team is”. It’s criminal.