Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Why college football does NOT need a playoff.

Now that the BCS rankings are out and people are saying it's bad and college football needs a playoff system - I have to share my 2 cents.

College Football doesn't a playoff system to prove which games are important. It's a one and done system that puts importance on EVERY game, whether it's Appalachian State - Kent State or USC. Every game is as important as the last. The unbeaten teams are #1, the beaten teams are lower. It's not that simple, there are things like strength of schedule that I agree should be considered - but strength of schedule compared to who, the same division (Big 10, PAC 10, SEC)? That's a hard one to judge. Should only conference games count in the strength of schedule? Suppose #4 loses to #10, and later the then #10 (now #5) gets beat by the new #6 - should the strength of schedule be recaclulated and give the old #4 more points because the team they lost to got beat?

It's very confusing and there is no perfect system. But remember, I know these kids are trying to get NFL careers - however they are in college to gain a degree, a playoff system keeps them on the field longer with more risk of injury and less time for education.

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