Tux of Borg Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3708348 Swofford: We 'welcome dialogue on what's best for college football' BCS coordinator John Swofford responded to a stepped-up playoff push by Obama that was broadcast on CBS' "60 Minutes" on Sunday. President-elect Obama also lobbied for a college football playoff in an interview with ESPN that was broadcast the night before the presidential election during halftime of Monday Night Football. "First of all I want to congratulate newly elected President Obama and I am glad he has a passion for college football like so many other Americans," Swofford said in a statement. "For now, our constituencies -- and I know he understands constituencies -- have settled on the current BCS system, which the majority believe is the best system yet to determine a national champion while also maintaining the college football regular season as the best and most meaningful in sports." Swofford added: "We certainly respect the opinions of president-elect Obama and welcome dialogue on what's best for college football." Obama said he will use his influence to create such a system. "If you've got a bunch of teams who play throughout the season, and many of them have one loss or two losses, there's no clear decisive winner. We should be creating a playoff system," he told reporter Steve Kroft. According to Obama's proposed system, eight teams would play over three rounds to settle the national champion. "It would add three extra weeks to the season," he said at the conclusion of a wide-ranging interview. "You could trim back on the regular season. I don't know any serious fan of college football who has disagreed with me on this. So, I'm going to throw my weight around a little bit. I think it's the right thing to do." In other news, ESPN bid $125 million (a year) for the rights to the BCS games. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3709030 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Is that his big CHANGE???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 In all seriousness, could congress legally pass legislation to force the NCAA to hold a playoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 In all seriousness, could congress legally pass legislation to force the NCAA to hold a playoff? Come Jan. 20th, the Dems will own the White House, Senate and Congress. They can do whatever the !@#$ they please...and will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 So President-Elect Obama wants a playoff system for college football. Hey, before I was married, I wanted Jennifer Aniston, and that didn't happen either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 In all seriousness, could congress legally pass legislation to force the NCAA to hold a playoff? If it pushes the tax increase vote to the following week........yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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