What would a college football playoff look like this year?
Last year, I proposed an eight-team playoff system for college football that would take the place of the BCS. Here are my assumptions: 1. The six BCS-conference champs get an automatic bid unless they...
View ArticleWhat would a college football playoff look like this year? (Version 2.0)
Last week, I debuted this season’s “what if” college football playoff bracket, and there was one serious flaw — Boise State was left out of the playoff despite being ranked ahead of Oregon and having...
View ArticleWhat would a college football playoff look like this year? (Version 3.0)
Every Monday through the end of the college football season, I update my “what if” eight-team college football playoff. (Want to see how this bad boy has developed? Here are links for Version 1.0 and...
View ArticleWhat would a college football playoff look like this year? (Version 4.0)
For the last two weeks, I’ve constructed an eight-team bracket for a “what if” college football playoff. Here are my assumptions: 1. The six BCS-conference champs get an automatic bid unless they are...
View ArticleWhat would a college football playoff look like this year? (Version 5.0)
Near the end of the Texas/Nebraska game, when it looked like the Cornhuskers might pull the upset, Brent Musbuger said repeatedly that a Texas loss would result in “BCS chaos.” But don’t we already...
View ArticleExective director Bill Hancock defends the BCS
Bill Hancock officially began his tenure as BCS executive director this week and spoke with reporters on Thursday about the current state of college football. Let’s go point by point… “College...
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