Are you for or against a NCAA Football play-off system?
828678
I am for a playoff system. I think it hurts the sport when their is a tie for the national championship. There should be a way to show at the end of the season who is truly the best.There have been many match ups like Michigan/Nebraska and many more that never took place and have left speculation as the only answers that we will ever get.  I don't think it should be like March Madness, but it would be something special if the top ten schools were in a playoff.
715394
ABSOLUTELY!  But the Big 12, Big 10, and SEC will never allow it.  The big boys are not into letting smaller teams in.  Look at all of the upsets that occur in the NCAA playoffs.  Rarely does the #1 team win it.  \n\nAs long as money rules, and greed rules, it won't happen.
931285
They sure do. I use to think they should have a 4 team playoff, where the final game would be played during the bye-week before the Superbowl. But in a year like this, how could you even pick 4 teams let alone 2? Ohio State is a clear #1. But deciding between Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, Arkansas, West Virginia, etc for the other 3 spots would be just as hard. It must go to an 8 team playoff. The disparity between 1 and 8 is great enough where teams sitting outside of the 8 selected teams wouldn't have much to gripe about. \n\nOnly two things are standing in the way: money (which could be resolved through a revenue sharing system) and time (remember these guys are students and need time for school).
849495
No.  That's the nature of a championship game.  Football isn't a game of endless series and rematches; you win or you lose, then on to the next challenge.
760372
I agree. But, this is the case with a lot of sports. One person or team gets dominant and it kills it for the sport until that dominance is over. I tend to go for the underdogs anyway. I don't care to root for the person or team that is shredding the competition.
1011737
march madness\nmore betting.\nonline brackets/offline brackets for bragging rights\nDID YOU SEE THE IOWA/NORTHWESTERN STATE GAME!?
952953
We need a playoff system, for certain, but the rankings are as they should be.  It's not a one-game season, like all of the Michigan and Florida fans want to say; it's a 12-game season, and each game matters.\n\nAll of the Michigan fans want everyone to forget that they almost lost to Ball State, or looked very unimpressive in wins over Minnesota and Northwestern, two very bad teams.  The Florida fans want you to forget unimpressive wins over South Carolina or Florida State, or even that they stooped so low to play a bad I-AA team in Western Carolina.\n\nThey neglect to mention that USC only played two teams with losing records this season (Washington and Stanford) or that their three non-conference opponents all still have a chance to get into a BCS bowl game, all the while only playing 6 home games.  Michigan faced 5 teams who ended up with losing records and 7 home games.  Florida played 7 home games and one neutral site game while facing 3 teams with losing records.\n\nFlorida, in my opinion, has much reason to gripe than Michigan does.  The Gators will have faced 4 teams currently in the Top 25 while Michigan will only have played 3, and the Gators are in a much tougher conference, where their schedule had them avoiding both Mississippi schools and Arkansas (who of course they will play Saturday).\n\nBottom line: USC deserves to be #2 and should they beat UCLA, play for the national title in the screwed-up system we have.\n\nAnd, sorry, but Ahern's comparison is total BS.  You can't evaluate Michigan and USC based solely on how both did against Notre Dame.  The only line is his argument that is valid, and the one that runs counter-intuitive to his argument, is that USC will play 10 bowl teams (including oh-so-woeful, yet somehow 8-4, Oregon State) while Michigan only played 7.
518737
if the matches are decided in single set, and single set is decided in single game, and single game is decided in single point, and the point is won in single service... it will be too exciting..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nthe rules were created to enjoy the game beyond human errors.dont think to change that.
759326
This is sure showing that the BCS rankings need some work to get the top colleges to play the national champ game.... and it is showing that a playoff system might be the best way to go... I do not know how that will work (top 8 teams in playoffs perhaps?), but you are right something needs to be done...
887502
Even if D1-A adopted a playoff system, people would still complain about WHICH 8 (or however many) teams should be in it... you KNOW that fans of the #9 team would claim THEY should be in it instead of #7, because #9 beat #7 early in the season.\n\nPlus, a playoff makes it LESS likely we'd see the two best teams in the championship game, not more likely....the more playoff games you have, the greater the chance for an upset... this year is the exception, but the BCS has be correct more often than not.  It just SEEMS like it hasn't because all fans have their biases.\n\nI'd love to see the top 4 college basketball teams play in the final four...but it's NEVER happened... why do fans and sportswriters supposedly love stories like George Mason getting to the final four? Who wants to watch THAT? I wasn't happy they got there last year....I want to see the #1 seeds from each bracket play in the final four....but because of having so many rounds, it's something we'll most likely never see.\n\nIt's the same with football... an 8 team field would just about guarantee that we wouldn't see the top two teams. And who decides which 8 teams get there?
763578
I often wonder the same thing...I just cant get into college football like I get into the NFL. I just dont like watching big plays every other down, and thats what happens in college. Scores of 60 to 50 are ridiculous and not entertaining to me. I want to see the best of the best...I want to see people playing for paychecks...I want to see people earning money. \n\nIt is not near as exciting as NFL...thats the real deal!
837031
Nothing would be wrong with it. It would diminish the importance of the regular season, but only slightly.\n\nYou really couldn't go with guaranteed spots to the conference winners though (point in case, look at the Big-12 and ACC this year). You'd still have the controversies because you'd have to select the participants based on where they are in the polls, while giving preference to a team who is a won their conference.\n\nIf you want a purer form of a post-season  in NCAA football, you'd have to seed teams based on their body of work like they do for college basketball. By taking the top 8 rated teams in the BCS and letting them duke it out through late December on consecutive Saturdays, you would end up with a conclusion to the college season around the same date as it is now, without interfering with the NFL playoffs. \n\nBy the way, Kimtastic... Louisville and Rutgers are in the Big East (one of the "power conferences") so they wouldn't have been left out of that scenario. The other teams you mentioned, if they played a tough enough schedule (with every non-conference game against big time opponents), they would get consideration.\n\nAnd, Christopher H, Michigan came in 2nd in the Big Ten (they beat Wisconson head to head).\n\nAgain, Kim, Rutgers is in the Big East... under the plan proposed, they would be in as the conference winner (the Big East conference champ has a guaranteed BCS bowl bid, making them one of the "power conferences"). As far as a WAC school goes... You're telling me that if Boise State (WAC school, currently #8 in the BCS) loaded their schedule with Michigan, Ohio State, and USC, and beat all 3 of them, they wouldn't be playing for the title this year? Stop being foolish.\n\nIn the last couple of years, Kim, USC has played at least one Mountain West or WAC opponent each season (except this year). Michigan and Ohio State always play schools from the MAC. Florida does too (WAC, Mountain West, Conf. USA, Sun Belt). Boise State generally gets at least one game per year against opponents from major conferences (in particular, the Pac 10). So yeah... I do think that the major powers are willing to play smaller schools, even though those little schools get trounced.  In fact, last year after playing Cal, USC brought Fresno State into the Collesium, and beat them. Your logic is just flawed.\n\nEven in generalization, you can't support your point of view. There are countless other major programs that schedule the same way that Mich., OSU, USC, Florida, etc. do. No matter how wide you want to cast your net, you're not going to find anything that would lend credence to your arguement. Sometimes Kim, when you're wrong... you're just wrong.
70033
I have always thought it to be a cheap way to end an overtime game.  I like your idea.
440314
Nope. It's perfectly fair. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. You have ups and downs but it all evens out in the end.\n\n"Everything happens for a reason."\n\nChin up!
767759
Yeah, there are differences in the rules between college football and the National Football League, especially in how game time is managed.\n\nA rule change this year in the college game, starting the gameclock when the ball is placed in position on the line of scrimmage is getting lots of complaints from all sides, with alot of teams getting surprised, looking up and seeing the clock running, when it wasn't last year.  \nIt is intended to quicken the game, since now, "official reviews" of the accuracy of previous plays often takes up time, but never, never game-time.  \nIt's riduculous, if you ask me, for this rule change.  \nAnd as for differences in the game rules which seem to benefit Professional players, hey--it is only because now they are just older, slower, and puffing Oxygen more!\n\nPlus, did you ever realize that everyone of those guys on the field, each Sunday, is a Millionaire?  DIFFERENT Rules for the rich, that's what it is, since they can't have rules which might make them lose $$$...!\n\nDat's all, man, that it is.  Different rulz for the old rich farts.\n(and now a word from our sponser....)
940931
excellent point..thats why i do not understand why the ncaa still uses the BCS..think about this college is the ONLY sport that does not have a playoff (even college basketball has a playoff) you can take the top sixteen teams and let the little nothing bowls be playoff games. then they would mean something (like the motorparts bowl around christmas would actually pull 2 good teams  in and get more coverage) then the teams that had a cakewalk all season like usc and yes, ohio state would actually have to beat a REAL football team to win a national championship
917794
Without a doubt! Many deserving teams will get shut out. For example, Wisconsin, who is currently 8th in the BCS cannot play in a BCS game because a conference can only bring a max of 2 teams. What a shame. Also, with so much league inparity, the thought of Lousiville or Rutgers going to the "championship game" base solely on record and a computer score is scary. Let them play it out!!!