Georgia President steps up for a playoff...

>>It can work everywhere else, but not here. Don't you think if there was a legitimately fair and equitable way to configure a playoff, that it would have been done already?

Well the problems are the vested interests. I think Georgia's President did an okay job of illuminating who they were - television stations, corporate sponsors, the bowls themselves, etc. None of these people put on the pads or helmets but they have a major say in who does what. Alternatively, I don't know that there is a fair way to make college schedules equitable which is why there is going to have to be some type of schedule factor in the determination of who gets to go.

>>An 8 team playoff isn't anywhere close to enough teams to represent enough. 8 teams represents 6% of college football teams....

While I understand your point, there is still a bowl structure which could accomodate another 20-30 teams. But then we're not talking about an undefeated Auburn missing out at a chance at the title or 3rd in the BCS USC getting snubbed in favor of an Oklahoma team that was beaten pretty soundly by Kansas State in their conference championship but who was rated so strongly in the power ratings that they stayed at #1 and got to play anyway. Say you use the BCS formula minus the wimp factor for smaller schools such as Hawaii. Your 8 teams are:

Ohio State
LSU
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Georgia
Missouri
USC
Kansas

So the argument basically becomes did Virginia Tech, Hawaii, Arizona State or Florida (teams 9-12) belong in the playoffs over Kansas. That's somewhat insignificant compared to whether West Virginia or Georgia belonged because they got in anyway (ditto for USC).

IMHO, they can come up with any forumla they want. Bottom line is that most fans want this settled on the field. Most vested interests do not. They are motivated by money and greed while the fans are motivated in seeing someone legitimately earn a championship.

TPS