http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4725887
The BCS should put this together on their own. Fucking terrible that this has to come about. Yes, there are more pressing issues than football. Most of these schools are public colleges though, so no "the government should butt out" bullshit.
I've preached this before, but here are some reasons why I would love to see a playoff. I can see 0 reasons outside of money as to why it shouldn't be.
*All other college sports use a playoff, including college football FCS, just excluding former Div1 FBS.*
*All other bowl games outside of the NC game are basically pointless exhibition games, that schools and fans pretend are their own "little championship" in order to make more money*
*The bowls could still exist as separate entities and be included in a tournament*
*Players need not stress their bodies more, or miss class if 1-2 of the non-conference games are eliminated (not that the FCS players don't do this year after year and still graduate and stay relatively healthy, let alone basketball players, or shit, HIGHSCHOOL)*
*The only real way to know who is the best each year is to prove it on the field of play, not by voting (educating guessing), or computers (stat pumping that is and always will be affected by strength/ease of schedule, among other factors). The ranking system could stay the same*
*The cinderella stories that are so exciting in other sports pro, and amateur don't happen in college football because the powers that be don't let it. Even if a team does beat 'whoever' in 'whatever' bowl, it means nothing. Who could say Cincy or TCU doesn't deserve a shot. What's the point of playing if you can go undefeated in your conference and still not get a chance ?*
*Would still be a massive revenue generator for all involved, and you could even do a tournament for the schools outside of a top 16/32 style playoff, similar to basketball*
I am curious to see the opposing arguments. Poll ?