Why is everyone so adamant about a college playoff?
March 2nd, 2010
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Seriously, why would it be so great to give a bunch of 2 and 3 loss teams a chance to get lucky and steal a title? I don’t know anyone outside of St. Louis who really enjoyed last year’s World Series, and I just don’t see why college sports need to be treated like the pros. Last year worked out pretty well, and Florida/OSU seems about right this time.
If UM/OSU wouldn’t have been the last game for both teams, I think they might have gotten a rematch. I agree that Tressel was playing it safe by not voting; it would’ve been a no-win situation for him to vote, IMO. His vote probably wouldn’t swing who OSU faced one way or the other, but it would’ve been good bulletin board material for whatever team the BCS decided if it didn’t match his vote.
To me, the absence of a playoff makes the regular season the de facto playoff. I like that. It makes every game meaningful, because a team can’t afford to slip up even one time. If there is a playoff, the intensity of the regular season would inevitably be lessened to some degree.
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