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Originally Posted by Adder
Ah. The un-American argument. Always a winner.
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D-II and D-III football have playoffs. The World Cup has playoffs. Many other non-US leagues have playoffs. Perhaps the presence of playoffs in nearly every sport suggests that they are universally regarded as the best (or least bad) way to decide a champion. Having no playoff is not "unamerican" it's "unsport", like figure skating, gymnastics, and anything that relies on judges to decide winners.
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Except of course for the hundred plus years of college football tradition that undermines the argument.
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Ah the tradition argument. A more regular winner than "unamerican".
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As you implicitly admit, there is only one real motivation for a playoff too. Other conferences want more of the money, or to put it more accurately think they will occassionally be one of the eight teams selected to play in the playoff.
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Not really. I'll bet if you asked Boise State whether they wanted to be in a playoff even if all the money went to the majors, they'd say yes.
But the issue isn't really sharing the wealth, because the majors would do as well if not better with a playoff system. Sure, the money would be spread more ways, but they'd be more of it for them as well.
