Bowls licensed, still no playoff

This week the NCAA Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee review applications for and licensed 32 bowl games for the 2007-08 season. There are the same 27 non-BCS bowl games and 5 BCS bowl games that took place last year. Jeff Hathaway, athletics director at the University of Connecticut and acting chair of the NCAA Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee said licensing these bowls “shows the good work and management that these bowl organizers have done to create a positive experience for the student-athletes.”

Unfortunately, there has not been any news of a playoff being implemented. Revenue and distribution reviews proved that in the 2006-07 season, there was no shortage of financial flow. The subcommittee said that approximately $217.6 million in bowl revenue was distributed to participating teams and conferences. If money is not a problem, there should be no problem for converting the current BCS system into a playoff.

Since the BCS system came into play in 1998, many fans and sports writers have made it abundantly clear that they would rather see a playoff system than have a complicated system computer rankings and human votes determine which two teams qualify to play for the national title. From a public relations perspective, it would be extremely beneficial to implement a playoff system for the postseason of Division I-A college football. Fans would be happy. Coaches and players would not feel cheated. And for once, there would be no confusion at the end of the season about who was the best team.