The Ocho

Just when I get hopeful there may be meaningful change to college football, namely a playoff, I hear interviews like the one that follows. New BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock was on Dan Patrick last week spouting off the usual BCS party lines- integrity of the bowls, protecting academics, blither, blather, etc.

For the record, only an idiot fails to see how a playoff can be established while still maintaining the bowls. Apparently Bill Hancock is such an idiot.

I’m stunned Mr. Hancock and his associates continue to use the shield of academics to hide under as well. Every level of football except for D-I has a playoff as does nearly every other collegiate sport. D-I basketball players miss three times as much class as football players too. It’s an insult to all college football fans’ intelligence to even raise the issue of academics.

Here’s a link to the audio from the interview (about 6 minutes).

On to the Ocho…

Only one change and that’s swapping Florida and Alabama. I think Florida’s the better team solely because of who’s behind center; we’ll find out for sure in two weeks.

If the season were to end today and I were Commissioner, these would be the first round matchups (played at the home stadium of the higher-seeded team):

#8 Ohio State @ #1 Texas
#7 Oregon @ #2 Florida
#6 Cincinnati @ #3 Alabama
#5 Boise State @ #4 TCU

You’re welcome.