Seriously. Considering Mr. Obama's made a point about doing something for college sports, namely football, while in office, I'd say it's pretty appropriate.
The 'Bowl Champion Series' is pretty much college football's championship series, with the BCS Bowl being the biggest championship to win. Since these teams are selected to compete in the deisgnated bowl games, there is no playoff season, causing some obvious room for disagreement. Some people believe that the system needs to be reworked, as it does not always honor the best teams of the nation. In fact, some division I schools are not even part of the BCS, which really means to them, since the BCS is the biggest series, that they do not really get a true championship game. So many believe that there should be a playoff series within college football to decide this.
During a Monday Night Football game, the day before the election, the commentators had a brief interview with Senator McCain and President Obama during half-time. When asked what kind of changes Mr. Obama would like to see with sports programs, he expressed that he would like to see some sort of playoff system for college football.
According to this article, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/18226.html, Representative Joe Barton (R-Texas) agrees with Obama. However unlikely the two are as a team, I think it's symbolic of politicians coming together in a bipartisan manner to solve real issues that some people can relate to. On the other hand, I wonder what kind of obstacles government might face if some sort of bill enforced a playoff system if it were passed into law.
Regardless, many desire for a better system to see their favorite team or their school get the ability to win a national title. And, in my view, I think that the wolrd of sports and the world of politics are a little distant, and it's nice to see sports fans are having a voice in politics concerning something they find similar to their interests.
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I completely agree with the institution of a playoff system in college football. The severity of the issue has come to light in recent years due to the schedule and difficulty analysis for each team. What happen to just playing the sport, and letting the best team win. Anyway, I do see the conflicts that would face a playoff design. I think the complexity would be at a larger scale than the "final four" playoffs used by collegiate basketball teams. It might be possible if there were a preliminary qualification to incorporate division 1 teams that do well but would never have a chance at the BCS bowl.
I never realized that about college football.. growing up in Michigan college football is huge. But I have to agree a championship does seem like the way to go.
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