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" It won't let me post the link but check out wikipedia "NCAA 2007-08 Bowl Payouts I think more of what I meant was the fact of the sponsors of the bowls. Tostitos spends (about 2 million) on advertising for that bowl. They probably have 45 to 50% of the rights (commercials, emblem print). Those sponsors help drive TV, help drive the money for the bowls (that go to conf. schools, pay coaches, teachers, ect..) Tostitos will NOT pay 2 million for a (using the conf style playoff with 5 at large bids) Troy vs. W. Vir. It would be cool to see a top 8 in the country as someone proposed earlier. The only problem is that a lot of teams miss out on playing, and getting the money. "

" I just don't see how the computer has been inaccurate.. Maybe that is just me. Before the BCS - AP, Coaches polls had a no. 1 or 2 team lose and drop to 5th or 6th (same with the BCS) if you lose more than one or to a crap team then you drop out. It has always been that way. The only difference is that now the no.1 and 2 team play for the championship (playoff style) Before we had ties, and 4 teams that deserved a spot. Some teams (Hawaii) will just have to schedule some better teams here and there to get a better shot. If they beat LSU though, they will be ranked higher next year and if they can go undefeated they will be at the top of the hunt. Be back later (finding the figures on bowls) "

" Sorry, but college football games are rarely as exciting as college basketball games. How many college football games are decided in the last minute? Heck for that matter, the 4th quarter? There is time for a playoff and it would be as much of a money maker as today's system. You've not presented any facts that show otherwise. Besides, the bowl games are so drawn out. It takes 6 hours for the championship game? Come one, get on with it already. If it's such a money make, why the extra 2 hours for all the commercials? "

" Have a playoff for the top 8 teams only. Otherwise you are leaving it up to a computer to decide who are the top two teams. And....ummmm....I believe the computer hasn't been very accurate this year now has it? What with the number one ranked teams losing once they get there. Have the rest of how many others......play in the non descript bowl games as they do now. Unless a playoff prevails, there can usually be claims by others as to being the best...and legit claims too. But $$$$$ overule what is right, and probably will for the forseeable future. I for one, may watch a major bowl game, but only students and alumni care about the rest. Why in the blue blazes do we have 25 bowl games? Used to be how many????? four or five....just like a playoff system would work. "

" D-1AA can host football playoffs with like 16 teams that work just fine and don't hurt student athletes' schedules too bad, but critics of the top division say such a playoff system would be 'impossible' and just wouldn't work for D-1? What's so different at the top level that the big boys couldn't replicate a similar playoff system? "

" Sorry Just a Guy. Your system would have them playing football right through finals. They are called "student athletes" for a reason. What team do you think deserves to play in the championship that didn't have a shot to get there by winning games? Missouri wasn't ranked at the beginning of the season, but will play for the championship if they win the Big 12. Seems fair to me. "

" True, money is a big component but, if eight teams were selected that would mean three rounds of the playoffs. If the top eight teams were selected, WHY WOULDN'T a sponsor spend some big bucks on the first round game? I _really_ don't think that a hypothetical first round game would be less compelling than many of the other non-New Year's Day or non-BCS bowl game. In fact, I'd RATHER watch some of the Divison 1 playoff games than some of the "lower tier" bowl games. And by the way, marketing is a big reason that the Division 1(AA) aren't more popular. Unfortunately, how much exposure is provided by the networks determines a lot of the public's interest. "

" True, money is a big component but, if eight teams were selected that would mean three rounds of the playoffs. If the top eight teams were selected, WHY WOULDN'T a sponsor spend some big bucks on the first round game? I _really_ don't think that a hypothetical first round game would be less compelling than many of the other non-New Year's Day or non-BCS bowl game. In fact, I'd RATHER watch some of the Divison 1 playoff games than some of the "lower tier" bowl games. And by the way, marketing is a big reason that the Division 1(AA) aren't more popular. Unfortunately, how much exposure is provided by the networks determines a lot of the public's interest. "

" The real reason behind why the D-I presidents don't want the playoff system....$ (or the loss of it)! Ex-QB has a good point because no corporate sponsor is going to want to put up the bowl-type bucks to sponsor a first-round game. At this point, the system needs to be overhauled by the presidents, NCAA, and whoever else should have a hand in determining the new method. The media is spoonfeeding the public and it's time the presidents get pressured into a playoff system like the rest of the NCAA and NAIA schools have. "

" GO MIZZOU!!!! "

" I love the SEC but they are down. The reason people are making a big stink about the Big East is because now those teams aren't ranked. It doesn't go by what they are ranked at the end of the season. When W Vir. played S. Fl, Rutgers, Louisville, V Tech, U Conn, they were all ranked. Don't give me that crap about LSU being there. They The have lost 2 games, and won 3 in OT to some good football teams but have 4-4 records in the SEC. Stats are the only way to determine who plays where. You can't send a coach, ESPN reporter to tell me that MO or W Vir. is worse than LSU on any given day. This is the BEST way to determine a champion. The playoff system had W Vir playing Troy. Who would say that they were a true champion by playing the Mac or the sunbelt champion? "

" The system would work as far as time but not in any other aspect. MONEY is a big thing here. It really does help out the schools. When you go to a bowl, your school and the conf gets the money.. That is good for the school and sport. A playoff system would be worse at determining a champion. "

" Actually, a playoff system, like March Madness, would work in NCAA Football. Have the Wednesday before Thanksgiving be the selection day, with games starting the following Saturday. Work the games out on Saturdays and Sundays with the occasional Tuesday game up until the final game to be played on New Years Day. "

" College basketball the number one collegiate sport? Ya, right. Realizing that the number of games and venue sizes are different when comparing the two, D-1 college football, like high school football, overtook basketball in overall fan interest a long time ago. It's football that's the primary revenue generator at most schools and helps support many of the other sports day-to-day operations. Although basketball gets it props come tournament time, the NCAA is having problems getting sellouts for the tournament at many of the first and second round venues. Even with its "shortcomings", football is tops. Besides, its one of the few "man" sports even left. "

" college hoops so great is march madness, why wouldnt a football playoff system be just as great? filling out them college football brackets would be fun...take the best final top 16 ranked teams and have a playoff system to determine the NC "

" The teams that are there are supposed to be there. You could never have a playoff in college football. There isn't enough time in the season. That's what makes football so great. Every game means something every week. These college basketball games they are playing right now really mean nothing. If you win the Big Ten Conference it means nothing in basketball. Every year everybody always talks about the upsets in the tournament. But, when was the last time a true cinderella won the basketball tournament? Probably have to go back to Villanova in 1985. "

" The key isn't "picking". It's winning your regular season games. "

" I am so glad that someone else other than MO-Nation is glad that they are there. A playoff system would and NEVER will work. NEVER!!!!! The system the way it is now is perfect. It determines by the numbers. A saw a playoff system yesterday that was terrible. It had all the conf winners and 5 at large bid. There is no money in a playoff system. Capital One isn't going to put 2 million dollars up for a first round Troy vs. W. Vir. game. No money to the schools, or conf. There are 60 scholarships in D I on each team. Those have to be paid somehow. D III doesn't have any. Tell me how much television coverage even D IAA (subdivision) (D II, and DIII) get.. Championship games is about it. Even with a playoff system you eliminate a lot of good teams postseasons. BAD IDEA. Leave it alone. I thought this was the best College Football season in 10 years! "

" I'm wishing for it to, bring us Missouri - West Virginia. I'd much rather see that than Ohio State. It doesn't matter anyway. Until D1-A football goes to a playoff, picking the national championship is a joke. They key is PICKING the national championship. Use a playoff system and let the national championship be earned. This is the main reason (there are many other reasons), but the main reason college basketball will always be the #1 sport. "