Arizona State president favors an 8-team playoff format

[Nexus]

In the past several months we’ve seen the president of the NCAA, the Big Ten and the executive director of the BcS acknowledge in some form or another that a change to major college football is coming, with all heavily intimating that a four-team playoff would be palatable. Earlier this week, Georgia president Michael Adams wouldn’t rule out an eight-team playoff as Div. 1-A’s first foray into a playoff system.

 

Now the president of a member of the Pac-12, which along with its Rose Bowl counterpart has long been staunchly anti-playoff, has gone public with the most “radical” concept for how the postseason should be structured.

 

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[LouisianaHuskerFan]

I would prefer at least an eight team playoff. Ideally, sixteen team playoff would be great. But a four team playoff is a good start. Hopefully something happens.

[Count 'Bility]

16 is too many. To say that a Nebraska(maybe) or a Kansas St type team deserved a shot at a national title is a little off. In order to keep all the importance of the regular season that everyone is worried about, you have to have a smaller playoff. I predict that a 4 team is probably what is going to happen. Too many teams in a playoff results in a team getting hot at the right time to win it all when it's obvious they are not the best team (Giants NFL this year, UCONN in NCAA bball last year). and it takes away from the top few teams that deserved to be rewarded for a great season. Not saying the Giants didnt deserve the chance because they did win their division, and last year UCONN did win 5 games in 5 days to win the big east tournament.

[okaive]

4 team max IMO. But of course Arizona wants 8 because they know that they wont see the top 4 in a long while.

[Lil' Red]

I'd prefer an eight team playoff but anything is better than the BCS.

[Notre Dame Joe]

I'd like to see Michael Crow shoot off his mouth against a field of 7 other candidates to see if he's really the best ASU president.