DOJ Asks: Why No Playoffs in College Football? I'd Like An Answer Too!

Every so often the sports consciousness reverts back to the topic of a playoff system for college football. This time it was spurred by the United States Department of Justice, who has asked the NCAA to answer some questions about why it doesn't have a playoff system and to determine whether the BCS complies with Federal Antitrust Laws.

The old Bowl System was brutal. The BCS is better, but not great. A playoff system, pitting the top 16 teams in the country would be ideal in my mind. Don't give me that BS about the impact these games would have on the Student-Athlete. It comes down to money - and the BCS is making a lot of it. But since you and I don't have a financial stake in the BCS, we don't care how much they make or don't make - we care about who the National Champion is - and whether they won the title - or were given it by the BCS.


Read more on the US DOJ's questioning here ...