From: Cleveland Plain Dealer
You don’t have to tell Ohio State about the benefits of playing football in the Bowl Championship Series.

The Buckeyes, seemingly out of it two seasons ago after being upset by Illinois, snuck in through some improbable scenarios to face LSU in the title game. While Cheap Alli Online Without Prescription the loss was hard to take, it still brought in tons of cash and publicity for Ohio’s favorite.

But even the scarlet-and-gray diehards have to admit that after a decade of putting up with some questionable finales, the time has come for a true playoff. What’s more, there is nothing better than a few more OSU games to watch each season.

Nope. Not going to happen.

The BCS commissioners met this week in Los Angeles, and besides enjoying the weather, decided not to decide much. The gave some ear service to the Mountain West Conference, which produced 13-0 Utah last season and its proposal for an eight-team playoff, but will not budge in seeking a new way to crown a national champion.

Chris Dufresne of the Los Angeles Times summed it all up in his article:

Change, to the BCS, is something you find beneath couch cushions.

The BCS headmasters get to count a lot of change after signing a four-year deal with ESPN. The cable network will pay $125 million annually from 2011 to 2014.

It’s the payoff – and not the playoff – that matters.



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This entry was posted on Friday, April 24th, 2009 at 1:09 am.
Categories: BUCKEYE COUNTRY, FOOTBALL.