There is going to be a 4 team playoff in college football :damn:

[Da King]

CHICAGO -- The BCS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick on Wednesday endorsed a seeded four-team playoff model for college football that would begin for the 2014 season.

The commissioners' consensus must be approved by the BCS presidential oversight committee, which meets June 26 in Washington D.C. If approved, the four-team playoff would replace the BCS system, which has been in place since 1998.

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We're very unified. There are issues that have yet to be finalized. There's always devil in the detail, from the model to the selection process, but clearly we've made a lot of progress.
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-- Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany
"We're very unified," Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said. "There are issues that have yet to be finalized. There's always devil in the detail, from the model to the selection process, but clearly we've made a lot of progress."

Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said the discussion centers on a four-team playoff inside the existing bowl structure with the championship game up for bid nationally.

Sources told ESPN that under the recommended model, the four teams would be selected by a committee that would consider certain criteria such as conference championships and strength of schedule.

The BCS commissioners have met five times since the national title game in New Orleans, including a four-hour session Wednesday. SEC commissioner Mike Slive, who likened the process to a marathon, said, "My hope is we've done 26 (miles). My hope is we have .2 to go."

The presidential oversight committee still is expected to discuss multiple models next week, including a plus-one format proposed by presidents from the Big Ten and Pac 12.

"The fact that there will be a full and complete discussion is totally appropriate," Slive said. "Obviously, we have put forth a consensus four-team playoff model, and we wouldn't do that if we didn't feel it was appropriate."

BCS commissioners reach consensus on four-team college football playoff - ESPN

 

[STAN JONES]

2014?

 

[wire28]

stern bout to block this for "college reasons"

 

[Da King]

Big 10 not going to sniff a national title for decades brehs

 

[MikelArteta]

I wonder how this is going to work

Conference winners? Will one be An at large? Rankings?

Should be 8 teams IMO

 

[Da King]

I wonder how this is going to work

Conference winners? Will one be An at large? Rankings?

Should be 8 teams IMO

should just be top 4 ranked teams, but knowing these voters it would be 4 SEC teams in the playoffs

 

[Clem]

Is the Pac-12 still pushing for conference winners?

 

[STAN JONES]

should just be top 4 ranked teams, but knowing these voters it would be 4 SEC teams in the playoffs

3

 

[CrimsonTider]

SEC vs SEC every single year

 

[Trojan 24]

SEC vs USC every single year

 

[714562]

So

Many

Years

Overdue

 

[Steezy]

whelp when 3 out of those 4 teams are from the SEC all ill have to say is

 

[MikelArteta]

Is the Pac-12 still pushing for conference winners?

the article mentioned notre dame and since they are not in conference i guess it is do to rankings for them and byu

 

[Trust Me]

Big 10 not going to sniff a national title for decades brehs

:nikkaplease:

 

[PortCityProphet]

sounds like they'll be like basketball with a selection committee but it won't help anything. it'll still be an argument and disagreement on who should be in and some people will complain when a small school goes undefeated or has 1 loss and is still not in it.