OU's Stoops warming up to a playoff system

[blackfordpu]

Slowly but surely this is catching on. I think this season will cause a huge mess and will force many people to rethink their system.

OU's Stoops warming up to idea of playoff system

NORMAN, Okla. -- The idea of a college football playoff system is growing on Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, particularly as he sees teams benefiting from what he perceives as weaker schedules.

Stoops, who had previously been opposed to a playoff, said Tuesday that he's become more open to the idea this season.

"You see more and more some of the valid reasons why maybe it would be good," Stoops said. "I'm not saying I'm for it. I'm on the fence right now."

Stoops' Sooners face an uphill battle in their quest for a fifth berth in a BCS bowl in seven years. They enter this week ranked 17th in the Bowl Championship Series standings and would need a lot of help to move up far enough to get an at-large berth, considering their final three games are against unranked opponents.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2653017

[AZGrizFan]

Slowly but surely this is catching on. I think this season will cause a huge mess and will force many people to rethink their system.

OU's Stoops warming up to idea of playoff system

NORMAN, Okla. -- The idea of a college football playoff system is growing on Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, particularly as he sees teams benefiting from what he perceives as weaker schedules.

Stoops, who had previously been opposed to a playoff, said Tuesday that he's become more open to the idea this season.

"You see more and more some of the valid reasons why maybe it would be good," Stoops said. "I'm not saying I'm for it. I'm on the fence right now."

Stoops' Sooners face an uphill battle in their quest for a fifth berth in a BCS bowl in seven years. They enter this week ranked 17th in the Bowl Championship Series standings and would need a lot of help to move up far enough to get an at-large berth, considering their final three games are against unranked opponents.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2653017

If enough of these big time programs (read: Oklahoma, Miami, Oregon, etc. ) keep getting shut out of BCS games because of 1 or 2 losses, there will ultimately be change. It may not end up looking like the CS division, but something WILL change that will allow teams to have a post season chance at the ring, even with an early season let-down.

[Peems]

it would definitely be great for fans to watch a playoff system, but in a way i like knowing that we here at the "lower" division are the ones getting it right and can be content with that.

[MissouriStateBear]

You think we would see a 16 or 8 team playoff if they ever moved to such a system?

[ASU Kep]

I'd hate to see I-A get playoffs.