21 May 2012 06:00:00

Big 12, SEC have deal for football champs to play

Kansas City Star Big 12, SEC have deal for football champs to play Lawrence Journal World в This is a landmark agreement between two of the most successful football conferences during the BCS era to stage a postseason event. The creation of this game featuring the champions of the Big 12 and SEC will have tremendous resonance in college ... Seven up: Notre Dame Fighting Irish an expansion target? THORBURN: Big 12, SEC broker impressive fall-back plan Alliance has a final four even closer
18 May 2012 08:37:07

Tom Oates column: Big Ten commissioner favors hybrid playoff model

USA TODAY Tom Oates column: Big Ten commissioner favors hybrid playoff model Fond du Lac Reporter Whatever you want to call it, the national debate over changing the BCS format from a two-team championship game to a four-team playoff has put Jim Delany, the Big Ten's always-visionary and sometimes-pushy commissioner, in a mood to compromise. That ... Drew Sharp: Athletic directors focus on 4-team college football playoff Delany: National title game likely to be bid on Hoge: With Blind Rose Bowl Loyalty, Big Ten Losing Playoff Battle
17 May 2012 23:37:35

Keep bowls and BCS away from college football playoff

Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Keep bowls and BCS away from college football playoff Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) College football officials must realize they don't need bowls or the BCS for a playoff system. I like bowl games. I like tradition. I like the idea of an end-of-season reward for two college football teams, players and their families. It probably ...
17 May 2012 04:28:32

Big Ten officials can see national title game being played in non-BCS cities

Forbes Big Ten officials can see national title game being played in non- BCS cities Washington Post 2 BCS championship matchup that has rotated among the Sugar, Orange, Fiesta and Rose Bowl sites. Michigan athletic director David Brandon said the title game в is going to be hugeв wherever it is played, but there are more immediate issues at hand ... Leaving The BCS Would Be Suicide For The Big Ten And Pac-12 Jim Delany takes a perceived dig at the 2012 national champions Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany
16 May 2012 10:46:55

ACC coaches want conference champs in new BCS playoff

ESPN ACC coaches want conference champs in new BCS playoff Aiken Standard ACC coaches appear to favor a playoff format that includes conference champion status as a part of the criteria for entrance into a playoff field. College football decision makers have indicated they will likely adopt a four-team playoff when the ... Teel Time: ACC prefers champions -only playoff, adopts new basketball ... Flip-Flop: Swofford Now Says ACC Prefers Conference Champ Model For Playoff ACC coaches favor playoff
15 May 2012 19:15:14

ACC Coaches Prefer Conference Championship Playoff Requirement

Atlanta Journal Constitution ACC Coaches Prefer Conference Championship Playoff Requirement BC Interruption Yet Scott and Kramer would leave the Longhorns out of the playoff while including, say, 11-2 ACC champion Florida State. One program that opposes the conference championship requirement is Notre Dame, which both can't win a conference championship and ... ACC coaches discuss BCS
10 May 2012 05:54:17

Delany pushes for division champs in any BCS playoff

ESPN Delany pushes for division champs in any BCS playoff SportingNews.com Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany doesn't want to see teams that failed to win their divisions participating in any form of a BCS playoff. (AP Photo) "Some people think it should just be the top four teams; some people think it should just be the four ... Delany: Non-division champs shouldn't make playoff Ticker: Big Ten's Jim Delany offers a new formula for college football playoff SEC kills the BCS
03 May 2012 03:03:13

BCS considering limiting 2014 playoff to conference champs ranked in top 6

NBCSports.com BCS considering limiting 2014 playoff to conference champs ranked in top 6 CBSSports.com (blog) By Brett McMurphy College Football Insider CHICAGO -- Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said Wednesday that one possible way of determining which teams advance to the four-team playoff in 2014 is a conference champion model that would be capped by the ... Delany proposes mix of rankings, conf. champs for playoff criteria Drew Sharp: Big Ten needs big say in college football playoff discussion Drew Sharp: Big Ten needs big say in playoff talk
27 Apr 2012 23:14:43

BCS takes big step toward college football playoff

ESPN BCS takes big step toward college football playoff CBS News "I'm very stunned," said former Alabama running back and Cleveland Browns draft pick Trent Richardson, who won two BCS championship games with the Crimson Tide. There's still plenty left to figure out, though. First of all, where and when to play the ... BCS shows support for a postseason to determine title Five key points for BCS meetings
27 Apr 2012 18:43:15

College Football Bowls vs Playoffs

Newsday College Football Bowls vs Playoffs ESPN The current BCS system, in which the top two teams in the final BCS standings play in a national championship game at the site of one of the current BCS bowls (Fiesta, Orange, Rose and Sugar), will remain in place the next two seasons. Hancock said ... BCS Takes Big Step Toward College Football Playoff BCS pitches playoff system for national championship BCS takes huge step toward playoff - -