Obama BCS

President-elect Barack Obama recently stated that he felt college football and the Bowl Championship Series should move to an eight-team playoff system. When asked on the November 3 edition of Monday Night Football what he'd change in sports, Obama responded "I think it's about time we had playoffs in college football. I'm fed up with these computer rankings and this that and the other. Get eight teams -- the top eight teams right at the end. You got a playoff. Decide on a national champion."ESPN.com: Chair of BCS committee not on board with Obama's playoff idea (November 11, 2008)

David Frohnmayer, Oregon president and chair of the BCS Oversight Committee, responded to the comments made by Obama. Frohnmayer opposes a a playoff system, stating "my colleagues and I on the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee have discussed the future of postseason football on many occasions and we do not believe a playoff would be in the best interest of the sport, the student-athletes or our many other constituencies."ESPN.com: Chair of BCS committee not on board with Obama's playoff idea (November 11, 2008)