Obama proposed that college football change to an eight team playoff format that would conceivably add three extra weeks to the season. Obama states that the college football season could be shortened to compensate for the extra three weeks needed.New York Times: Sorry, Mr. Obama, College Football Isn’t Sensible(November 17, 2008)

• "I think any sensible person would say that if you got a bunch of teams who played throughout the season and many of them have one loss or two losses, there’s no clear decisive winner that we should be creating a playoff system."—Barack ObamaNew York Times: Sorry, Mr. Obama, College Football Isn’t Sensible(November 17, 2008)

• "Eight teams. That would be three rounds to determine a national championship. That would add three extra weeks to the season. You could trim back on the regular season. I don’t know any serious fan of college football that disagrees with me on this. So, I’m going to throw my weight around a little bit. I think it’s the right thing to do."—Barack ObamaNew York Times: Sorry, Mr. Obama, College Football Isn’t Sensible(November 17, 2008)