Hypocrisy Not Helping the Push for a College Football Playoff

For several years now college football fans have been begging, pleading, and yearning for a playoff at the Division 1-A (or FBS) level. This has been continually been opposed and shot down by Conference big-wigs and some University presidents. They state numerous reasons - like undermining the regular season, the impact on the players during the end of the semester (for many schools), the length of the season, and diminishing the all-mighty Bowl Games - that still leave fans clamoring for closure at the conclusion of each season. The 2007-2008 season has but a gigantic exclamation point on this statement.

Who knows when, or if, a playoff will ever come. The BCS has a contract for the next two iterations (2008-2009 and 2009-2010) of the College Football Crapshoot that is the FBS. Will we finally get a much needed playoff for 2010-2011? Time will tell. Another University president has caved - much like Florida president James Machen did last year - and is embracing the idea of a NCAA FBS playoff. I'll give you three guesses as to what school the president is from.

Georgia.

Yes. The same Georgia that just finished 2nd in the AP Poll. The same Georgia that was leapfrogged by LSU to play for the National Championship. Funny how that works, isn't it? Where was President Michael Adams last year - or any year - advocating a playoff? Oh right. The Bulldogs were only 9-4 last year and played in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. So they didn't matter (much like Penn State for the last 13 years). But now when UGA is passed over for the National Championship we must voice our opinions for a playoff. Hypocrites. Much like UF President Machen.

Machen has been making noise about a playoff since December, when he feared the Gators might be shut out of the national championship game using the current Bowl Championship Series system.

That's from this ESPN article. Funny how this was released a few weeks later.

So let me get this straight. It is OK to bitch and moan if you get screwed, or even have the potential to get screwed, but when everything works out your way the thing doesn't need fixing? WHAT!?!? If you can see it needs fixing, FIX IT. Even if you won, like Florida, work towards making it better. The hypocrisy demonstrated by these Presidents and Commissioners is not helping to create a playoff. I understand that everyone gets pissed when they get the shaft but if it's wrong it must be fixed, even if you aren't involved. Stop being hypocrites and step up. Back your initial feelings. A PLAYOFF IS NEEDED. University Presidents Machen and Adams have spoken up. More Presidents and some Conference Commissioners must voice their opinions as well. And if they do, I hope they are sincere. Doing it when your team or conference wasn't screwed is best. And stand by it. It is in the sports best interest.