Playoffs- better than BCS?

The answer isn't as obvious as it may seem.

What would a college football season be without the traditional whining at the end of the year and the push for a playoff system?

This year it was Utah, USC, and Texas who seemed to make the push for playoffs stronger. It seems like the right thing to do. Under the current system, the controversy is overwhelming.

But would a playoff really be any better? The fuel of this proposal is the idea that it would eliminate the "We were screwed" factor. But would it? Do you honestly think that the 11-5 New England Patriots thought it was fair to be eliminated from playoff contention, despite the fact that the San Diego Chargers made it with an 8-8 record?

Do you think the Jets are equally thrilled? What about the 12-4 Indianapolis Colts, who were forced to play on the road against the 8-8 Chargers? Yet no one speaks up. No one bashes the NFL.

The playoff system contains several flaws. You can bet that under a BCS format, New England, Indy, and the Jets would all be ranked well ahead of the Chargers.

The truth is that there is really no foolproof system. Whether it's BCS or playoffs or something else, you can bet that there were always be a group of whiners who insist that they were screwed by the system.

Are you stubborn as a mule? Do you still insist that playoffs are the answer? Do you still curse the BCS? Fine by me.

But the NCAA will never change it's format. The reason for that is that they know more money can be made off of bowl games. A playoff may slightly increase viewings, but the moneymakers thrive mainly because of the tourism that is created by bowls.

Yell all you want, but I doubt the BCS is leaving. The NCAA already announced that they would keep the same format at least until 2014. So why bother complaining? A playoff system wouldn't do much good anyway.

Feedback: Do you agree that playoffs in college football are a lost cause? Or do you still feel that the BCS is the enemy?