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Well a playoffs system would weedout the worse of the college football teams and allow the best ones to shine.

Just remember, Florida beat that LSU team that is making mincemeat out of Notre Dame, by 13.

Hey -- I'd have loved to see USC get a chance at Ohio State this year. I wanted to see USC play LSU in 2004 also. This year, it was undeniably USC's fault that they are missing the national championship game, since they couldn't get past their arch-rivals UCLA. (In their defense: they had just had three tough straight tough opponents: Oregon, California and Notre Dame). I'm not saying that a playoff system doesn't have its attractions. I'm just saying that once the game is played, and one side wins convincingly, you stop whining that the team you thought was going to win "just beat themselves."

On the playoff question, I'm torn. What we saw in the Boise State game was college football at its finest. Would Boise State have a chance of beating two top ten teams with trick plays? I don't think so. But I love the fact that they walk off the field this season as winners and that they proved that there is some good football being played in the WAC.

Finally, the other reason I'm torn about the question of a playoff system is this: playoffs inevitably make the regular season less important. Right now, you can't lose two games and get a shot at the national championship. That makes regular season games count for a lot. That makes the games in September and October of the top-ranked teams very exciting.