Per Larry Scott
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 7:28 pm
Plus One is back on the table...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... hare_tweet
"The so-called Big 12/SEC "Champions Bowl," to start after the 2014 season, is similar to the Rose Bowl, which traditionally has paired the Big Ten and Pac-12 champions. A national-title game that matched the Champions Bowl and Rose Bowl winners could work as long as there was a way to include teams not in those four conferences, Scott said."
Anybody else think there is some pit bull DNA in Scott's background?
"I'd say before Friday that idea of a plus-one didn't have much traction, but I think the announcement on Friday's a game-changer," Scott said. "We're pretty far down the path on four-team playoff options, but given the very positive reaction to what the SEC and Big 12 have done, it's possible that (a plus-one) could get some traction."
"If BCS leaders decide on a four-team playoff, Scott said he would prefer holding semifinals at existing bowl games rather than "going to a more anemic, corporate environment at a neutral site that might be Dallas one year, might be Atlanta another year." Expecting fans to travel to neutral sites for consecutive games is "being a bit myopic and not really respecting what it means to fans financially," Scott said."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... hare_tweet
"The so-called Big 12/SEC "Champions Bowl," to start after the 2014 season, is similar to the Rose Bowl, which traditionally has paired the Big Ten and Pac-12 champions. A national-title game that matched the Champions Bowl and Rose Bowl winners could work as long as there was a way to include teams not in those four conferences, Scott said."
Anybody else think there is some pit bull DNA in Scott's background?
"I'd say before Friday that idea of a plus-one didn't have much traction, but I think the announcement on Friday's a game-changer," Scott said. "We're pretty far down the path on four-team playoff options, but given the very positive reaction to what the SEC and Big 12 have done, it's possible that (a plus-one) could get some traction."
"If BCS leaders decide on a four-team playoff, Scott said he would prefer holding semifinals at existing bowl games rather than "going to a more anemic, corporate environment at a neutral site that might be Dallas one year, might be Atlanta another year." Expecting fans to travel to neutral sites for consecutive games is "being a bit myopic and not really respecting what it means to fans financially," Scott said."