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UGA President Wants to Scrap BCS for Playoff

Head of vital NCAA panel thinks 8-team tourney a real possibility

By Doug Sweeney,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 10, 2008 5:09 AM CST

(Newser) – If University of Georgia President Michael Adams had his way there would be less to gripe about at the water cooler during the bowl season. Adams, who is chairman of the NCAA’s executive committee, wants to replace the confounding Bowl Championship Series with an eight-team playoff. He believes that the chances are “at least 50-50” that his proposal will pass, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The BCS is "not working and is fundamentally flawed,” Adams said. He pointed out that this year’s BCS bowl games were unappealing and most turned out to be blowouts. Adams hopes to have a playoff system adopted in “a year or two.”

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel stands on the sideline during the last minutes of the fourth quarter against LSU during the BCS championship college football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. LSU won 38-24. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Ohio State coach Jim Tressel stands on the sideline during the last minutes of the fourth quarter against LSU during the BCS championship college football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans,...   (Associated Press)
LSU quarterback Matt Flynn (15) holds up the BCS championship trophy as coach Les Miles looks on a the end of the BCS championship college football game against Ohio State at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
LSU quarterback Matt Flynn (15) holds up the BCS championship trophy as coach Les Miles looks on a the end of the BCS championship college football game against Ohio State at the Louisiana Superdome in...   (Associated Press)
LSU coach Les Miles talks with the media during a news conference, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in New Orleans. LSU defeated Ohio State 38-24 in the BCS championship football game. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
LSU coach Les Miles talks with the media during a news conference, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in New Orleans. LSU defeated Ohio State 38-24 in the BCS championship football game. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)   (Associated Press)
LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey holds up a copy of the Times Picayune at the end of the game against Ohio State in the BCS championship college football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. LSU defeated Ohio State 38-24 to win the national championship....
LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey holds up a copy of the Times Picayune at the end of the game against Ohio State in the BCS championship college football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans,...   (Associated Press)
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