Anyone who doesn't think the debate over a playoff in college football isn't going heat up after President-elect Barack Obama's suggestion for a eight-team format may be fooling themselves."A lot of people don't think it's going to happen, but I believe it will happen if President-elect Obama pushes it hard enough," South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said. "Those running college football will have to respond to, 'Why not? Why not an eight-team playoff?' It would be very interesting to see those top eight teams play it down.
"We have playoffs in every sport in the world but college football. How can we be right and everyone else is wrong?"
However, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino doesn't see it that way.
"I think he ought to call us so the head coaches can figure out how to get the price of gas down," he said, adding that he was kidding.
"I think it's a good system now," Petrino said. "We play a lot of games and miss a lot of school and do a lot of extra things to make sure we keep our players eligible. It's not something I believe in."
Said Alabama coach Nick Saban, who is in favor of a plus-one format: "We certainly appreciate the President's interest, that's for sure, and it's nice to have someone that's leading the country that's interested in college football."
FYI, for those who care, I found out that the President-elect's Senate office will be open for 60 days after his resignation. A copy of the book will go out in Thursday's mail.
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