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Commissioners Propose Additional Changes to College Football


The blogosphere is abuzz with the recent news that, as of 2014, big-time college football will implement a 4-team playoff. This new system brings NCAA football in line with other sports, both collegiate and professional, that sensibly crown the team who wins its final 3 or 4 games as champion.

Many predict that the addition of a playoff will finally end college football's 140-year run of financial failure and spectator apathy, and bring the kind of stunning success enjoyed by leagues like the XFL, USFL, and WNBA. Experts warn, however, that a playoff alone will not solve college football's problems. The commissioners of major conferences are therefore contemplating additional measures to bring Division I football into closer conformity with professional leagues.

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These measures include the following:

  • Implementing exciting "sudden death" overtime, which is tailor-made for a strategic, field-position-oriented game like football.
  • Schools must choose a new fight song to be played over the stadium PA. Allowed options are "We Will Rock You," "Rock 'n Roll, Part II," and "Rock You Like a Hurricane."
  • Jerry Jones named owner and general manager of Notre Dame.
  • Halftime marching band shows to be replaced with lip-synched medley of Aerosmith's greatest hits, performed by Aerosmith and any 2 members of Black Eyed Peas.
  • 7th-minute stretch.
  • Broadcasts must include a graphic of a football-playing robot engaging in various calisthenics. Thanksgiving Day games must also include a graphic of a robotic turkey.
  • Teams may choose from among a wide array of offensive systems, including and limited to the West Coast Offense and the Pro Set.
  • Commissioners to meet annually to discuss relocating the University of Miami (FL) to Los Angeles.
  • During TV timeouts, at least one gorilla must bound off of a trampoline to execute a perfect 360/double-back-flip extra point attempt.
  • All games to be played in slow-motion, with teams wearing 1970s-era Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers uniforms, and with Sam Spence's "Round Up" blaring on a continuous loop.
  • NCAA officers at each stadium will ensure at least 70% of fans garbed in face paint, clown wig, and team jersey. (Due to its unblemished track record of compliance with this rule, Ohio State is exempt from inspection.)
  • Domed roofs to prevent encroachment of game-day atmosphere into the stadium.

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Can we have an appeals process

Wherein we apply for permission to have a guy in a Bevo-head outfit do our perfect 360/double-back-flip extra point attempt? You know, for tradition’s sake.

by Flipteach on Jun 28, 2025 10:32 AM CDT reply actions  

No.

Gorilla is the only choice. But it can wear a throw-back Washington Bullets jersey, if that helps.

Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel.

by BrickHorn on Jun 28, 2025 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

Outstanding job Brickhorn!

Nicely done satire outlining so many of the reasons I don’t care about pro sports.

I’m pleased with the 4 team playoff, but that’s far enough. I’m tired of all the clamor for 8 and 16 teams. QUIT TRYING TO TURN COLLEGE FOOTBALL INTO THE NFL! If that’s what you like go watch the NFL, but I love college football because it’s NOT like the NFL.

by Nunna Yo Bizness on Jun 28, 2025 10:32 AM CDT reply actions  

Thanks

I hear you. To me, the whole problem is that nothing was really wrong with college football. It’s a thriving sport with a rabid, loyal fanbase. Controversy over the national champion determination is one of the things that, in my opinion, made the sport so god-damned interesting.

Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel.

by BrickHorn on Jun 28, 2025 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

Football makes football interesting

The controversy was interesting because controversy is interesting, but it was its own separate interesting entity. Didn’t add to the football, just an additional thing to follow.

by CMDR on Jun 28, 2025 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

So you watched the XFL religiously?

And the World Football League as well?

Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel.

by BrickHorn on Jun 28, 2025 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

So if the XFL had the BCS you would've watched religiously?

And the World Football League as well?

That was why they failed, not enough controversy? You sure it wasn’t the quality of the football product?

by CMDR on Jun 28, 2025 7:56 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I should add, what's always drawn me most to college football is....

1. the importance of every regular season game. A 16 team playoff ruins this.
2. the variety of offensive and defensive systems (which you nicely addressed).
3. the uniqueness of the pagentry surrounded each school.

by Nunna Yo Bizness on Jun 28, 2025 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions  

Brickhorn, your right

they are fixing something thats not broken. I do like the 4 team playoff, gives us 2 extra slots to get in it. other than that, screw it.

by 55f100tx on Jun 29, 2025 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm cofused

Are we in the Central Division? Or the Southwest Division?

by edsp on Jun 28, 2025 10:47 AM CDT reply actions  

Also, you left out a big one

Everyone has to have a gigantic screen that screams commercials during every break, including between plays. Oh, wait, never mind. How about just adding an app that tells everyone when to yell real loud, like we wouldn’t know otherwise.

Also, how about scantily clad girls (sorry, Aggy) to dance suggestively to the piped in music and a fancam that features a dance contest by some really fat ugly people in the stands.

And, last but not least, a timeout just before the end of the second and fourth quarters whereby clueless coaches and players can be “warned” that there’s only two minutes left in each of the periods.

by boorad on Jun 28, 2025 10:53 AM CDT reply actions   1 recs

Two words: "T-Shirt Bazooka"

Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel.

by BrickHorn on Jun 28, 2025 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions  

I was depressed enough with the passing of Obamacare

and thus the likely death of the field I’ve spent 7 years in. Now this. Satire, or not, if CFB even approaches the idocracy-like nature of NFL, I’m out.

by BurntOrangeJuice on Jun 28, 2025 11:38 AM CDT via mobile reply actions  

Sorry for your loss.

One of the reasons I’ve always like the no politics guideline (aside from the fact that it rarely goes well for us when politics and football mix), is that whatever your opinion, you’re likely to encounter someone who feels strongly in the other direction. Hi, my name’s Flipteach.

I’ll look forward to continuing to read your comments about football throughout the season. And come November, in spite of your obvious good taste in football teams, it looks like I’ll be canceling out your vote.

Cheers.

by Flipteach on Jun 28, 2025 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hi, my name's BurntOrangeJuice.

I wasn’t looking for a political discussion. In fact, I was prepared to decline any attempts to engage me in a political discussion in response to my post. I was merely stating a potential cause and effect relationship. I bet if you made an attempt to guess my political leanings based on my post, you’d be wrong.

by BurntOrangeJuice on Jun 28, 2025 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think the BCS needed to be changed a bit

Most notably axing the coach’s poll and getting more people into the voting pool who actually know what they’re talking about.

The expansion of four teams is okay, but I think a lot of people just don’t know what they’re asking for when they clamor for an 8 or 16 team playoff. I want no part of that. This whole selection committee thing is also raising red flags for me.

by TheElusiveShadow on Jun 28, 2025 1:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Too good

These made the brainstorming session but didn’t get out of the competition committee:

- Immediate and mandatory demolishing of any stadium older than 30 years old and/or not containing 25 suite minimum standard.
- Handshake agreement to bid out National Championship Game to newest built stadium, regardless of weather, accessibility, or general fun factors.
- Joe Buck paired with Kirk Herbstreit on Saturday night broadcasts. Herbstreit to undergo immediate emotion removal surgery.
- Craig James hired as AD of Texas A&M. James immediately demands recruitment of ten and a half wide receivers per recruiting class.
- Any team running a spread offense must immediately allow their QB to transfer, but only to programs where he will end up playing H-back. The offensive coordinator must also be fired and replaced by Charlie Weis.
- Kiss cams for all games, with special “Never Have I Ever” questions listed at the bottom of the screen.
- Washers, beer pong, flip cup, etc., are no longer allowed to be referred to in any form of media as they are now copyrighted by the NCAA.
- Players no longer allowed to “flip the ball” to the referee after touchdowns, as that is considered showing up the officials. In fact, it would be preferable if players no longer scored touchdowns, as kicking field goals in pursuit of 9-6 games is much more exciting.
- All cheerleaders now required to wear midriff-bearing, cleavage-enhancing tops. This stipulation is required of all NCAA cheerleaders, including, but not limited to, Aggie Yell Leaders.
- Teams seeking competitive advantages through illicit activities like recording practices or booster payments are allowed to escape relatively unscathed, but aggressive hitting will be curtailed to maximum punishment enforcement. Wait a minute….

by jc25 on Jun 28, 2025 1:31 PM CDT reply actions  

I thought I covered

that next to last one. Damned good list, though!

by boorad on Jun 28, 2025 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Overtime

You prefer the college system?

Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.

by Caradoc on Jun 28, 2025 4:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Girls in Chaps Are Good....

Multiple girls in chaps cage dancing in my section is better.

by Bobby_Batronic on Jun 29, 2025 5:53 AM CDT via mobile reply actions   1 recs

Fortunately the NFL is going to adopt some of CFB's quirks, including:

An arbitrary, inaccurate, and completely biased preseason poll, whereby only the top 8 teams have a realistic shot at the Superbowl before a single game is played.

Teams must choose a new song to be played over the stadium PA, including Zombie Nation and DaRude’s Sandstorm.

Dan Beebe, John Marinatto and other incompetent BCS hacks will be put in charge of NFL divisions, thus insuring constant instability and short sightedness.

Teams may choose from among a wide array of offensive systems, including and limited to the Spread Option.

Commissioners to meet annually to discuss realignment.

All games to be played with extra time stoppages to insure that no game takes fewer that 4 and 1/2 hours to complete.

TV announcers to make never ending comments about “speed,” “team speed,” “spppeeeeeeeeeddd” and of course “S-E-C. SPEEEED:)!!!!”

by DogTown on Jun 29, 2025 2:45 PM CDT reply actions  


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