NCAA President's Comments About Football Playoffs a Joke

If you want to read the original article in Sports Illustrated take this jump.

The NCAA and the BCS simply do not want a playoff system. This week NCAA President Mark Emmert said he would back a "small playoff" if that's what Bowl Championship Series officials decide to adopt.

His reasons for rejecting a sensible playoff are a joke. And it's a joke that SI doesn't call him out in the article. Here's a quote from Emmert:

"Moving toward a 16-team playoff is highly problematic because I think that's too much to ask a young man's body to do. It's too many games, it intrudes into the school year and, of course, it would probably necessitate a complete end to the bowl system that so many people like now."

Young men and their health? The school year? Too many games? Gimme a break. Protecting the BCS and all the money that flows to the NCAA and the SEC is the reason. Nothing more, nothing less.

Check this out:

North Dakota State beat Sam Houston in the the Football Championship Subdivision (the old Division 1aa) last week. It was the 16th game for each team in a five week playoff that began with 20 teams in all.

The Division 2 champs Pittsburg State beat Wayne State in the championship game on December 17. It was their 15th game and game 16 for Wayne State. The D2 playoffs involve 24 teams over five weeks of games.

The Division 3 playoffs involved 32 teams over five weeks this year. The championship game was the 15th game for both the winner Wisconsin Whitewater and  Mount Union as well.

Too much to ask a young man's body to do? Too many games? It would intrude on the school year?

Only for Division 1 and the millions of BCS dollars I guess.

What a joke.