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	National Football League championships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Teams that earn the 1 seed become known as clinching "home-field advantage" throughout the playoffs since they will play all of their playoff games (except for the Super Bowl, which is played at a predetermined, neutral site) at their home stadium.
		The playoffs remained a 12-team tournament, with four division winners (the 1, 2, 3, and 4 seeds) and two wild cards (the 5 and 6 seeds) from each conference advancing to the playoffs.
		A proposal to expand the playoffs to 14 teams by adding a third wild card team (a seventh seed) from each conference, and only giving the 1 seeds the bye in the first round, was tabled by the league owners in 2003 [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Football_League_championships (1413 words)

	Encyclopedia: Playoff Bowl
		When the NFL and the AFL officially merged for the 1970 season (the corporate merger had been consummated in 1966, resulting in the first Super Bowl), there was discussion about continuing the Playoff Bowl, with the losers of the AFC and NFC Championship Games playing each other during the idle week before the Super Bowl.
		To his players, Lombardi called the Playoff Bowl "the 'Sh-- Bowl', a losers' bowl for losers." This lack of motivation may explain his Packers' rare post season loss in the January 1965 game to the St.
		One vestige of the Playoff Bowl remains, in that the head coaches of the two teams that lose the conference championship games are placed as the head coaches of their respective conferences' Pro Bowl teams, which is played the Sunday following the Super Bowl.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Playoff-Bowl (2274 words)

	Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Presented By Bridgestone
		In fact, conferences share most bowl revenue with all schools in their league, thus spreading the wealth with schools that don’t even qualify for a bowl.
		Bowl games are as much a part of the tradition of college football as any other aspect of the game.
		The average capacity-filled of the bowl stadiums was 89%.
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	alliance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Herein lies the biggest problem with the bowl coalition: the national championship would still be largely controlled by the AP sportswriters and the USA Today/CNN coaches polls.
		This would not only kill the appearance that the bowls are "selling out," but would also allow every game hosted by a bowl to be meaningful.
		As for the smaller bowls, such as the Sun Bowl and Holiday Bowl, they could invite teams which are not in the playoff.
	www.umich.edu /~msjrnl/backmsj/011397/alliance.html (1096 words)

	Ferentz, Meyer: Playoff, schmlayoff : Fanblogs College Football Blog
		Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and Florida football coach Urban Meyer have let their voices be heard on the notion of a college football playoff: "I think the whole concept is ludicrous, personally," Ferentz said at Wednesday's coaches news conference for the Outback Bowl.
		Yes, a playoff would solve some of the issues that arise when a mid-major school goes undefeated, or there are a few top-tier schools at the same level.
		Bowl integrity and money wouldn't be compromised under a "plus 1" system and I think that the next step to a playoff will be the "plus 1" system.
	www.fanblogs.com /iowa/006310.php (4367 words)

	National Football League championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At the time of the games, CBS-TV advertised them as "playoff games for third place in the NFL", but today the NFL claims they were exhibition games and does not include records of the game participants or results in league playoff statistics.
		In 1966, the success of the American Football League (AFL), the spectre of the NFL's losing more stars to the AFL, and concern over a costly "bidding war" precipitated by the NFL's Giants' signing of Pete Gogolak, who was under contract to the AFL's Buffalo Bills, led the leagues to discuss a merger.
		After expansion in 1967, the NFL split the Eastern Conference into the Capitol and Century Divisions and the Western Conference into Coastal and Central Divisions, and the playoff schedule was expanded from a single game between two teams to a four team tournament, with the four divisional champions participating.
	hallencyclopedia.com /National_Football_League_championships (1713 words)

	The Bowl System Debate
		The annoying thing is not so much the belief that is proposed, but the unwillingness of the public to dig deeper and seriously analyze the assumptions on which their beliefs in the superiority of a bowl or playoff system are founded.
		Often, these bowl contests are among the most memorable games in a school's history, and people who don't like that great fact, often have little to object to this with other than mean-spiritedness.
		For their sake it may be better to rewrite the rules for entering many bowl games to allow members of weaker conferences a chance to take part in the more prestigious bowls.
	bowldebate.ryanrenn.com (2769 words)

	How the BCPS Addresses Issues Preventing an NCAA Div-IA Football Playoff System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		After the first round, the bowls can make their selections pretty much in the same mode as they operate currently, with the exception being that the opponents in the four major bowls are determined by the playoff bracket.
		Their will be sufficient lead time prior to the games that even the major bowl games can continue to engage participants in bowl-related activities, something that would not be likely in a or four-week playoff system due to interference in game preparation.
		If the playoff system can be established without undue interference with academic schedules, without damaging local and corporate ties to the bowl system, and maintaining long-revered college tradition, there doesn't seem much reason to object.
	home.austin.rr.com /adkinsstephenson/bcs-issues.html (478 words)

	Bowl Championship Playoff System
		The major conferences receiving automatic bids are those with the highest composite Bowl Championship rankings over the past three regular seasons based upon a 50%-30%-20% weighting system.
		The time between the first round and the bowl round allows time for teams to partake in traditional bowl game experiences.
		The dates are chosen to keep the New Year's Bowl Championship Weekend as close to the traditional days as possible while allowing enough rest for the semifinals and finals without encroaching significantly on the Spring academic calendars.
	home.austin.rr.com /adkinsstephenson/bcs-playoff.html (608 words)

	The Irish Trojan's Archived Blog - One playoff game ain't enough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Under your three-game playoff scenario, yeah, teams 9-10-11 and so on might have a beef, but in my scenario, what matters is how many undefeated teams are left at the end of the [major] bowl games, or one-loss teams if there are no undefeateds.
		Your nods to tradition are pointless, because using a bowl game as a playoff game completely changes the history and meaning of the game so that they resemble their former selves in name only.
		Going to a bowl game is a tremendous award in and of itself (except it's been diluted with too many frivolous bowls, but it's a sign of the times--just like grade inflation), and that's what bowls were meant for--for conference champs and quality runner-ups.
	www.brendanloy.com /blog/archives/009285.html (6315 words)

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		After last weekend of the season, all teams in the playoff system get one week off: If you look at the schedule this year, that is exactly what is happening.
		This will cause some bowls, such as the Rose Bowl to lose some of the tradition they are proud of.
		Higher seeded teams will be placed in the closest bowl game to their school.
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	Grey Dog Software - College FB Choice - Bowl - Playoff - BCS- Polls
		I'd rather they worked on cutting the conference affiliations in bowl games and dropping 3 or 4 of the really crappy bowls instead of going to a playoff.
		A bowl committee similar to the one the NCAA uses for college basketball seeding would be a great way to place teams in bowls.
		I disagree, with the exception of the championship bowls, the other bowls should be based conference affiliations.
	www.greydogsoftware.com /forum/showthread.php?t=321 (402 words)

	College Football Playoff, my proposal - SoonerFans.com Message Boards
		Okay, not that this matters, but since I would much rather design some elaborate playoff system than study, here it is. I'm not necessarily in favor of a playoff, but if there is one, this would be the one I would support the most.
		Also, in a 16 team playoff, the additional at-larges provides much harder matchups in the second round for the top teams, which should be avoided more to find a true champion.
		First of all, the Four BCS Bowls would rotate having the games, one year one bowl would be left hosting the next two at-large teams (if it is a season rematch, then take the 2nd at-large and pit against 4th at-large)...this year that would be Ohio State vs. Texas in the Rose Bowl.
	www.soonerfans.com /forums/showthread.php?t=6255 (626 words)

	Playoff Bowl: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Playoff Bowl was the colloquial name for a postseason game formerly played in the National Football League (additional info and facts about National Football League).
		Its official name was the Bert Bell (additional info and facts about Bert Bell) Benefit Bowl.
		All ten games in the series were contested at the Orange Bowl (additional info and facts about Orange Bowl) in Miami, Florida (additional info and facts about Miami, Florida).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pl/playoff_bowl.htm (321 words)

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	Super Bowl Tickets - NFL Football - Ticket Brokers
		Deion Branch tied the record for receptions during the Super Bowl (11), earning the accolade of MVP in the process.
		The Super Bowl is the final contest of the NFL professional football season and determines the league's annual champion.
		Currently the Super Bowl routinely finishes among the all-time top 50 programs in television ratings, and the 2004 game reached an estimated 130 million viewers around the world.
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	IHSFW.com's 2002 Prep-Bowl Page
		The Prep-Bowl is the longest running playoff format for high school football in the state of Illinois.
		Due to the nature of the Prep-Bowl playoffs, CMC teams may not end up entering the playoffs until round 3 or 4 if they are participating in the IHSA playoffs or as in the case of some CPL teams,
		With an 8 class playoff system for the IHSA, more teams than previous years will be participating in the IHSA playoffs.
	www.ihsfw.com /playoffs/2002/2002CPL.html (300 words)

	NFL Playoff Bowl 1961-1970 - Pre 1970 Football Quiz
		NFL Playoff Bowl 1961-1970 - Pre 1970 Football Quiz
		A quiz on the series of postseason games held between the conference runners-up in the NFL during the 1960s.
		* In the 1965 Playoff Bowl, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Green Bay Packers 24-17.
	www.funtrivia.com /quizdetails.cfm?quiz=215531 (112 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / College / Football / BCS to weigh using selection committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		With no plans for a playoff, the Bowl Championship Series will consider using a committee of college football experts to set the next national title game.
		Weiberg said he is "very interested" in a committee structure that would be similar to the one used to set the field for the NCAA basketball tournaments.
		Even if a committee is used to set the 1 vs. 2 game, and possibly even to create a pool of at-large teams for the bowls to choose from, it wouldn't eliminate the need for the BCS standings.
	www.boston.com /sports/colleges/football/articles/2005/01/04/bcs_to_weigh_using_selection_committee (675 words)

	USATODAY.com - Michigan coach backs playoff after bowl snub (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Carr said Wednesday that the process that put his team in San Antonio rather than a January bowl had him rethinking his position on a system to determine a national champion.
		This year, Michigan accepted an Alamo Bowl invitation after Outback Bowl officials chose Iowa for its Jan. 2 game even though the Wolverines had the same record and beat the Hawkeyes this season.
		A bowl victory is a bowl victory, players said.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/college/football/bigten/2005-12-15-carr-playoff_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA (491 words)

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		And in the first season, the team considered the best in the nation for the vast majority of the year was denied a chance to play for the title, in favor of a team that got blown out by a 7-4 squad.
		All the old bowl tie-ins should be re-instated, and college football should return to its old system of bowl invites.
		The teams knocked out of the playoffs would be able to nail down invitations to bowl games, giving their fans plenty of time to make travel arrangements.
	www.the-ozone.net /football/2005/Notredame/playoff.htm (4800 words)

	ESPN.com - NFL Index
		The playoff road is never easy for wild-card teams, but the field this season (Jags, Steelers, Redskins and Panthers) is deep and suited to the challenge, writes Michael Smith.
		A glance at the QBs in this year's playoffs shows that you still have to be able to sit in the pocket and deliver the ball.
		Tom Jackson ranks the 12 playoff teams and hands out some awards from Week 17 of the NFL season.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/index (582 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Leaving the two teams scoffed at by bowl hierarchy even though they were much more deserving (the Oahu Bowl got weak and gave in to their secret little Pac-10 agreement and took undeserving Washington), Miami of Ohio and Central Florida to battle in the Liberty Bowl.
		The battle to be crowned inaugural 1-B champion is a fight to the finish, but Shaun King and his Green Wave rule the day and become NCAA Div.
		Keep in mind there was no Music City Bowl so only three bowls might have been used, with the first-round games played on-site.
	homepages.cae.wisc.edu /~dwilson/rfsc/newdiv.txt (670 words)

	Beaver County Times Allegheny Times - Sports - 01/01/2006 - Steelers vs. Lions: 5 Questions
		From 1960-66 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, the Playoff Bowl matched second-place finishers in the NFL's two divisions (Eastern and Western).
		From 1967-69, the Playoff Bowl pitted losers of the Eastern Conference and Western Conference championship games (each conference was comprised of two divisions at the time).
		The Playoff Bowl was discontinued in 1970 when the NFL merged with the AFL.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15853472&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478568&rfi=6 (591 words)

	Scripps Howard News Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Six high-ranking Bowl Championship Series officials, including Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and Big 12 counterpart Kevin Weiberg, appeared before a House of Representatives subcommittee examining the Bowl Championship Series and its influence on the postseason.
		If the old (pre-1995) bowl system was in effect, this year's impressive BCS national championship Rose Bowl matchup of unbeatens No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Texas would not come about.
		Other witnesses appearing included John Junker, president and CEO of the Fiesta Bowl, Derrick Fox, CEO of the Alamo Bowl and president of the Football Bowl Association, and Rose Bowl committee chairman William Johnstone.
	www.shns.com /shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=FBCBCSHEARING-12-07-05 (826 words)

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