I sent an email to Ron Morris of the State paper this AM...

Jan 2, 2015, 8:42 PM

For those not familiar with his columns, he was always opposed to a playoff, thought the BCS worked great. Following is our four part exchange. He admitted he now likes the playoff, but wants no part of expanding it.
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Good morning Ron,

I have a serious question for you. You had always argued that a playoff was not needed, that the BCS had worked just fine in selecting the best two teams for the championship game.

So, this year we would have had FSU and Alabama playing for the national championship.

My question is, would you have been ok with that? If so, please explain why.

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Steve,
Actually, according to the final College Football Playoff rankings, we would have had Alabama vs. Oregon for the national championship. Yes, I would have been OK with that. As Florida State proved, it should not have been in the national championship game. Alabama-Ohio State was a one-score difference, meaning there was not a lot of difference between the two.
I enjoyed the playoff games and think it probably is a good thing. That does not mean the BCS did not work perfectly most years, which it did.
Hope that answers your questions.
ron
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Hi Ron,

Thank you for your reply. There is an error in your statement, that this year we would have had Oregon and Alabama in the championship game, because they were one and two in the College Playoff Rankings.

True, they were one-two in the college playoff rankings, but not in the polls and computer composite that was used for the BCS in previous years. With the previous year's system, FSU and Alabama would be playing for the title, and Oregon would have been left out. I think a lot of folks would have been unhappy with that scenario. Maybe you would have been ok with that.

Even using this year's college playoff poll, undefeated FSU would have been left out. As much as I dislike FSU, I could not justify leaving out the undefeated, defending champion.

Hopefully, you will agree, what we have now is much better. Even better will be an eight team playoff. As it is now, at least one conference champion will be subjectively left out, with no chance to prove their worth on the field, as Oregon and Ohio State finally were able to do last night.

On another note, at least the past few days proved what I had suspected all season. There is nothing superior about the SEC west, and they were vastly overrated and over-promoted this year, especially by the ESPN experts. And that favorite phrase of theirs, "SEC speed", can be put to bed.

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Steve,
Yes, I would agree with all that.
If that is the case about final rankings, then it would have been the rare year when it did not work out the BCS way. That is what I always have said --- the BCS almost always worked. There were years when it didn't.
I am not in favor of a larger playoff. The season is far too long. Too much TV influence. Too many bowls. Too much everything. Four teams seemed to work fine. Stay with it.
(Agree, 100 percent about SEC in general).
ron