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Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee calls the issue of a college football playoff his Maginot Line -- a final, heels-in-the-dirt resistance to what he views as the ruination of the sport. The reference is to the line of fortifications France built on its border with Germany in the 1930s. "We will not cross that line and get onto the slippery slope -- the professional-ization of college ... [link]

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Buckeye Newsstand, May 5
Published 12 days ago by Matthew Hager at Scout.com > BuckeyeSports.com
Monday, May 5 The Columbus Dispatch has a story on opponents of a college football playoff, including Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee. The Associated Press (via the ...

Why I Don't Want a Playoff in College Football
Published 9 days ago by Sean at Around the Oval
If you've been paying attention, you're likely aware that the BCS commissioners overwhelmingly voted against a playoff system in college football. The question of why has already been addressed in a lot of places, and boils down to two answers: Tradition - We've had bowl games for decades now, and there's all sorts of history there. Why blow it up? Money - Schools make a ton ...

Friday Linkage
Published 7 days ago by Massey at Buckeye Commentary
... Tell Me Something I Don’t Know, pt. 2: We are not going to have a college football playoff anytime soon. Duh. ...

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