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FSU president has it right: College football will have playoff
DALLAS -- A college football playoff is inevitable. That against-the-tide prediction comes from Florida State president T.K. Wetherell. All he has to do is look at the gas pump. "How am I going to get people to drive from Miami to Tallahassee, Fla., with gas at four dollars a gallon, to watch us play UT-Chattanooga?" Wetherell said Friday. No disrespect to Chattanooga (OK, maybe some), ...
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FSU President: Playoffs are "going to happen"
Fanblogs.com — ... tournament," he said. ... "Now, I don't think it's going to happen this year or next year or whenever. But it is going to happen. No doubt about it." The BCS conferences rejected a proposal by the SEC to implement playoff system at the last meetings, meaning that any change to the current college football post-season will have to come after the 2014 season. The ACC was the only other conference to support the plan, in principle. Wetherell indicated that the question of a playoff would continue to be supported by the ACC. ...

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The Wiz of Odds — ... this event was getting enough press," he said. "I decided to go to the hospital and see if I could spruce it up a bit. I feel good." Ian R. Rapoport, Birmingham News: All is well in the world of Alabama football. Crimson Tide Sports Marketing has reached a 10-year deal with Coca-Cola for it to be the official soft drink of the Crimson Tide. Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports: Florida State president T.K. Wetherell has it right. College football will have a playoff. Michael Murphy, Houston Chronicle: UCLA and Houston ...

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