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[QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 2013824, member: 204"]
"Better"?

I guess it depends on what your goals are.

I would be willing to bet that the NC as selected by the polls was just about as accurate in determining the best team in the U.S. as was the BCS and as are the play-offs.

So, if the goal is to identify the best team, I'm okay with the polls.

If the goal is to promote the entire bowl post-season, again, I go with the polls.

If the goal is to give every major college program [B]a chance[/B] to catch lightening in a bottle and be named NC in a given year, I go with the polls.

If the goal is to emphasize the collegiate character of the game - to distinguish the game from the NFL - I go with the polls.

If the goal is to generate hype, money and interest from hard core and casual fans, for one game, it's not even close - I go with the play-offs.

When I add it all up - [B]for me[/B] - it's an easy decision. I go with the polls.

I'm not naïve by the way. I know that it will never go back to the polls but likely will go just the other way.  There will be a least an eight team play-off one of these days. And, as the play-offs expand I fear that programs like ours will be marginalized to some degree.
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