By Teddy Greenstein
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock said he would love to meet with President Obama and lay out his case for why a playoff would be bad for college football.
"I think it would be way cool," Hancock said Wednesday. "If the opportunity presented itself, we would go in a minute. But he has so much else to do, and I don't mean that in a negative way. He hasn't said anything about it since Florida went to get its trophy (in 2009)."
During a "60 Minutes" interview in 2008, Obama said he would "throw his weight around" to try to create an eight-team playoff.
"It would add three extra weeks to the season," Obama said. "You could trim back on the regular season. I don't know any serious fan of college football who has disagreed with me on this. So, I'm going to throw my weight around a little bit. I think it's the right thing to do."
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock said he would love to meet with President Obama and lay out his case for why a playoff would be bad for college football.
"I think it would be way cool," Hancock said Wednesday. "If the opportunity presented itself, we would go in a minute. But he has so much else to do, and I don't mean that in a negative way. He hasn't said anything about it since Florida went to get its trophy (in 2009)."
During a "60 Minutes" interview in 2008, Obama said he would "throw his weight around" to try to create an eight-team playoff.
"It would add three extra weeks to the season," Obama said. "You could trim back on the regular season. I don't know any serious fan of college football who has disagreed with me on this. So, I'm going to throw my weight around a little bit. I think it's the right thing to do."
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