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"It did everything it was intended to do," he said.
things that we had to have and we've given the pub"It got No. 1 and No. 2 in a bowl game. That almost
lic what they wanted ― more football and a bracket.
never happened before the BCS. It also did someIt's a win-win."
thing that it was not intended to do and that is, it
On what would be his greatest disappointment
enhanced the regular season.
with the BCS, and what he might do over, he said,
"Nobody knew that was going to happen. But
"Probably that we were not able to educate the pubregular-season football has
lic any better than we did in
been going up and up in popthe early days. We didn't fo"WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE HARD," cus on that. We've done a betularity, TV ratings and attendance. We can't take all the
HANCOCK SAID. "BUT, AT THE END OF ter job of doing that the last
credit as the BCS. But, golly,
seven or eight years."
THE DAY, WE HAVE A FOUR-TEAM
we're going to take some of
With his eyes fixed on the
it, because we deserve it."
TOURNAMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO College Football Playoff, he
In drawing up the College
lot
HAVE THE BEST FOUR TEAMS IN IT." said, "We spend a will of time
Football Playoff, Hancock
on that now. That
lead to
said, "We had three goals
transparency in the commitwhen we started evaluating future formats. We
tee process. Transparency doesn't mean some rewanted to protect the regular season, we wanted to
porter in the room reporting every word that Coach
protect the bowl system and the bowl experience
Alverez says. That's not going to happen."
and we had to stay within the academic calendar.
What is bound to happen ― inside and outside
"We heard the public saying they wanted more
the committee room ― is lively debate, which has alfootball; they wanted a bracket. I get that. We got
ways been healthy for the sport, prompting Hancock
that. With this four-team event, we've kept the three
to repeat, "We wouldn't want it any other way."
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VARSITY November 21, 2013
