It's not important but P-E Obama thinks it is so let Lex fix it

Finally, some change we can believe in. While America remains engaged in two wars (really it’s one – the same one - the war on terror – aka radical Islam), while the economy continues to melt down, while Russia re-emerges as a threat and conducts naval exercise in our backyard, P-E Obama has chosen throw his less than considerable weight around on THE crucial issue of the day – how best to settle college football’s national champ.

First, who really cares? College football has morphed from a college campus Saturday afternoon distraction played by student athletes to a multi-million dollar college enterprise played by, for the most part, – hell I’ll say it - professional athletes more interested in football than graduating. College coaches and administrators are more interested in the athlete gaining a 100 yards on Saturday than graduating in Jun.

Used to be the coach would prowl the campus looking for men to join the team. Now the college coach prowls the entire country looking to PAY men to join the team. Hell were it not for Michigan football coaches scabbing Ohio men to travel north to play, Michigan and Michigan State probably wouldn’t be able to field a team. Now the games between Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State basically boil down to Ohio men who prefer red over blue or green.

For the record, I’m old fashion and saw nothing wrong with the mythical national champ determined by the sports writers’ and coaches’ polls at the end of the season. I don’t understand how people get wrapped around the axel on this issue. As noted above there are more serious things to get wrapped around the axle about. Besides, no matter what system you adopt, you are likely not to solve the problem completely.

Since this seems to be a matter of Earth shattering importance, I thought Lex should grab the bull by the horns and settle the argument. Here's what needs to be done:

All schools start their seasons on the Saturday immediately following Labor Day.

All schools end their regular season (this includes conference championship games) on the weekend prior to Thanksgiving with two exceptions first, Texas – Texas A&M will continue to play on Thanksgiving – not Fri but Thanksgiving Day. Second the Army – Navy which will be the only college football game played at noon on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

The 1st Saturday in Dec. begins a three game playoff between the top 8 teams in the country as determined by an average of the UPI AP and BCS polls.

The two remaining teams meet in New Year’s bowl game with National Champ decided before midnight 1 Jan.

2 Jan the whining begins about how this team or that team got screwed - as it will no matter what system is devised. That’s why the mythical national champ as defined by the writers’ and coaches’ polls is fine with me. At least everyone will know it’s a mythical champ rather than pasting some paper thin veneer of legitimacy over some other equally mythical champion.