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Playoff Talk Fills Our Latest Reader Mailbag

By Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer - 3 years ago

Discussion of the new college football playoff dominates this week’s Big Ten reader mailbag, and that’s no surprise to anyone who follows college football. The people wanted change, and change is what we got. The formal announcement came down Tuesday and by now you know where I stand on it. Other experts, of course, have chimed in as well.

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Big Ten products up for 2012 ESPY Awards

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor - 3 years ago

Keith Nichol on Michigan State's Hail Mary Victory

It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years, huh? The 2012 ESPY Awards will mark the 20th installment of ESPN’s annual awards show. It all happens Wednesday, July 11 at 9 p.m. ET in Los Angeles. As is the case every year, Big Ten products are up for their share of awards. See all of the Big Ten nominees in this post. Also, you can vote on the ESPY Awards here.

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CBSSports.com: What if there was playoff last 6 years?

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor - 3 years ago

CBSSports.com’s Matt Hinton is a playoff advocate, so he must have been thrilled with Tuesday’s news that a four-team playoff is official. If his latest work is any indication, he can’t wait for the 2014 field to be determined. Curiously wondering what the playoff would have looked like in recent years, Hinton recently scribed a post that includes the playoff bracket for each of the past six seasons.

Delany, Hollis, others react to playoff reality

By BTN.com staff - 3 years ago

In case you missed it Tuesday night, a committee of university presidents approved a four-team college football playoff, which will debut in the 2014 season and run for 12 years. Get Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and Michigan State AD Mark Hollis’ thoughts on the decision in this post, plus see relevant tweets from across the nation.

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Big Ten Links: Tracking the Playoff Buzz

By Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer - 3 years ago

Where were you on the day college football changed forever? Yes, Tuesday was one of those iconic days when we all will remember where we were at when the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee officially adopted a four-team playoff, set to begin in 2014.

Dienhart: Let's Get This Playoff Party Started

By Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer - 3 years ago

Make a note of this day. It’s memorable. It’s historic. It’s the day college football changed forever with the adoption of a four-team playoff. Today in Washington, the BCS presidential oversight committee rubberstamped a four-team playoff that was endorsed by conference commissioners and Notre Dame. The four-team configuration will be in place for 12 years beginning with 2014.

Presidents approve college football playoff

By BTN.com staff - 3 years ago

(AP) Playoffs and tournaments long have determined champions of every college sport from baseball to bowling. The exception was major college football. That ended Tuesday. Come 2014, the BCS is dead.