After nearly two years of talking about the economy, health care, and the war in Iraq, Barack Obama used one of his final national television appearances before Election Day to advocate for yet another change he believes the country needs: a college football playoff.
Appearing at halftime of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast last night, Mr. Obama said the one thing he would change in the world of sports is ending college football’s Bowl Championship Series and replacing it with a playoff.
“I am fed up with these computer rankings,” said Mr. Obama. “Get eight teams, top eight teams right at the end, you got a playoff, decide on a national champion.”
John McCain also appeared on the broadcast, and declared that his one wish would be to rid sports of anabolic steroids. Both candidates taped their interviews earlier in the day.
“It’s a game that we’re gonna be in for a long time,” said Mr. McCain. “It’s not good for the athletes, it’s not good for the sports, it’s very bad for those who don’t do it, and I think it can attack the very integrity of all sports going all the way down to high school.”
Source: Reeves Wiedeman