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Subject: From espn.com - NCAA Allows 12th Footballl Game Author: Rambacker [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 20:18:34 04/28/05 Thu Brand leaves playoff scenario to BCS Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA will allow football teams to play 12 games per year, but it won't enter the postseason playoff fray. The board of directors approved proposals on Thursday that would add a 12th game to Division I-A schedules -- starting in 2006 -- allow schools to count one victory over Division I-AA schools each year toward bowl eligibility, and loosen the requirements to qualify for Division I-A status. "The season will not be elongated, it just means the bye week would be taken out," NCAA president Myles Brand said. "Nor will it lead to any additional midweek games. "But I seriously suggest you take up the tournament situation with the BCS." The Bowl Championship Series has tried to pit the two best teams in a national championship game since the system was created in 1998. The NCAA has tried to avoid the playoff debate. One argument against a football tournament is that lengthening the season could force student-athletes to miss more classes. Brand has supported academic reform since taking over as president in January 2003 and said Thursday that an additional football game each season won't create a problem. Board chairman Robert Hemenway, the chancellor at Kansas, said schools could make more money with an extra game but he insisted that wasn't the only reason why the proposal passed. "There was also a feeling that if you had another game, that it does give you some flexibility in your scheduling," he said. "A school like Oklahoma State, for instance, could possibly play a game in Tulsa or Oklahoma City and play to that fan base." Brand said the extra money could also be used to help fund athletic departments that are losing money. The board also adopted a resolution that strongly urged schools not to adopt the new Title IX Internet-based surveys, which the U.S. Department of Education said in March could be used to scientifically gauge whether schools must expand or create women's teams to meet demand. For the rest of the article, go to espn.com. There's much more. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date From the New York Times (4/29/05): The Division I-AA universities voted not to permit a 12th regular-season game in their subdivision. "There was nothing to be gained and something to be lost in student welfare," said Benjamin Ladner, the president of American University and the I-AA Patriot League representative on the board. (NT) ramMan 21:47:53 04/28/05 Thu Slightly ironic that the PL's representative on this is from the only PL school that does not play football.** (NT) -- DFW HOYA, 21:56:24 04/28/05 Thu We don't need a 12th game at our level. This was a good decision. (NT) -- Rambacker, 08:10:52 04/29/05 Fri In my opinion they don't need a 12th game at the higher levels of college football either but money talks and this is an obvious money grab. (NT) -- CKRAM98, 11:59:49 04/29/05 Fri If this doesn't show us what the NCAA is all about, I don't know what else we need to see. It is a disgrace. The only reason this was done is for the money. At some point, D-1 players are going to revolt. (NT) An Old Coach 12:49:25 04/30/05 Sat