Huskers now have BCS connections

June 28, 2:54 PMNebraska Cornhuskers ExaminerTrent Gierhan

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Maybe the biggest controversy in sports as we know it today is the BCS system used by division one college football. The heated debated as to whether have a playoff has become arguably as big as the steroids controversy that faces Major League Baseball. It seems the majority of fans would much rather see a playoff system, but many of the schools and their officials would rather have the BCS stay and leave things the way they are. It's no secret how much money is involved when schools make it to the BCS, so that's obviously a key factor schools look at when deciding which system they'd rather have. Whether they're actually willing admit to it or not is another story.

Now I can't speak for all Nebraska fans, but I'd be willing to bet that most of Husker Nation would be in favor of a playoff system, opposed to the BCS. After all, look at the Huskers last season. The team started out slow with losses to Virginia Tech and an whooping against Missouri, however the team bounced back and was arguably one of the hottest teams in college football by seasons end. Who knows what kind of noise the Huskers could have made had a playoff system been in place.

Depending on how one looks at it, the University of Nebraska just gained some much needed pull when it comes to this debate. Chancellor Harvey Perlman, who is greatly responsible for bringing back Tom Osborne as Athletic Director is the new chairman of the BCS oversight committee. According to nebraska.statepaper.com, Perlman's position allows him to look over such things as contracts with TV networks, as well as the importance of either keeping the BCS around, or moving in the direction of a playoff.

While Perlman's decisions and opinions won't necessarily mean that much in terms of the BCS potentially turning into a playoff, but it certainly wouldn't hurt. No one really knows at this point which system Perlman favors, but if he were to go along with what many other Nebraska officials have said, then he'd more than likely favor a playoff format. Either way this is going to be an on going argument that will find itself at a stand still the next few years. It's already been announced the BCS will stay until at least 2012. But with President Obama pushing for a playoff and Chancellor Perlman possibly doing the same, things could slowly be gravitating inch by inch to a playoff format.