They say there is no playoff system in college football.
That is true...mostly.
The Ohio Bobcats are in the midst of a three-game playoff to determine the fate of their season.
Round 1 was today against Northern Illinois, with the Bobcats getting the win. The victory sets up round 2, a MAC East Championship game Friday between Temple (8-2, 5-0 MAC) and Ohio (7-3, 4-1 MAC).
A Bobcats win in that one would send them to Detroit and the MAC Championship against Central Michigan.
The win over NIU keeps the Bobcats' "playoff" chances alive (and enhances their bowl likelihood). There were still some headscratchers (playing conservatively with the score tied and timeouts before the half...just like in the Kent State loss) and the offense and defense both had its iffy moments. But they pulled it together when it mattered most.
It was the 12 play, 58 yard drive in the fourth quarter that was probably this team's drive of the year. Then it was the defense stopping the Huskies on 4th and 1 and Julian Posey's pick six when NIU got it back again. It has not always been pretty but the Bobcats have had a pension for pulling out close games.
So, it's not the BCS. But the MAC's 'Cats are in the midst of their own playoff run. Take notice to a little college town in Ohio, watch the MAC's mini-playoff unfold and imagine the fun of one for all college football.
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