The B/R Hot Seat: Why the President's Unity Will Not Last After December

Every person in America did their part in the past Presidential Election to ensure that change would come to America. After a monumental Election Day, we now know that Barack Obama will try to save our country from the cluster**** that was left by the White House's previous occupant.

But before he gets the chance to change the nation, he has already started changing how we see the future of the BCS. So it's the President's turn to be placed on the Bleacher Report Hot Seat. So President Bush, President-Elect Obama, prepare to be placed in the spotlight...one more time before the celebration begins.

President George W. Bush

We may love him. We may hate him. But he has as much say in this year's college football postseason as any of us. But his successor has come out and said that he was in favor of a college football playoff. But this year, he wouldn't be. Why you ask? It's real simple actually.

George W. Bush and the entire Bush clan reside either in or around the vicinity of Austin, Texas. What else is in Austin, Texas? The University of Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns are No. 4 in the country and No. 3 in the BCS. Depending on the outcome of this weekend's games, Texas could be playing for the BCS National Championship. If there was a playoff system in place instead of this lame-duck system we have now, Texas would have to fight for their right to party in Miami this year.

But the playoff system doesn't favor Texas or the current President. If it were up to Bush, Texas wouldn't be playing for the National Championship; they would already be the National Champions.

So...if you're not a Texas fan but a Bush supporter, do you still love Bush?

President-Elect Barack Obama

For the first time in history, we will have a minority in the White House. And it won't be just to go on a tour. Obama will join the ranks of the elite men who have become Commander-In-Chief, but before he takes that stroll down Pennsylvania Avenue, he has already made some noise this year.

Obama made it clear that if it were up to him, he would have a system in place to bring in a playoff system for college football. But many who have sworn allegiance to the BCS have made it clear that they think Obama is just blowing smoke up everyone's @$$. We who use 100 percent of our minds know that if we thought about his statement, it would make sense to have a playoff system. We have at least eight teams that are worthy of playing for the BCS Championship. But like every single year, we always have some serious controversy.

Two years ago, we had Michigan, USC and Florida as the centerpieces of the controversy. Florida got the nod for the BCS Championship Game that year. Then last year, LSU somehow jumped several one-loss teams to earn the right to play Ohio State for the National Championship. But that didn't come without controversy as well. In any event, we're heading down that same path with this year's crop of BCS-worthy teams. If a playoff system was in effect, we would find out for sure who was the better team in college football...and who was the best in the country.

The Verdict

I have never supported Bush, and I won't start now. I won't even support the computer that "thinks" it knows what America wants. Texas Tech, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Boise State, Utah, Penn State and Ohio State all are running the gambit on the computer. But three teams are undefeated at this moment (Ball State, Boise State, and Utah) while there are several teams with just one loss who are BCS worthy as well heading into the weekend (Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Penn State).

With the current system, several teams would suffer by unfairly being left out of the big one. And who am I to go against Barack Obama? This guy officially has the power to make my home disappear with the push of a button. In all honesty, I am in favor of the playoff system because in that format the Big 12 and SEC would have several chances to prove something to each other.

But when you throw in the three undefeated teams from smaller conferences (WAC, Mountain West, and MAC) plus several contenders from the Big Ten, you get a very sweet playoff setup that would put the 12-team Super Bowl playoff system to shame.

Judgment: President-Elect Barack Obama

Gentlemen, you're off the hot seat...for now.