Michael Adams, University of Georgia president and NCAA committee member announced his proposal for an eight-team playoff, following some controversial Bowl Championship series. What are the chances for that to happen? Well, around 50-50, considering the position he holds within the NCAA.

Myles Brand, president of the NCAA, has already been sent a letter by Adams, with the following plan: to create an eight-team, seven-game, single elimination tournament, with Fiesta, Orange, Sugar and Rose Bowl as the quarterfinal games. According to Adams, should his proposal get the necessary approval, it will be ready to be implemented within the next year or two.

However, Adams chose a rather strange timing for his playoff idea, after his team failed to be in Monday night’s game, when LSU took the BCS championship trophy, after a 38-24 victory against Ohio State at the Superdome.

Jim Delany, Big Ten Commissioner, declared himself to be against Adams’ proposal, saying in a statement: “We continue to support the current system and are strongly opposed to any form of a college football playoff.” The voices of other opponents of the playoff idea are certainly to be heard.

Adams however is decided a change should be made, and is even willing to make a compromise: if the playoff idea will be rejected, another solution could be turning to an 11-game regular season. The matter is to further be discussed by the committee.

No only was the timing wrong, as this should have been LSU’s day, but Adams’ proposal sounds like a desperate cry after his team was not able to make it to the finals, despite the fact it had great performances at the end of the season, and was higher ranked that LSU.

Adams denies the allegations that his proposition came as a result of his team’s loss, but rather the fact that BCS bowls created some unattractive pairings for the season. It still remains to be seen if the NCAA will approve the Adams idea.