Sports Illustrated has done sports fans a wonderful service by making its historical issues available through its online Vault. I was browsing through one issue in particular, from September 20, 1965. What amazed me was the article forecasting the then-upcoming 1965 college football season. Even back then, folks were clamoring for a true college football national championship, decided on the field, through a tournament-style playoff.
The 16-team tournament envisioned by writer Dan Jenkins on page 40 is charmingly dated, but also serves to demonstrate how little progress has been made in 43 years for fans who wish to see a national champion decided through a fair playoff.
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