So, here I am in Indianapolis at the conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)... I was in a session yesterday, at which Bob Kustra, the president of Boise State University, interviewed the president of the NCAA, Mark Emmert.

BK: "When you were president at the University of Washington, you stated that a college football playoff was expected, sooner or later. So, when are we going to get an NCAA playoff?"

ME: "Now, I am in a bit of a different role. We make decisions based on the needs of the member institutions. We have 88 NCAA championships that we run, so we know how to do them. If the members decide that they would like a championship for NCAA Division I-FBS, then we will do what we are asked."