Lloyd Carr has apparently decided that it's time for major college football to have a playoff -- 16 teams on the field. Maybe getting passed over for that New Year's bowl caused a little more hurt than Big Blue was letting on.

AAN: Carr now supports football playoff: Current bowl system's subjectivity is unfair, Michigan coach says

"I just don't think that the (conference) commissioners and the bowl people and the TV people should make these decisions about who plays where,'' Carr said. "The bowl games have always been a reward for what you do in the season."

TDN: Carr makes playoff push: In fairness to players, he favors a 16-team alignment

"When you look at the (non-BCS) bowls, you have the commissioners, the bowl people, the TV people doing the scheduling," Carr said during a news conference Wednesday. "And I think it's only fair to the players that what happens on the field should dictate where you play.
"And for that reason, I never thought I would say this, (but) I think we should go to a playoff. I think we should play the top 16 teams, and do it on the field, because I think that's only fair to the guys that play the game."

The Detroit Free Press placed more emphasis on the other story of the day: Jake Long, a redshirt sophomore considered one of the team's best offensive linemen, will play after he didn't need surgery on a foot injury.

Oh, and The Diag has moved on a bit to basketball season, which has started exceedingly well for Tommy Amaker's Wolverines.

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