Another Caesar-Obama Moment

Q. What is your reaction to the President Obama getting involved in the BCS discussion?

COACH CARROLL: I'm thrilled about it. I think he's obviously followed well from the leadership from some of our coaches (laughter).

No, I think it's interesting to me that he has an ear for it, and he understands the sense of competitiveness and the competition in our country that makes this an issue. I think it's a natural to keep playing and find a champion. I think that's what Americans are all for. We're all in every aspect of what we're about here.

For him to latch onto that I think, you know, is a sign that he's in touch with stuff. He's in touch with the people. I think if you took a vote across the country, there's no way that the vote would come out 'let's vote for the BCS'. They're going to vote for a playoff system. A person that seems to have obviously recognize ‑‑ speaking for the people of this country, has just picked another issue that's topical, kind of interesting, fun, all that.

This is not going to solve world issues, you know. But it certainly is a fun issue for the people that run the world of college football and I think college sports that follow it.

It was really cool that he picked up on it. It gives us, those guys that do want to stand up and say that we'd like to have it differently, you know, a little impetus, backing. If the president wants it, shoot, how can you turn that down (smiling)?