9 NCAA Reforms That Need to Happen  The year 2011 was a disaster
for the NCAA. Rules violations seemed to come every week from
every corner. NCAA President Mark Emmert knows he’s on the hot
seat in 2012 and that things have to change dramatically to get
college sports on track. While he’s got his reforming hat on,
there are several changes we think he needs to make a priority,
for the good of students, fans, and school programs.    1.
Institute NCAA-run playoffs      Ask any college football fan on
the street what change they’d most like to see from the Bowl
Championship Series, and 85 out of 100 will give you a one-word
answer: playoffs. Year after year, instead of giving fans what
they want — a single elimination tournament involving the
country’s best teams — the BCS picks two teams by polls and a
computer program and declares the winner the national champion.
Playoffs run by the NCAA would not lower revenue and would not
distract students from finals (the games are held after). The
huge popularity of Marc