The Big Ten will likely not make an appearance in any BCS title game in the near future, and columnist Michael Arace explains why in today’s edition of the Columbus Dispatch.

While our good friend, the author of ’Death to the BCS’, Dan Wetzel, was interviewed for this piece, two intriguing messages emerge from Jim Tressel’s recent appearance on The Dan Patrick Show and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney’s appearance on a panel in New York.

Tressel:  ”Within five years, we will be positioned for a playoff of sorts.”

Delaney (paraphrased by Arace here): Non-BCS conferences have been asking for more and more, and they ought to stop trying to squeeze the big boys – or else.

This battle is far from over.  It is so crucial that we harness the power of the public outcry and continue to organize fans to change our future. SFC will not sleep until we have won a playoff system. That would be a true victory.