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Wojciechowski: Pop the playoff cork

June, 26, 2012

6/26/12

10:47

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Presenting the five greatest documents in American history:

1. The Declaration of Independence.

2. The United States Constitution.

3. The Bill of Rights.

4. The 14th Amendment.

5. The just-announced college football playoff agreement.

I know what you're thinking: This is ridiculous. Why is the new 12-year playoff agreement ranked so low?

And you're right, of course. Sure, the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness thing is nice enough, but only the new agreement guarantees a four-team seeded playoff.

This is a momentous day in the history of college football. And thanks to Tuesday's final ratifying vote by the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee, a manageable, logical and lonnnnnnnng-overdue playoff system makes the traveling squad in 2014.

For Gene Wojciechowski's full column, click here.

Gene Wojciechowski | email

Columnist / College Football reporter

ESPN.com senior national columnist
Joined ESPN in 1998
Author of "The Last Great Game"

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