SEC dominance, money help BCS brass come around on college football playoff issue

And let's celebrate accordingly — anyone else want to dance through the streets with me?

Granted, no official change has been announced. The commissioners of the big-time college football conferences plus the Notre Dame athletic director concluded two days of meetings on Wednesday afternoon, and while the official statement they released was mundane and the public comments they made were downplaying just about everything, it sounds as if the discussions were lively.

According to multiple sources reported by various outlets, the Plus One is now the preferred format of the future among BCS administrators.

Not so long ago, finding a college administrator in favor of anything resembling a playoff was rarer than seeing Lady Gaga in a normal outfit. Now, there's a chance that when the BCS leaders meet later this year, they could agree to the Plus One.

So, what changed their minds?

The SEC and the almighty dollar, though probably not in that order.

The SEC has run its string of consecutive national championships to six. While the college football world was already growing weary of the league's dominance, its takeover of the BCS championship game this past season pushed a lot of folks over the edge.

Fans didn't like the all-SEC matchup — and rematch — between Alabama and LSU, and they let it be known. Television viewership was as low as it's ever been for a BCS national championship game.