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An 8 Team Playoff Would Be Great For A&M
Posted on 12/29/16 at 10:13 am
Posted on 12/29/16 at 10:13 am
Now that we are in another offseason I have been thinking how badly our program needs college football to move to an eight team playoff sooner rather than later.
First of all that would be great for us because it would lower the bar for us getting in. We haven't been a top 4 team in my lifetime, but we get into an eight team playoff a few times in my lifetime.
More importantly it is obvious now that when we went all in on Sumlin in 2013 we burned more years off the Big 12 GOR clock than we could afford to burn. I still have hope the next coach can leverage the SEC advantage, but if the Big 12 crumbles and Texas or OU is in the SEC we are basically done for with nothing to sell recruits circa 2008.
An eight team playoff would stabilize the Big 12 for decades, giving us more time to find "the guy" who can leverage being the only SEC team in Texas into actual success.
First of all that would be great for us because it would lower the bar for us getting in. We haven't been a top 4 team in my lifetime, but we get into an eight team playoff a few times in my lifetime.
More importantly it is obvious now that when we went all in on Sumlin in 2013 we burned more years off the Big 12 GOR clock than we could afford to burn. I still have hope the next coach can leverage the SEC advantage, but if the Big 12 crumbles and Texas or OU is in the SEC we are basically done for with nothing to sell recruits circa 2008.
An eight team playoff would stabilize the Big 12 for decades, giving us more time to find "the guy" who can leverage being the only SEC team in Texas into actual success.
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Posted on 12/29/16 at 10:18 am to cardboardboxer
College football is special because every single game matters. Every game feels like a playoff game. If you move to an 8 game play off, you'll have 3 loss teams getting in.
An 8+ team playoff ruins college football. Period.
An 8+ team playoff ruins college football. Period.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 10:25 am to cardboardboxer
An 8 team playoff would be great for the sport in general, not just A&M.
I agree with your reasoning, though. Hopefully we can leave the dark days of BCS bowls/musical chairs playoff selection committee behind soon.
I agree with your reasoning, though. Hopefully we can leave the dark days of BCS bowls/musical chairs playoff selection committee behind soon.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 10:52 am to cardboardboxer
This is why we need real football, known as soccer, to become the prevailing sport. It's a better game, fewer injuries, a lot cheaper to field a team, and pretty much beats American football at everything.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 1:39 pm to cardboardboxer
This year, an 8-team playoff would look like this:
Alabama vs. Wisconsin
Clemson vs. USC
Ohio State vs. Oklahoma
Washington vs. Penn State
Alabama vs. Wisconsin
Clemson vs. USC
Ohio State vs. Oklahoma
Washington vs. Penn State
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