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re: Is Texas A&M making the case for a 16 team playoff?
Posted on 11/21/12 at 2:22 am to ChrisTAMU
Posted on 11/21/12 at 2:22 am to ChrisTAMU
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No one give a shite about regular season college basketball. CFB has the best regular season in sport. Don't mess it up
Ding, Ding, Ding.
It would be a joke if a team with 4 losses got to play for a national championship. Talk about a watered down regular season AND the playoffs wouldn't be as exciting as people think they would be.
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Posted on 11/21/12 at 2:24 am to mograyback
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You suckers took the fist thing they threw at you
When did we vote on this? Cause I didn't get the memo that I was supposed to show up and vote somewhere.
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it was a big improvement.
It is a big improvement. And how about we actually let it happen 1 time before we start calling the 4 team playoff a flop?
Posted on 11/21/12 at 2:37 am to tjhilton
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Why is the "Sweet 16" ok for basketball and not for football?
There are somewhere around 347 Division 1 NCAA basketball teams, yet 120 FBS football teams
Posted on 11/21/12 at 6:55 am to Fbohn1
I'm for an 11 team round robbin playoff which stretches the season until May.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 6:56 am to accnodefense
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Is Texas A&M making the case for a 16 team playoff?
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accnodefense
Posted on 11/21/12 at 6:59 am to TBoy
A 16 team playoff would be awesome but it will never happen. If your school is gonna be considered the best then they should beat the best. I would love for them to ad FL St. and V Tech to the SEC as well, would be fun!
Posted on 11/21/12 at 7:05 am to accnodefense
Why 16? Because you want them to make the playoff?
No. Anything over 4 will ruin college football, eventually.
No. Anything over 4 will ruin college football, eventually.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 7:23 am to Teague
Yeah, you possibly could make a case for eight (like UF, UO on the outside looking in due to a close loss), but anything more than that devalues the regular season too much. Strength of schedule and big wins during the regular season must not be devalued.
If we wanted to be in the eight team playoff, we should have beaten UF.
ETA: you possibly could make it five by making conference champs that don't have to play a championship game play the highest-ranked bcs runner-up from a conference with a championship game. Big 12-2, I'm looking at you.
If we wanted to be in the eight team playoff, we should have beaten UF.
ETA: you possibly could make it five by making conference champs that don't have to play a championship game play the highest-ranked bcs runner-up from a conference with a championship game. Big 12-2, I'm looking at you.
This post was edited on 11/21/12 at 7:26 am
Posted on 11/21/12 at 8:14 am to Teague
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Anything over 4 will ruin college football, eventually.
4 sucks, 16 sucks just as bad though.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 8:17 am to GalvoAg
I think setting the ceiling at either 8 or 10 is the right call. After whoever is ranked at 10, there is no real standout team that could win the whole thing.
4 is too few, 16 is way too many.
4 is too few, 16 is way too many.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 8:19 am to joshnorris14
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So 12 game slate, 1 CCG, 4 game playoff...possible 17 football games for part time amateurs. Everyone of these kids need to get paid 5 grand a game.
Never happen....Paycut wouldn't be tolerated in Austin.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 8:56 am to joshnorris14
8 is the correct number.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 9:08 am to A&M's Slush Fund
I actually prefer the 6-team model. That will give incentives for the teams to continue to play hard for the 1 and 2 seeds and a first-round bye. Although, I could see people clamoring that an SEC team always gets a first round bye.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 9:20 am to tjhilton
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Why is the "Sweet 16" ok for basketball and not for football?
Bc a a hoops game takes about 2 hours and the players don't need 2-3 days to recover from one game like they do in football. Too much pounding for those kids.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 9:23 am to Bama256
I could work with that idea too.
Remember, trying as mightily as we all will, eventually, the SEC won't be in the catbird seat. It may take another decade, it may take 3 years. We won't like it, but it will happen.
Remember, trying as mightily as we all will, eventually, the SEC won't be in the catbird seat. It may take another decade, it may take 3 years. We won't like it, but it will happen.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 9:31 am to jdaute2
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Bc a a hoops game takes about 2 hours and the players don't need 2-3 days to recover from one game like they do in football. Too much pounding for those kids.
Tuberville was asked about it once and said that when he coached in FCS, the playoffs basically became a war of attrition at some point due to injuries and fatigue.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 9:34 am to accnodefense
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Is Texas A&M making the case for a 16 team playoff?
No
Posted on 11/21/12 at 10:02 am to ChrisTAMU
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A 16 team playoff would be an absolute joke. I'm happy with 4.
So if you lost in OT by 3 point on the road to the #1 team in the land, you'd be ok with not getting a spot in the playoffs? You'd drop out of the top 4 and be on the outside looking in come selection time.
There are several teams in the top 5 that don't warrant being there that A&M for example would beat, but can't b/c they aren't in the Top 5. I think 8 team playoff would be great. 16 too many, 4 not enough.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 9:23 pm to dbt_Geaux_Tigers_196
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Everyone of these kids need to get paid 5 grand a game.
They are well compensated in the form of a scholarship at their chosen university.
Posted on 11/21/12 at 10:21 pm to mograyback
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The 4 team playoff is a joke. Yet, everyone is sold on it because the fine folks at ESPN told ya so
I heard a lot of guys on ESPN say that 4 wasn't going to be the answer. How did we take anything? The fans didn't have a say!
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