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Posted on 11/13/12 at 9:54 am to Chicken
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Who's with me?
Me
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:10 am to Chicken
Agree about a limited playoff format but disagree about Kansas St. The Wildcats will have played 7 teams that have been ranked at some point during the regular season. And unlike Oregon, K-state has a balanced team with both sound offense and defense. Snyder has definitely done more with less by focusing on more mature junior college recruits.
As for a playoff format, I wouldn't have a problem expanding it to 8 teams but that is as far as it should go. Also, I would prefer using the current BCS formula to select the best 8 teams as opposed to conference champs which potentially could have a mediocre overall record. If it turns out there are 3 SEC teams in the top 8, then so be it; likewise for any other conference with more than one team in the top 8. If a particular conference isn't represented, then clearly that conference sucked that season and doesn't deserve to be in the playoffs.
As for a playoff format, I wouldn't have a problem expanding it to 8 teams but that is as far as it should go. Also, I would prefer using the current BCS formula to select the best 8 teams as opposed to conference champs which potentially could have a mediocre overall record. If it turns out there are 3 SEC teams in the top 8, then so be it; likewise for any other conference with more than one team in the top 8. If a particular conference isn't represented, then clearly that conference sucked that season and doesn't deserve to be in the playoffs.
This post was edited on 11/13/12 at 10:27 am
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:10 am to Alahunter
8-team playoff, 5 conference champs, top 3 lesser conference based on SOS.
This is dumb. If you're going to have a playoff, get RID of the polls. Either use the polls or have a playoff, not both.
Why would any team that didn't win their conference be more 'deserving' than another team that did? If you don't use conference champions, then you might as well get rid of conferences altogether.
The idea of bye weeks and mulligan-hungry 'wild card' teams is just dumb. Let the post season follow directly from the regular season.
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I think there'd be seasons like this one, where 3 or 4 teams from a conference would be more deserving than a conference champ. The ACC has had 4 loss teams as a conference champ before. I'd just prefer the top 4 teams play it out. First round, 2 weeks after the conference championship games. Then the Championship game 2 weeks after that.
This is dumb. If you're going to have a playoff, get RID of the polls. Either use the polls or have a playoff, not both.
Why would any team that didn't win their conference be more 'deserving' than another team that did? If you don't use conference champions, then you might as well get rid of conferences altogether.
The idea of bye weeks and mulligan-hungry 'wild card' teams is just dumb. Let the post season follow directly from the regular season.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:15 am to Chicken
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Who's with me?
I think the majority of CFB fans agree with this idea. Unfortunately, it may not be realized in 2025 with the 10 year contract on the 4 team model.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:17 am to WildTchoupitoulas
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This is dumb. If you're going to have a playoff, get RID of the polls. Either use the polls or have a playoff, not both.
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Why would any team that didn't win their conference be more 'deserving' than another team that did? If you don't use conference champions, then you might as well get rid of conferences altogether.
Conferences are not equal. Polls would be less biased than allowing a 4 loss ACC team to play for the National Championship, when you have 3 or 4 one loss SEC or Big Twelve teams.
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The idea of bye weeks and mulligan-hungry 'wild card' teams is just dumb. Let the post season follow directly from the regular season.
I get it, you're still applying butt creme to your inflamed a-hole over last year.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:25 am to Alahunter
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Conferences are not equal.
So what? Teams are not equal. That's the point. Okay, so the ACC champions will heave the easier path to the playoff, but they'd still actually have to win some games in the post season.
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Polls would be less biased than allowing a 4 loss ACC team to play for the National Championship, when you have 3 or 4 one loss SEC or Big Twelve teams.
No. Besides which, just because a 4 loss team gets to the plaoff doesn't mean they'll play for the cvhampionship. The polls will ALWAYS be biased. Conference champions is objective.
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I get it, you're still applying butt creme to your inflamed a-hole over last year.
Not at all, it's the system that's in place, we're talking about aan ideal system. I just never have liked wild cards - either in cards, or MLB, or the NFL, they just don't make any sense.
I mean, if you don't win your conference, why should you have a shot at the national championship?
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:26 am to WildTchoupitoulas
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I just never have liked wild cards - either in cards, or MLB, or the NFL, they just don't make any sense.
That's what you get with a playoff that puts in more teams than there are major conferences.
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I mean, if you don't win your conference, why should you have a shot at the national championship?
See last year.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:38 am to Mullen3:16
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Isn't that one of the things that makes the college game special though? The fact that every game in the regular season actually means something?
No one ever bitches that the Super Bowl winner wasn't legit.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:41 am to Chicken
Agreed
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:42 am to Requiem For A Dawg
quote:Marcus Lattimore is a warrior and would do whatever he could to help the South Carolina Gamecocks win a game. I'm sure he would say an unlimited number of games as long as he had a chance at a National Championship.
Ask Marcus Lattimore how many extra games he would like to play.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 10:44 am to Chicken
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Unfortunately, we probably won't get that...we will be forced to watch a boring Kansas State team battle it out...who have they really played this year?
Who has Alabama played? Kansas St plays their 4th (or 5th?) ranked team in 2 weeks.
More on topic.. I would prefer to see the conference champions compete in a playoff.
This post was edited on 11/13/12 at 10:45 am
Posted on 11/13/12 at 11:02 am to Chicken
you could have a loss maximum....say no more than two
Posted on 11/13/12 at 11:14 am to Chicken
I'd just prefer the top 6 teams play it out. First round, 2 weeks after the conference championship games.
Automatic qualifier's are the Champions of the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC and one wild card team which would be the lowest ranked team outside of the conference champions.
The championship game would be 2 weeks after the last playoff game.
ETA: An 8 team playoff would be the best format that way all of the teams play the same amount of games and one team doesn't get a bye week.
Automatic qualifier's are the Champions of the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC and one wild card team which would be the lowest ranked team outside of the conference champions.
The championship game would be 2 weeks after the last playoff game.
ETA: An 8 team playoff would be the best format that way all of the teams play the same amount of games and one team doesn't get a bye week.
This post was edited on 11/13/12 at 11:17 am
Posted on 11/13/12 at 11:16 am to Chicken
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Who's with me?
Couldn't agree more.
Posted on 11/13/12 at 12:20 pm to davesdawgs
quote:this season, it is likely that 5 SEC teams end up in the Top 8...there is no way that it would be allowed to have 5 teams from one conference in the playoffs...I love the SEC but no one will go for that.
Also, I would prefer using the current BCS formula to select the best 8 teams as opposed to conference champs which potentially could have a mediocre overall record. If it turns out there are 3 SEC teams in the top 8, then so be it;
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