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Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:22 pm
Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:22 pm
How’s everyone feel about how the new playoff system has worked this year? Personally thought the first round was awful but the rest of it so far has been pretty hard to beat.
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Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:36 pm to Mlove90
They shouldn't have auto byes for conference champions. They should seed accordingly. I also think it stretches out way to long and interferes with the pros. They really need to open it up so you can watch it on regular TV rather than just ESPN channels...of course outsourcing to TNT? Really come on they need to do better. This whole thing could have been wrapped up already. Play it more like the FCS. They get it done and wrapped up. If you need to then start the season a little earlier. People won't mind. Send more teams to the bowls vice having the fans travel like this...just my 2 cents...
Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:44 pm to 88TIger
12 teams are dumb. 8 or 16 should be the number. 4 was to few unless we go to 4 super conferences and take the champs of each.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:45 pm to 88TIger
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They shouldn't have auto byes for conference champions. They should seed accordingly.
This is correct.
I get them wanting to reward teams for winning conference championships, but not all conferences are created equal.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:46 pm to 88TIger
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stretches out way to long
8 teams.
Play first 2 rounds on campus.
Final game January 1.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 9:57 pm to makersmark1
They need to figure out how to find the top 12 refs first.
Posted on 1/9/25 at 10:35 pm to Mlove90
Only thing i want changed is no auto byes for conference champions, they can continue to get auto bids
and re seeding each round like the NFL
and re seeding each round like the NFL
Posted on 1/9/25 at 10:38 pm to Ccslimm
Can’t reseed after each round. People have to plan trips
Posted on 1/9/25 at 10:45 pm to CorchJay
NFL does it. But I guess those aren’t neutral site games so it’s a little different. But still think there should be re-seeding.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 7:14 am to kung fu kenny
FCS Seems to get it right year in and year out
Posted on 1/10/25 at 7:15 am to Mlove90
I like the format other than the seeding. Keep the autobids but just seed the teams in order of their CFP ranking
Posted on 1/10/25 at 7:47 am to auburnnyc94
It hasn't been awful, but they need to go to 16 teams. You can keep the auto-bids if you want and just not offer any byes. Play first round games on higer seed's home field, then move on the neutral fields/bowls.
Seeding should be based on record/schedule strength/polls...
This isn't hard, but I feel like they made it harder than they needed to.
Seeding should be based on record/schedule strength/polls...
This isn't hard, but I feel like they made it harder than they needed to.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 8:01 am to Mlove90
It's terrible and completely eliminates most aspects of what made college football the best.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 8:04 am to goatsammich
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but they need to go to 16 teams.
This would create, even more than it already has, an absolutely pointless regular season. No big games would mean anything. The games that would matter are like SMU/Miami, Washington/Iowa, BYU/Houston, Tennessee/Missouri etc...
Posted on 1/10/25 at 9:52 am to RandySavage
No wide receiver for Penn State caught a reception last night so I wonder if they regret taking Keandre Lambert Smith for granted?
Posted on 1/10/25 at 10:07 am to AUTubaHerd
I didn't believe it, but only RBs and TEs caught PSU passes last night. Wild.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:18 pm to RandySavage
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This would create, even more than it already has, an absolutely pointless regular season. No big games would mean anything. The games that would matter are like SMU/Miami, Washington/Iowa, BYU/Houston, Tennessee/Missouri etc...
Agreed, but they aren't going backwards. At least 16 gives 8 teams the chance to host a home playoff game and no team plays less games unless a team does not play in the Conference title game or you are ND.
16 teams in the playoffs is really silly, but who would have guessed ND would be in the finals year 1?
This post was edited on 1/10/25 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:49 pm to wesfau
Actually not entirely true, a CB caught one also…lol
Posted on 1/10/25 at 1:46 pm to goatsammich
It will be 16 sooner than later. Everyone is going to want to host a playoff game for the $ and the bye proved to be overrated. Missing out on the home game cash and then losing anyway was a double whammy.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 2:52 pm to wesfau
I hope HF is paying attention to how much and how well these teams run the ball.
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