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Genuine ? About playoffs vs. BCS
Posted on 1/22/25 at 11:31 am
Posted on 1/22/25 at 11:31 am
do people legitimately think having two teams one game for a natty was better than a 4 or 12 team playoff? I understand and have my own criticisms of the wonkiness of 12 teams and the seeding, but overall I think it's cut and dry a FAR superior product to have playoffs. I'm sorry but seeing LSU win a bowl game ranked #5 never really moved my monkey, nor did it for anyone around me.
tldr; why do boomers hate the playoffs?
tldr; why do boomers hate the playoffs?
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Posted on 1/22/25 at 11:33 am to RockyRococco
Don't worry about it
Posted on 1/22/25 at 11:35 am to RockyRococco
The BCS rankings and a 4 team playoff combination would have been the far superior product. I hate it being dragged out well into January now.
I never wanted college football to be a miniature NFL. But here we are anyway.
I never wanted college football to be a miniature NFL. But here we are anyway.
Posted on 1/22/25 at 11:46 am to RockyRococco
Agree completely.
Posted on 1/22/25 at 12:02 pm to CapstoneGrad06
that's reasonable. if i were King Of College Football(TM) I would have 8 teams and we go back to the computer to seed and place them. AND, we should have flex out of conference games, where if youre in the mountain west lighting it up we force you and a winning team in the SEC/Big 10 to duke it out
Posted on 1/22/25 at 12:35 pm to RockyRococco
Depends on what your argument is. Are you arguing that the playoff is a far superior product in determing who the best team is? I'd argue that probably isn't the case.
ETA: Not saying it is necessarily worse either, just not if the only goal is determining who the best team is.
Is the playoff a far superior entertainment method in determining who the championship game/winner is? Absolutely.
ETA: Not saying it is necessarily worse either, just not if the only goal is determining who the best team is.
Is the playoff a far superior entertainment method in determining who the championship game/winner is? Absolutely.
This post was edited on 1/22/25 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 1/22/25 at 12:46 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
I'd have the nine conference champions plus seven at large.
Rank them.
No byes.
A fun tournament that determines the team playing the best at the end of the season. And gives every team no matter the strength of conference a shot.
Don't even care if the "Big 3 or 4 demand a supersecret auto 2nd bid".
Rank them.
No byes.
A fun tournament that determines the team playing the best at the end of the season. And gives every team no matter the strength of conference a shot.
Don't even care if the "Big 3 or 4 demand a supersecret auto 2nd bid".
Posted on 1/22/25 at 1:01 pm to Jimmy Montrose
Ohio State is the first legit champ in college football history. Hand picked champs by the media were as fake as wrestling. Go read the history of the “voting”. All were bought.
The BCS was as corrupt as you could get with commissioners and networks picking the teams, Same as the 4 team joke.
We finally have a playoff system that will be expanded for all teams and fanbases. No one cares about 11 win bogus seasons where you play nobody. Playoff wins are all that matter. Ohio State earned that title the right way - and I could care less about them, but they ran the gauntlet and won. Losing some regular season games helped them win a Natty.
The BCS was as corrupt as you could get with commissioners and networks picking the teams, Same as the 4 team joke.
We finally have a playoff system that will be expanded for all teams and fanbases. No one cares about 11 win bogus seasons where you play nobody. Playoff wins are all that matter. Ohio State earned that title the right way - and I could care less about them, but they ran the gauntlet and won. Losing some regular season games helped them win a Natty.
Posted on 1/22/25 at 1:07 pm to RockyRococco
I Love the Playoffs
Posted on 1/22/25 at 1:21 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
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Is the playoff a far superior entertainment method in determining who the championship game/winner is? Absolutely.
Is it?
Posted on 1/22/25 at 1:23 pm to RockyRococco
It's fun to bitch about hypotheticals, but unfortunately we exist in reality. Pandora's box has been opened and there's no going back. I will tell you that I enjoyed college football more pre-2014 than I do post-2014.
Posted on 1/22/25 at 1:40 pm to grizzlylongcut
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Is it?
Yes. More games determining who plays in the championship game is more entertaining than no games and a calculation.
Posted on 1/22/25 at 1:47 pm to RockyRococco
I don't think many objected to going to 4 teams. 6 is the absolute max that there should be. 12 is way too many and makes the regular season virtually worthless for the teams that are going get in the playoff anyway.
We've virtually thrown away the meaning of huge regular games in order to see what mid team like Indiana or SMU or Tennessee are going to take up the last couple of spots to be sacrificial lambs.
We've virtually thrown away the meaning of huge regular games in order to see what mid team like Indiana or SMU or Tennessee are going to take up the last couple of spots to be sacrificial lambs.
This post was edited on 1/22/25 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 1/22/25 at 1:51 pm to RockyRococco
It's just people pandering to other people who also think that "everthing sucks now" and "the world used to be so much cooler."
Why the hell would any actual college football fan not prefer 7 playoff games instead of one?
Why the hell would any actual college football fan not prefer 7 playoff games instead of one?
This post was edited on 1/22/25 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 1/22/25 at 1:53 pm to RockyRococco
4-12 teams is appropriate
-Having a committee select is silly. The BCS formula should be used to rank 1-13
-Auto Bids for conference champions is also fine, but they should not get auto byes, go by the true rankings of 1-12
TL:DR - Use BCS formula to rank 1-12, top 4 get byes, conference champions get in at their respective spot or the last available spot if they are outside (Clemson this year would have gotten 12 instead of 16)
-Bonus - Only host the semis and finals at a neutral site. Home games for playoffs are awesome.
-Having a committee select is silly. The BCS formula should be used to rank 1-13
-Auto Bids for conference champions is also fine, but they should not get auto byes, go by the true rankings of 1-12
TL:DR - Use BCS formula to rank 1-12, top 4 get byes, conference champions get in at their respective spot or the last available spot if they are outside (Clemson this year would have gotten 12 instead of 16)
-Bonus - Only host the semis and finals at a neutral site. Home games for playoffs are awesome.
This post was edited on 1/22/25 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 1/22/25 at 1:56 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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The BCS rankings and a 4 team playoff combination would have been the far superior product. I hate it being dragged out well into January now.
You wish that college football season was shorter?
Posted on 1/22/25 at 1:57 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
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More games determining who plays in the championship game is more entertaining than no games and a calculation.
When you become too obsessed with determining the champion of a sport that only a dozen teams out of 130+ have a legitimate chance of winning in a given season, you've lost the point of college football.
Posted on 1/22/25 at 2:02 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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You wish that college football season was shorter?
I do. College football should not be played this late into the month of January. The season should end on New Year's Day.
Posted on 1/22/25 at 2:14 pm to RollTide1987
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When you become too obsessed with determining the champion of a sport that only a dozen teams out of 130+ have a legitimate chance of winning in a given season, you've lost the point of college football.
I'm not entirely sure what this has to do with the point it was being responded to?
However, to the statement itself, what are you saying the point of college football is? The BCS system, you only had 2 teams that had a legitimate shot of winning in any given season, using the logic you are using. Is that better and more to the point of college football?
Since both systems use the regular season to determine the post season, by the argument you are making, the playoff gives a greater opportunity for teams to become the champion.
So, am I misunderstanding your argument that the point of college football is to give less teams a chance at the championship, because that is how that statement reads.
This post was edited on 1/22/25 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 1/22/25 at 4:59 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
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However, to the statement itself, what are you saying the point of college football is?
For me? It was beat Auburn, win the SEC, and play in the Sugar Bowl. If we were lucky enough to get into the championship game for a chance to win it all, that's awesome.
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