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re: We don't need 8 teams in the playoff, we need four balanced conferences
Posted on 12/7/14 at 1:35 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
Posted on 12/7/14 at 1:35 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
quote:Ummm ... you do realize that the NFL has wildcards, right? That it actually does reward teams that have good seasons but don't win their division (divisions in the NFL being equal to conferences in the NCAA). So, you got New Orleans and San Francisco in the playoffs last season, despite neither team winning their division. Which was validated by both teams winning their first round game, and San Fran making it to the conference finals.
Why is it important that some conferences are stronger than others in NCAA football, but NOT important that one conference is stronger than another in NFL football?
quote:Actually, I kinda like the idea of it being Marshall or Boise this year; #8 can be the Cinderella from the non-power conferences. This can give incentives for those programs to continue, uh, playing D-1; while right now, they are told that no way, no how, will they ever be allowed to compete for a title.
Alabama- Michigan St (or Cinderella; Marshall or Boise)
Fla St- Miss St
Oregon-TCU
Baylor-Ohio State
See, this is your problem you'll always have with 8. You have to include at least one team who has no business playing for a national championship.
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Posted on 12/7/14 at 1:46 pm to Scoob
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divisions in the NFL being equal to conferences in the NCAA
No they aren't. Divisions are divisions and conferences are conferences. Just because the NFL only has two conferences doesn't mean they aren't conferences. And the only reason they have wildcards is for increaseed revenue - they add nothing with regards to fairness.
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Which was validated by both teams winning their first round game
Not really, just because the NYG beat the Patriots in after the 2007 season doesn't validate anything. It was a fluke, and another reason why not to have wildcards on the playoffs. It was a travesty and just shows that 'champion' doesn't mean 'best team'.
It would just be SO much easier, cleaner, objective, more fair, less controversial and sensible to just have a tournament of champions.
To this point, I have seen NO logical reason not to have an 8-team tournament of conference champions to end the college football season.
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