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Is a playoff really necessary?
Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:44 pm
Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:44 pm
It seems like outside of the top two teams there is a considerable drop off, just maybe the BCS was onto something after all.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:45 pm to kirbydawg
#4 won last year /thread
Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:46 pm to kirbydawg
Ohio State wouldn't have even had a shot at the NC last year if it weren't for the playoff.
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Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:46 pm to kirbydawg
This is by far more exciting, but I always thought the BCS got the right decision.
The way to fix this is...is well, more games. But these are collegiate athletes and it's not fair to wreck their bodies before the NFL so we can't do that.
Alabama, despite having one loss, is clearly head and shoulders above many teams. Clemson had a pretty easy schedule, although they did look dominant while handling it.
The way to fix this is...is well, more games. But these are collegiate athletes and it's not fair to wreck their bodies before the NFL so we can't do that.
Alabama, despite having one loss, is clearly head and shoulders above many teams. Clemson had a pretty easy schedule, although they did look dominant while handling it.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 9:19 am to Rebel Land Shark
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Ohio State wouldn't have even had a shot at the NC last year if it weren't for the playoff.
Were they the best team or the one who just got hot in December?
Posted on 1/1/16 at 9:23 am to kirbydawg
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Were they the best team or the one who just got hot in December?
They were the best team September 13th and on.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 9:25 am to kirbydawg
Just need to stop ranking teams until at least October.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 9:41 am to LSU Patrick
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Just need to stop ranking teams until at least October.
Why? Would the final poll have been any different at the top had no one been ranked until October? No.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 9:43 am to kirbydawg
The BCS got it right most of the time, but the playoff is a welcome change. It's not without issue, though. Look at last year. The best team, TCU, didn't even make the playoff.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 9:52 am to Bham Bammer
Honestly everybody knew who was going to win both of those games pretty quickly and you're right TCU didn't even get an invite last year to the dance.
I wish teams would just go to ten game seasons and have a full playoff schedule in December with the final today every year.
End conference championship games that's a dud overall anyway.
I wish teams would just go to ten game seasons and have a full playoff schedule in December with the final today every year.
End conference championship games that's a dud overall anyway.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 10:48 am to kirbydawg
It's a nice thought, but taking games away is never going to happen because of the money involved on many levels, and it's also why an 8-team playoff isn't as likely as some think. You're talking about an NFL season now - 16 games - if you go to 8 teams. That's too much for college.
Hell, 15 is too much.
Hell, 15 is too much.
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Posted on 1/1/16 at 10:50 am to Bham Bammer
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The best team, TCU, didn't even make the playoff.
TCU would have beat Bama or Oregon, but no one was beating Ohio State last year.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 11:03 am to kirbydawg
I would have rather used the BCS ranking system to determine the top 4 for the current playoff system.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 11:08 am to DisplacedBuckeye
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TCU would have beat Bama or Oregon, but no one was beating Ohio State last year.
Well, except for Virginia Tech I guess.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 11:12 am to DisplacedBuckeye
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TCU would have beat Bama or Oregon, but no one was beating Ohio State last year.
What was their season-ending record again?
Posted on 1/1/16 at 11:15 am to the808bass
I never had a problem with the BCS
Posted on 1/1/16 at 11:22 am to KingSlayer
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Well, except for Virginia Tech I guess.
I guess I missed where Virginia Tech was competing for a playoff spot.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 11:23 am to the808bass
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What was their season-ending record again?
In the playoff being discussed? 2-0.
Posted on 1/1/16 at 11:28 am to kirbydawg
The four-team playoff is better than the total glamor-fest that was the BCS but all other levels of football, from middle school to the pros, crown a true champion while the FBS plods along with a popularity contest.
The playoff needs to be expanded and the bowls should be expired. Even with just the four-team playoff, they look more ridiculous than ever.
The playoff needs to be expanded and the bowls should be expired. Even with just the four-team playoff, they look more ridiculous than ever.
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