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re: A coworker (stanford grad) told me something interesting today
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:35 pm to lsufball19
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:35 pm to lsufball19
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Agreed, people wanted playoffs and campaigned for it for years, but what they didn't take into account is what the result would be if you were out of the picture. That, along with the abundance of bowls, have made the rest of the postseason rather meaningless. Bowls are no longer so much determined by how well you did but more based on what matchup will draw more fans, when teams last played in that bowl game, etc. It is much more aligned with what bowls were when national champs were determined after the regular season, glorified exhibitions. They just don't mean much anymore unless you're a school that hasn't played in the postseason in years. The only real purpose they serve is additional practice time. When the Sugar Bowl is contractually obligated to take a 4 loss SEC team because they're the highest ranked SEC team not in the CFP, it takes away what the Sugar Bowl once meant.
This will push the sport to eight playoff teams more than anything.
I just hope we do it sooner than later.
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Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:58 pm to cardboardboxer
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This will push the sport to eight playoff teams more than anything.
I just hope we do it sooner than later.
see I don't even like that idea. It takes away the importance of the regular season. IMO, CFP is not the NFL, nor should it try to model their postseason after it. With 8 teams, you will have 2 loss teams in the playoffs every single year. This year you would have 4 2-loss teams. IMO, the best system would have been to play the bowls as designated in the system pre-dating the BCS. You have the 4 major bowls (Fiesta, Sugar, Rose, and Orange). The conference champions of the 5 major conference have auto tie-ins to those bowls and then 3 at-large teams. After those bowls have been played, the committee selects the two best teams to play in the national championship. (I'd also eliminate about half the bowls. they're not profitable and they're largely meaningless)
With this system, the regular season is still paramount. Conference champions are rewarded, and you still leave room for 3 at-large bids. You also still give the committee the opportunity to have the 2 best teams play one another for a National title. You will also eliminate an abundance of 2 loss teams from national title contention. Maybe I'm in the minority, and I know this would never happen, but it's the way I feel
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