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re: 12 Team Playoff
Posted on 6/10/21 at 2:41 pm to RiverCityTider
Posted on 6/10/21 at 2:41 pm to RiverCityTider
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Am I the only one here who likes this?
I’ll reserve judgement. I think it’ll probably be better than the current system. The current system killed the good of the bowl system without providing much good from a playoff system. CFB interest seems at an all time low.
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Interest in college football will absolutely catch fire from coast to coast. Every conference championship will be chalked full of meaning. And that spills over into every game that affect teams shot at the conference championship or at an large bid. The season doesn't become less meaningful. It is exponentially more meaningful for most teams.
We’ll see. Will an USC-UCLA game for a 12 seed matter after the 12 seed gets stomped several times in the playoff? I think the assumption that just a team getting in will create interest is flawed. The games have to be competitive. Right now, they wouldn’t be.
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Posted on 6/10/21 at 2:51 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Possible unintended consequence: the death of the conference championship games. Why should the B1G, SEC, and ACC, etc. risk their #8 ranked team (Florida, or Northwestern, or Miami) getting blown out by Alabama, Ohio State, or Clemson, thus knocking them out of the playoffs? Better to remove that game and get 2 teams in guaranteed, and possibly sneak a 3rd in.
And if you're #1 or #2 going into the last week or two of the season, you've got a lot less incentive to give 100% and play dinged up starters instead of resting them for the playoffs. That's all well and good if you're playing Ga Southern, but what if it's Auburn? And imagine the uproar if a Ga Southern did the impossible and beat a blue blood because said blue blood was resting their starting QB and RB and MLB?
Will you guarantee the G5 a spot? Will players sit out the first round or any round of the playoffs to protect their NFL futures? I know you can say the same thing now, but that extra game could make a big difference to some kids. LOTS of questions, and possible unintended ramifications. They need to think this thing through carefully.
And if you're #1 or #2 going into the last week or two of the season, you've got a lot less incentive to give 100% and play dinged up starters instead of resting them for the playoffs. That's all well and good if you're playing Ga Southern, but what if it's Auburn? And imagine the uproar if a Ga Southern did the impossible and beat a blue blood because said blue blood was resting their starting QB and RB and MLB?
Will you guarantee the G5 a spot? Will players sit out the first round or any round of the playoffs to protect their NFL futures? I know you can say the same thing now, but that extra game could make a big difference to some kids. LOTS of questions, and possible unintended ramifications. They need to think this thing through carefully.
This post was edited on 6/10/21 at 2:56 pm
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