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12 team playoffs just aren't good in football...
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:20 pm
This isn't basketball. Not enough parity between the top 12 teams. 4 best teams are the way. These blowout games just aren't cutting it.
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Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:22 pm to bamabonners
Just go to 16. Get rid of byes. And seed accordingly. You don't get a top 4 cause you won a crappy league.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:23 pm to bamabonners
Plenty of blowouts in the 4 team and the 2 team playoffs from previous years. How about we just play random bowl games and let the AP decide?
For me, I enjoy it. We will get some bangers but maybe not every year. Maybe it means more up north watching football.
For me, I enjoy it. We will get some bangers but maybe not every year. Maybe it means more up north watching football.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:24 pm to spslayto
Only thing with that is you still have bad games. A 1 playing 16, 2 v 15 and so on
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:24 pm to bamabonners
Maybe give it more than one year before making a judgement?
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:31 pm to bamabonners
If we go to a system where a conference champion doesn't get a bye, then you have to recognize that teams will rest their players in CCG's going forward.
If we had a 16 team playoff, UGA, Texas, PSU and Oregon would all be top 8 seeds regardless of what happened in the Big 10 and SECCG's. So no starters would end up playing in those games.
UGA wouldn't risk Carson Beck getting hurt (which he was) in a game where winning wouldn't give them any benefit. Texas wouldn't risk their starters either. Nobody would. The only thing that makes taking those games seriously make sense is that you get a bye if you win.
Take that away, it's a pre-season like game with no meaning.
It' fine if we want to take away the benefit of winning a CCG. But just realize that if you do, you take away any reason to play starters in the CCG.
If we had a 16 team playoff, UGA, Texas, PSU and Oregon would all be top 8 seeds regardless of what happened in the Big 10 and SECCG's. So no starters would end up playing in those games.
UGA wouldn't risk Carson Beck getting hurt (which he was) in a game where winning wouldn't give them any benefit. Texas wouldn't risk their starters either. Nobody would. The only thing that makes taking those games seriously make sense is that you get a bye if you win.
Take that away, it's a pre-season like game with no meaning.
It' fine if we want to take away the benefit of winning a CCG. But just realize that if you do, you take away any reason to play starters in the CCG.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:37 pm to bamabonners
If they would select the best 12 teams and seed correctly, you’d have a much better product.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:41 pm to bamabonners
This format gives teams that did their work during the season to get a shot. If they get mauled that’s expected. The first round of all tournaments have blow outs.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:45 pm to Texastiger43
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Only thing with that is you still have bad games. A 1 playing 16, 2 v 15 and so on
Yes. But you would have to win to move on. You aren't a Boise or Arizona State sitting with a bye. You are likely knocked out first round and we get better second round games
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:45 pm to SquatchDawg
Take the top 12 teams the BCS computer spits out. Forget conference championships and committees. All games prior to the semis should be played on campuses.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:52 pm to bamabonners
The average score of the Championship games over the past 6 years is 45-17 ! What's your point?
Posted on 1/1/25 at 1:57 pm to bamabonners
Well it’s about to be 16.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 2:04 pm to SquatchDawg
No it gives teams that also didn’t do their work during the regular season a shot also which is the issue. 6 maybe 8 teams was plenty. 3 loss teams have no business getting a chance at a title and you will have that with this format
Posted on 1/1/25 at 2:06 pm to bamabonners
These playoffs are boring as shite.
I wanted a 12 team playoff bad but this isn’t good.
I wanted a 12 team playoff bad but this isn’t good.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 2:18 pm to bamabonners
Yet everyone was screaming for more playoff teams.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 2:24 pm to SouthernInsanity
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Yet everyone was screaming for more playoff teams.
Not everyone. Some idiots were screaming for less.
Last year, two deserving teams were left out. That's why you have an expanded playoff. Had it been 8 all along, we'd still be at 8 teams and it would be 8 teams forever most likely.
But, we couldn't be reasonable. FSU and UGA were left out.....making sure a streak of deserving teams are left out going all the way back to the 2 team BCS....every one of which left out deserving teams.
This year, no deserving team was left out but some undeserving ones were let it.
It's the better option.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 2:37 pm to bamabonners
Not the number so much as the seeding and format. Blowouts happened every year with 4 too.
Basketball is far better at seeding teams. And doesn’t compound seeding issues with home field (which is huge). It still has problems but it’s far more thought out than this season’s playoffs.
Basketball is far better at seeding teams. And doesn’t compound seeding issues with home field (which is huge). It still has problems but it’s far more thought out than this season’s playoffs.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 2:40 pm to NickPapageorgio
It's just a few too many teams, scale it back to 10 teams, 2 teams get a first round bye.
8 teams split up 4 first round games.
Lastly, a Top 10 playoff just sounds better.
8 teams split up 4 first round games.
Lastly, a Top 10 playoff just sounds better.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 2:53 pm to spslayto
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Just go to 16. Get rid of byes. And seed accordingly. You don't get a top 4 cause you won a crappy league.
This is the way.
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