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Has CFB Playoff Affected Recruiting?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 3:38 am
Posted on 5/13/19 at 3:38 am
To be honest I’m relatively new to college football. Followed NFL since 2010, and started following College Football since 2015, but I’ve been pretty much “all in” since 2015, following everything imaginable in relation to college football.
Taking into account my relative new exposure to college football, it seems like now recruits are flocking to CFB playoff dominant teams, whereas perhaps in the past with no CFB playoff, recruiting was more evenly spread?
Case in point Bama dominating recruiting for last 6-7 yrs or whatever, and now Clemson is absolutely towelling up recruiting cause they appear like they’re going on a dominant run. I don’t think this would happen in the past with no CFB playoff and just the regular NY6 bowls, not withstanding the BCS era which seemed to be quite evenly spread amongst teams.
Just my opinion, keep in mind coming from a view of only the last 4-5 years knowledge.
I guess I want to know, did teams dominate recruiting like this when there was no CFB Playoff? Or was it more evenly spread around the P5 conferences?
Taking into account my relative new exposure to college football, it seems like now recruits are flocking to CFB playoff dominant teams, whereas perhaps in the past with no CFB playoff, recruiting was more evenly spread?
Case in point Bama dominating recruiting for last 6-7 yrs or whatever, and now Clemson is absolutely towelling up recruiting cause they appear like they’re going on a dominant run. I don’t think this would happen in the past with no CFB playoff and just the regular NY6 bowls, not withstanding the BCS era which seemed to be quite evenly spread amongst teams.
Just my opinion, keep in mind coming from a view of only the last 4-5 years knowledge.
I guess I want to know, did teams dominate recruiting like this when there was no CFB Playoff? Or was it more evenly spread around the P5 conferences?
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Posted on 5/13/19 at 3:42 am to DownUnderTiger
Winning teams have always done well in recruiting.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 3:59 am to 1BIGTigerFan
If Clemson had of won 2 of 3 Orange Bowls back in the day, would they have been smashing the recruiting trail as much as they are now having won 2 of 3 CFB playoffs?
I seem to think they wouldn’t be
I seem to think they wouldn’t be
Posted on 5/13/19 at 4:13 am to DownUnderTiger
Well no, cuz national championships are better then orange bowls... I don't think it was more spread out no
Posted on 5/13/19 at 4:33 am to DownUnderTiger
The CFP will extend runs and make the more dominant teams stronger.
What you saw with Alabama and what you are seeing with Clemson will be the norm.
Don't know if you can kick Alabama off the perch.
Put the CFP in the 1990s and Florida State
As great as Florida State was in the 1990's the CFP would have made them more relevant and helped with recruiting.
I think there are other factors like 7v7 and social media but the CFP is a major factor.
Pretty much going to turn some people away because it will be the same teams pretty much every year.
I originally thought it would be USC, Alabama, Ohio State and Texas.
Clemson is surprising me. I think it could end up being Oregon out of the PAC eventually.
But I think both Oregon and Clemson will be much easier to kick off the perch than a USC or Texas.
What you saw with Alabama and what you are seeing with Clemson will be the norm.
Don't know if you can kick Alabama off the perch.
Put the CFP in the 1990s and Florida State
As great as Florida State was in the 1990's the CFP would have made them more relevant and helped with recruiting.
I think there are other factors like 7v7 and social media but the CFP is a major factor.
Pretty much going to turn some people away because it will be the same teams pretty much every year.
I originally thought it would be USC, Alabama, Ohio State and Texas.
Clemson is surprising me. I think it could end up being Oregon out of the PAC eventually.
But I think both Oregon and Clemson will be much easier to kick off the perch than a USC or Texas.
This post was edited on 5/13/19 at 4:34 am
Posted on 5/13/19 at 5:08 am to A LeBlanc
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The CFP will extend runs and make the more dominant teams stronger
See that’s the feeling I get as well. I feel without the CFP it was more even, whereas now it looks like teams will go on dominant runs a lot more often.
Good for equity in College Football? Probably not. Good for NCAA and Conference coffers? Yes.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 5:21 am to DownUnderTiger
There is no doubt that Clemson has benefited from CFP appearances and winning a couple. Their timing couldn't have been better in becoming one of the current super teams, with a combination of good talent, coaching stability, a declining FSU (who normally would be in Clemson's position) and a relatively easy schedule year in and year out. The CFP itself has boosted Clemson's current recruiting more than any other factor, IMO.
The four team playoff format lends itself to the creation of a handful of super teams, moreso than the two team BCS or eight team playoff format, and this is why I think you will see the format revised, probably to eight teams - sooner rather than later.
The four team playoff format lends itself to the creation of a handful of super teams, moreso than the two team BCS or eight team playoff format, and this is why I think you will see the format revised, probably to eight teams - sooner rather than later.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 5:21 am to DownUnderTiger
No. Winning a Natty has never had any bearing on the recruitment of the best players.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 6:47 am to myflabbersghasted
Hmm, yeh ok. So an unintended consequence of introducing a playoff...
I think I’d like to see an 8 team CFP, but then you’ve got the usual arguments about scheduling, length of season, injuries, demeaning the bowl games etc etc
I think I’d like to see an 8 team CFP, but then you’ve got the usual arguments about scheduling, length of season, injuries, demeaning the bowl games etc etc
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:09 am to DownUnderTiger
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I’m relatively new to college football.
First thing to learn: LSU is Bama's bitch.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 7:19 am to 1BIGTigerFan
Some teams recruit well regardless the school up the highway in Austin is a perfect example.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 8:10 am to DownUnderTiger
quote:The answer to this question is "yes" (look at Alabama's 11 year run!), BUT it definitely does helps the frequent contestants....just another recruiting tool, although I suspect a team's success rate at putting players in the NFL is just as strong a factor, if not even stronger.
I guess I want to know, did teams dominate recruiting like this when there was no CFB Playoff? Or was it more evenly spread around the P5 conferences?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 8:19 am to DownUnderTiger
g'day mate, are you a fair dinkum? welcome to the rant. How did you become a tiger fan? did one give you a slab and a stubbie holder, or was it some spray for the mozzies?
Posted on 5/13/19 at 8:37 am to DownUnderTiger
I don't see any difference. Making one of the Big 4 bowls prior to the playoff (Sugar, Orange, Rose, or Fiesta) was considered fairly similar in prestige to making the playoffs now. Teams that consistently were in contention for conference titles and those bowls tended to recruit well. USC recruited just as well as Alabama does today in the early to mid 2000's. Miami and FSU dominated recruiting in the 90s.
College football has never had "evenly spread around" recruiting. If anything recruiting is much more spread around today due to every game being televised.
College football has never had "evenly spread around" recruiting. If anything recruiting is much more spread around today due to every game being televised.
This post was edited on 5/13/19 at 8:42 am
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:00 am to 1BIGTigerFan
Well, now teams have the chance to win an extra game per year and that revered 15-0. Which could very well be used in an attempt to appeal to recruits.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:07 am to DownUnderTiger
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Has CFB Playoff Affected Recruiting?
Pay close attention to rules numbers 1, 2 and 3 when it comes to recruiting.
1 - He who pays the most money wins.
2 - He who pays the most money wins.
3 - He who pays the most money wins.
That’s all you need to know. Nothing else really matters.
Clemson cheats. We all know it. They’ve been doing it for decades. They are one of the dirtiest programs in NCAA history.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:25 am to scrooster
No, man, you're mistaken. Alabama is just so good they beat every other team with ease; because, you know, of coaching. It has nothing to do with having more 5 star players than can see the field.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:39 am to AndyWoods
Bama don’t cheat
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:40 am to I Bleed Garnet
I've never seen it caught on VHS, so there's no way.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 11:45 am to AndyWoods
Yep
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