re: Next Year with Playoff system SEC could send 2 or 3 teams with title hopes

I don't think the committee will allow 2 SEC teams in the playoff no matter what.

Too much money to spread around, and they've already said that conference championships and head-to-head will be heavily considered.

But then again, I've heard many media members say it would be a travesty to leave out Alabama this year if there was a playoff. I agree.

But that begs the following question - "If Bama should get into the playoff despite not winning their division and despite losing to Auburn, why not three or even four SEC teams?"

If the playoff is meant to include the four best teams, then there should be no limit by conference. But that's not what the playoff is for. It's to include the four teams from around the country that would make for an exciting tournament.

Having a conference championship game will become a liability unless they explicitly state you must be a conference champ to get in. They need to do away with conference championship games and go all the way to a ten game conference schedule.

I think you can have 2, but never 3. For example, in 2011 Bama and LSU would have been in.

I think in years where conference champs have 2 losses you will see multiple teams from conferences getting in. Why wouldn't you send a 1 loss team from a major conference in over a 2-3 loss Pac 12/B1G champ or whatever the case may be. There also may be years the SEC could get left out, if the conference champ has 2 losses (doesn't happen often of course)

What if Mizzou had beaten SC in OT and then lost a closer game to AU? Us SEC homers would want 3 SEC in, but there is no way the committee would take 3. Could the committee even pick 2? The entitled Bammers and the eye test people want Bama, but is it fair to take 2nd place West over 1st place undefeated (before SEC Championship) East? I think the committee will be stuck with the default position of conference champions. The runners up had their chance and lost. Only way two SEC get in is if they are both undefeated going into Atlanta or the rest of the big conferences end up with two losses.

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If the playoffs happened this year, 2 SEC teams would have made it.

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I think you are making a lot of wrong assumptions about the comittee. A) I think you are assuming they will take the top 4/best teams. B) I think you assume they aren't putting a lot of emphasis on the conference championship games.

If the playoffs were this year I would not be shocked to see the committee put FSU, Auburn, MSU, and Stanford in there.

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I would much rather have this happen then a team in Alabama's position this year being passed over by teams that won their crappy conferences.

If I hear 1 more time how MSU or Baylor are more deserving because they won their conferences……

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Shocking post is shocking

"We didn't handle our business, but we should still get a shot always"

Do you gumps ever get tired of spewing this shite every year?

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If you seed them according to final BCS standings

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I don't think you understand how the committee is going to work.

The traditional bowls are already destroyed. They have 0 meaning in terms of the NC. They used to back before the BCS.

At this point, lets just go to 8 team playoff

This year there is no way they could leave out Alabama. If you seed them according to final BCS standings

As of right now, the BCS is dead. There won't be any computers, there won't be any BCS rankings. It's all on the Dirty 13 - Condoleeza Rice, Archie Manning, and 11 other people - and who they subjectively choose to be the Final 4. Assuming they started this year, could the Dirty 13 leave out Alabama? You're damn right they could.

Everyone assumes there is going to be a ranking from the commitee 1-4. They have never said that. Their job is to form 2 semi final games and 4 other primier games. They are going to take into consideration bowl alignments , head to head , conf champs , and the rankings in the polls. But it foes not mean 1 play 4 and 2 plays 3 .

Scenario ....
Coaches poll.
1- FSU
2- BAMA
3- Oregon
4- OSU

They could easily set it up

BAMA- FSU. in Sugar
O-OSU in Rose

This makes the bowls happy and makes it for better travel.

The committee is not a ranking system it's a game maker .