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Question about conf championship

Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:32 pm
Posted by Jugbow
Member since Nov 2025
723 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:32 pm
They say the loser shouldn’t be penalized. Why do they effectively get two shots at the cfp championship?

IMO conf championship should be the first round of the playoffs. I would really prefer an 8 team playoff, only power 4, with conf championships as first round. It would solve the problem of teams who shouldn’t be there and push ND to a conference as well. Don’t like seeing the playoff get bigger but seems that’s the way it’s going.
Posted by Harry Boutte
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2024
3668 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:38 pm to
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only power 4

You run into anti-trust issues when you exclude G5 teams from a chance at the championship.
Posted by Ellis_Hugh
Member since Feb 2023
925 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:42 pm to
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IMO conf championship should be the first round of the playoffs.


These games should absolutely be the “first round”
Posted by Victor R Franko
Member since Dec 2021
2113 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:42 pm to
Can't the G5 have their own Championship? Nobody is stopping them.
Posted by Jugbow
Member since Nov 2025
723 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:49 pm to
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You run into anti-trust issues when you exclude G5 teams from a chance at the championship.


It’s silly that they get to compete with power 4. They could do the same with conf champions of g5.
Posted by BengalShark
Member since Jul 2017
4167 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:49 pm to
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Posted by Scoob
Near Exxon
Member since Jun 2009
22827 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 4:51 pm to
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You run into anti-trust issues when you exclude G5 teams from a chance at the championship.

Just call it something different?

Rose Bowl was allowed to lock the rest of CFB out, and just go with the Big 10 and Pac.
We could have a tournament similar to that, but with the 4 big conferences.
Posted by paperwasp
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Member since Sep 2014
28860 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 5:01 pm to
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These games should absolutely be the “first round”

In theory, yes.

But the problem is that the loser of the SECCG (i.e., the team that gets knocked out) is probably better than half the field that actually gets in.

The only way that works is with overall schedule parity, like divisions in the NFL.
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 12/5/25 at 5:07 pm to
We shouldn't even have to play the game. We've already beaten them at their place.

Right?
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