Re: College Football Playoff
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Originally Posted by
glm47
I definitely like the idea of using existing bowls in an expanded playoff.
I agree, it would be fun. However, it would get very expensive for the winning teams fans to travel 3 or 4 weeks in a row.
TB
Re: College Football Playoff
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Originally Posted by
Bulldog Tom
I agree Power 5 is an invented term, but it is a very real thing. Athletic budgets, recruiting in football and basketball, game attendance, television ratings, national rankings and overall quality of teams on the football fields and basketball courts make it a reality.
I regret we may have reached an impasse.
This may be one of those times where two reasonable people agree on the facts but arrive at different conclusions.
Re: College Football Playoff
use whatever system the FCS schools use.
Re: College Football Playoff
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Originally Posted by
counselingdawg
use whatever system the FCS schools use.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The field of 24 teams competing for the 2017 NCAA Division I Football Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee. The top eight national seeds will host winners from the first-round match-ups.
Re: College Football Playoff
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sportdawg
INDIANAPOLIS -- The field of 24 teams competing for the 2017 NCAA Division I Football Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee. The top eight national seeds will host winners from the first-round match-ups.
10 auto qualifiers & 14 at large
Re: College Football Playoff
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Originally Posted by
johnnylightnin
Clemson wasn't going to be left out in any scenario. The one team that would've been left out is probably the strongest in the play-off. Thus, our system sucks.
Go to 16. 10 conference champs and 6 at large spots. I don't think they'll do that, but I do think we could be looking at 6-8 by this time next year.
+1
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Originally Posted by
Champ967
I regret we may have reached an impasse.
This may be one of those times where two reasonable people agree on the facts but arrive at different conclusions.
Fair enough.
Re: College Football Playoff
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Originally Posted by
Champ967
I regret we may have reached an impasse.
This may be one of those times where two reasonable people agree on the facts but arrive at different conclusions.
Whether you want to admit it or not, cartels are very real things. The "Power 5" is a cartel.
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Re: College Football Playoff
I've been thinking about the next move for the cartel. Eight is logical, but I think they will hold off as long as possible. Many think this year w/out a Big 10 or PAC 12 will start the ball rolling. I don't believe rolling in 4 more bowl games into the mix will be a steep hill for them to climb.
I don't believe 16 is doable for several reasons, but the main one being the watering down of 12 more of the top bowl games. As others have mentioned 4 weeks of fan travel is probably a big reason the cartel won't do it, but they'll never admit it. The cartel will never consider going back to 11 regular season games to provide more room for a 16 team playoff.
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Re: College Football Playoff
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Originally Posted by
sportdawg
No problem. Undefeated, current NCAA FBS National Football Champion UCF doesn't mind at all.
Re: College Football Playoff
Speaking of national championships...
NDSU and JMU are hooking up in Frisco for the FCS title. Early lead to NDSU. I see the south EZ is open for seating, and the stadium is "near capacity."
It's a neat little stadium.
Re: College Football Playoff
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Originally Posted by
dawg80
Speaking of national championships...
NDSU and JMU are hooking up in Frisco for the FCS title. Early lead to NDSU. I see the south EZ is open for seating, and the stadium is "near capacity."
It's a neat little stadium.
Good defensive game. The refs have been horrible.
Re: College Football Playoff
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Originally Posted by
PawDawg
I've been thinking about the next move for the cartel. Eight is logical, but I think they will hold off as long as possible. Many think this year w/out a Big 10 or PAC 12 will start the ball rolling. I don't believe rolling in 4 more bowl games into the mix will be a steep hill for them to climb.
I don't believe 16 is doable for several reasons, but the main one being the watering down of 12 more of the top bowl games. As others have mentioned 4 weeks of fan travel is probably a big reason the cartel won't do it, but they'll never admit it. The cartel will never consider going back to 11 regular season games to provide more room for a 16 team playoff.
4 teams is just not enough to call this sham a playoff.
If they create an 8 team playoff, the quarterfinals should be on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day at neutral bowl sites. That way there could be no conflict with December exams and only 4 teams would be playing after January 2 at the latest.
A 12 or 16-team playoff could start the week after conference championships and quarterfinals could still be at New Year's. Conference championships could be moved up a week if playing the first round the second weekend in December raised academic objections.
Any way you cut it there wouldn't be 4 straight weeks of fan travel.
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Originally Posted by
FriscoDawg
A 12 or 16-team playoff could start the week after conference championships and quarterfinals could still be at New Year's. Conference championships could be moved up a week if playing the first round the second weekend in December raised academic objections.
Any way you cut it there wouldn't be 4 straight weeks of fan travel.
Week 1 - travel to Conference Championships (most teams)
Week 2 - Bowl Games for 16 teams
Week 3 - Bowl Games for 8 teams
Week 4 - Bowl Games for 4 teams
Week 5 - National Championship