Conference Realignment 2014 edition

[PawDawg]

conference championships are about to be a thing of the past for the P5s too.

[GatorDawg]

What incentive is there to expand the playoffs? It may be team number 5, team number 9, team 17. It doesn't matter. Someone will feel left out. Expanding the playoff does nothing.

[johnnylightnin]

What incentive is there to expand the playoffs? It may be team number 5, team number 9, team 17. It doesn't matter. Someone will feel left out. Expanding the playoff does nothing.

Depends on who #5 is. 8 allows all p5 champs a seat with 3 at-large. Expansion is coming.

[GatorDawg]

Depends on who #5 is. 8 allows all p5 champs a seat with 3 at-large. Expansion is coming.

What good does that serve? It's more likely IMO that it becomes P4 than expand the playoffs. 4 team playoff with 4 power conferences is the dream scenario.

[johnnylightnin]

What good does that serve? It's more likely IMO that it becomes P4 than expand the playoffs. 4 team playoff with 4 power conferences is the dream scenario.

Not if you're a one loss dynasty program like UT or Bama.

The p5 are not content with just champs. Gotta provide for at-large. B1G may be the expansion driver.

[HogDawg]

Saying it won't change inside of 12 years is saying the Big10 will be complacent with never getting a bid. Let the SEC sit home one year (could happen in year 1) and see how quick they go to 8. Let Notre Dame getting a spot keep two of the P5 conferences out (could happen in year 1). I give it 4 years max before they go to 8.

^^^^THIS!!! My sentiments, exactly.

[HogDawg]

What incentive is there to expand the playoffs? It may be team number 5, team number 9, team 17. It doesn't matter. Someone will feel left out. Expanding the playoff does nothing.

Sure it does. You've got more people intimately involved with the playoffs because THEIR TEAM is in it.

[PawDawg]

What incentive is there to expand the playoffs? It may be team number 5, team number 9, team 17. It doesn't matter. Someone will feel left out. Expanding the playoff does nothing.

That's the standard talking point against more than 4.

It gives conferences a chance. The Big10 will likely be left out every year. The ACC is very lucky to have Florida State, but one slip up and they are out. Another ACC team is not likey even without a conference championship game. When the SEC does away with its championship game, they will likely have two teams every year. Not fair in the eyes of all the left coast and northern liberals.

[Champ967]

Expanding the playoff does nothing.

Expanding from 2 to 4 did nothing?

[Dwayne From Minden]

The commissioners as it stands right now with the P5 want 8 -

In reality that is all that matters and TV is willing to pay a kingly sum for 4 more teams

That said - I don't see it growing past 8 teams

[Soonerdawg]

The commissioners as it stands right now with the P5 want 8 -

In reality that is all that matters and TV is willing to pay a kingly sum for 4 more teams

That said - I don't see it growing past 8 teams

Of course there are no guarantees, but the odds are the best team in the country is in the top six with two buffer spots. I think eight does it.

[GatorDawg]

Not if you're a one loss dynasty program like UT or Bama.

The p5 are not content with just champs. Gotta provide for at-large. B1G may be the expansion driver.

They will change the rules to determine the teams before they add playoff spots.

[GatorDawg]

The commissioners as it stands right now with the P5 want 8 -

You are dead wrong on that. I know for a fact that they do not. If they did then it already would be 8.

[GatorDawg]

Expanding from 2 to 4 did nothing?

It hasn't yet. And if a top 2 seed wins the whole thing then it still did nothing.

[GatorDawg]

That's the standard talking point against more than 4.

It gives conferences a chance. The Big10 will likely be left out every year. The ACC is very lucky to have Florida State, but one slip up and they are out. Another ACC team is not likey even without a conference championship game. When the SEC does away with its championship game, they will likely have two teams every year. Not fair in the eyes of all the left coast and northern liberals.

Again you assume that all 5 power conferences survive. This is the crux to the discussion. I've previously stated that I think one dies soon.

Also I don't get where you think anyone will do away with the championship games. The SEC makes plenty of money off theirs. Others will soon serve as the quarter finals that you say are certain.