College Playoff

[TDunk]

Won't anyone think of Brad Edwards???

 

[IronBuckI]

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It's not fucking rocket science people. You just take the top 8 or 16 teams by BCS rankings, regardless of whether or not they were conference champs, and seed them. It works for all other divisions...

That's not how any of the lower divisions do it.

Of the 20 (soon to be 24) teams in the FCS playoffs, 10 are automatic bid conference champs, and only need a minimum of 7 wins.

Division II is a 24 team playoff with no automatic bids.

Division III is a 32 team playoff with all 25 conferences getting an automatic bid.

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[ORD_Buckeye]

I'm not sure Minnesota was the team you are looking for in this conversation.

There is freedom of association still in this country, and we choose to associate with Indiana and Minnesota. It doesn't mean that we should be forced to associate with directional Michigan or Fredo of Ohio.

Let's also not forget that a century ago, Ohio State was the guy on the outside looking in, and Indiana and Minnesota voted to let us in. That counts for something in my book. They are family. Sure today, they are more akin to Cousin Eddie in that they show up at our house every other year, park their Winnebago in the driveway and empty their crapper out in our gutter. Yea, they're something of a [censored]ing embarrassment, but they're still family and we still CHOOSE to associate with them.

The mid-majors are not family. They are the self-entitled, semi-literate, knuckle-dragging thugs from the other side of the tracks that look at what we have and say, "I want mine." They're the reasons we put bars on the windows so that they don't storm into the house, steal our money, eat our food and rape our god damned daughters.

 

[Mac]

That's not how any of the lower divisions do it.

Of the 20 (soon to be 24) teams in the FCS playoffs, 10 are automatic bid conference champs, and only need a minimum of 7 wins.

Division II is a 24 team playoff with no automatic bids.

Division III is a 32 team playoff with all 25 conferences getting an automatic bid.

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This is how it should have been done. At the very least should have been 8 teams. 4 teams now? It's not really much different than what it was

 

[BigWoof31]

This is how it should have been done. At the very least should have been 8 teams. 4 teams now? It's not really much different than what it was

My $.02 is that they should have somehow tried to work in a "first round bye" into the system. Possibly with 6 teams.

Teams that play in an incredibly difficult league (and win) or who challenge themselves and take OOC road games (and win) dont really see much of a benefit in the current system.

University AD's have "0" incentives to schedule OOC games at all now. It's going to be cupcakes galore from here on out.

 

[OSU_D/]

Muck points to lack of parity as a need for a religation of about half the team out of I-A. Well, if you're going to kick teams out because they historical aren't very good, then you'll have to kick out at least one team (Indiana) if not more (Minnesota) from the B1G.

I'm not sure Minnesota was the team you are looking for in this conversation.

Correct... they have 6 National Championships total including 1 post WWII which is the exact same Michigan has since post WWII.

 

[Vinsanity]

My $.02 is that they should have somehow tried to work in a "first round bye" into the system. Possibly with 6 teams.

Teams that play in an incredibly difficult league (and win) or who challenge themselves and take OOC road games (and win) dont really see much of a benefit in the current system.

University AD's have "0" incentives to schedule OOC games at all now. It's going to be cupcakes galore from here on out.

But of you schedule cupcakes and falter one week in conference, you are pretty much done.

If you get one good non-conference win that might insulate you from the one crappy loss.

 

[BigWoof31]

If you get one good non-conference win that might insulate you from the one crappy loss.

Well argued point, one that's going to still cause lots of confusion once this playoff gets implimented.

I think alot will depend on the timing of the loss, like it does in the current system. A late season loss will obviously hurt more than an early season one.

 

[ucfknight]

Which six bowls does everyone think will be part of rotation? Obviously, the four current BCS Bowls will be used but the last two spots are up for grabs. The Cotton is almost certain to get a spot but after that it seems foggy. Chick-Fil-A? Capital One? Which bowl is most likely to grab the last spot in the rotation?

I'll say Outback bowl will get one of the bids. It's in a good location, Florida so weather won't be a factor for the bowl. In a nice facility which can hold a large amount of fans. Gator/Capital One won't get it because Jacksonville is horrible and the Citrus Bowl is awful. So if Florida was gonna be in the rotation besides the Orange bowl I would favor Outback.

 

[bucknut522]

Hope this system is going to work. I am all for the playoffs.

 

[nickp]

The other cities for consideration in my mind would be Orlando (Citrus Bowl) and Atlanta (Chik Fil A Bowl)

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Don't rule out Jerry World

 

[cincibuck]

I'll say Outback bowl will get one of the bids. It's in a good location, Florida so weather won't be a factor for the bowl. In a nice facility which can hold a large amount of fans.

That's right. It NEVER rains in Florida in the winter.

Crappy weather is a possibility in any place but arena ball, and the less I see of indoor football the happier I will be.

It's time to stop thinking of the bowls and future playoffs as the exclusive right of Dixie and LA. If the NFL can play important, championship level games in Green Bay in January, then so can college football.

It's time the Big Ten stood up for bowl parity.

 

[Piney]

The other cities for consideration in my mind would be Orlando (Citrus Bowl) and Atlanta (Chik Fil A Bowl)

Find it interesting that really only 3 bowls are locked in to be part of th e6 (Rose, Orange & whoever get the SEC/BigXII bowl)

I really think this is a message to the Fiesta Bowl... CLEAN UP YOUR ACT. If you want in, you have to play by our rules.

I really think the Chik Fil A Bowl is a prime candidate. It is already on New Years Eve and is in a prime location.

On the flip side, if the ChikFilA Bowl gets one spot... I don't think Florida will get another game(ie Citrus). I mean really... how many of these bowls do we want in the SEC footprint?

I did read a lil bit that the Holiday Bowl will try to get one of the spots. I can totally see a bowl come out of no where and sell it's soul to get a spot. Time to create a new bowl based in Indianapolis

 

[woofermazing]

I'm pretty happy with a committee doing the choosing. It reduces the amount of influence ESPin has on the process, which is a huge plus in my book. The amount of campaigning they did for Alabama getting in the title game last year was beyond ridiculous.