December 8, 200817 yr Any format should have a hot weathern team(southern team so to speak)going up North and playing in the cold. :lol: Why? To even the playing feild? This isn't intramurals. I know I am in the minority but I like the BCS!
December 9, 200817 yr A playoff would eliminate all the stupid BCS rankings, and the no fun of college football post season play. Also as mentioned, a playoff eliminates all time off teams get from December to January. I would love a 16 team playoff, and then all the bowl eligible teams can go to bowl games, just get rid of the BCS..
December 9, 200817 yr One general question I have for this format. Are teams who do not qualify for a bowl allowed any extra practice during this time or are they out of luck? Also, does each game of the playoffs have the same payout as a standard bowl game? The reason I ask is because with the above mentioned system, certain teams will basically have the equivolant of an extra Spring practice compared to teams who do not qualify. I am not saying whether I disagree or not, but this could most definately in the rich getting richer (Much more practice, easier transition for Seniors who will be replaced, exponentially higher national exposure, and exponentially increased cash flow) If people think that there is a monopoly already in place on who dominates conferences year in and year out... just imagine what this could potentially do.
December 9, 200817 yr I like an 8 team playoff and all the remaining bowls hang around as well. I think this would be the best option and prove a real Champion in College football, not a computer picked one.
December 9, 200817 yr I would love to see a playoff, but the best arguement that I have heard against it is that you would have trobule making money because fans cannot afford to travel 4 weeks in a row. With a 16 team tourny you have to win 4 games to capture the title. I know that basketball does this format, however, it is only 3 weeks, but the biggest difference is with football you are talking about needed 80,000 whereas in basketball with the exception of the final four most rounds only seat 20,000 or so. On top of that you would need to pull 80,000 from only two fanbases, whereas in basketball you have 8 teams playing on one day during the opening rounds. I just don't see where that many fans of a team would be able to afford to travel 4 weeks in a row. Especially for teams like Ohio State and Southern Cal that are there almost every year, you just could not sustain the fan support year after year.
December 9, 200817 yr All of these hypothetical play-off systems make it too complicated. There is no reason to re-invent the wheel. The old 1-AA system worked great. I used to go to play-off games at Marshall. Youngstown State, Appy State, Georgia Southern, and any other team that came to Huntington traveled well. When all the games were played, there was a sense of satisfaction among the winners and losers that a true champion had been crowned. Corporate sponsors are still going to support the games. The only loser is the bowl committees. The only reason to keep them around is for historical sake. They serve no other purpose but to serve themselves. Eliminate them. Institute a play-off system. And most importantly, give us a true NCAA national champion in football and end this ignorant debate once and for all.
December 9, 200817 yr I would love to see a playoff, but the best arguement that I have heard against it is that you would have trobule making money because fans cannot afford to travel 4 weeks in a row. With a 16 team tourny you have to win 4 games to capture the title. I know that basketball does this format, however, it is only 3 weeks, but the biggest difference is with football you are talking about needed 80,000 whereas in basketball with the exception of the final four most rounds only seat 20,000 or so. On top of that you would need to pull 80,000 from only two fanbases, whereas in basketball you have 8 teams playing on one day during the opening rounds. I just don't see where that many fans of a team would be able to afford to travel 4 weeks in a row. Especially for teams like Ohio State and Southern Cal that are there almost every year, you just could not sustain the fan support year after year. That's why it should only be 8 teams and the last 3 games should all be played at the same place w/ 4 other big sites used for the other 4 games. People would travel to say Miami for an 8 day vaction w/ a chance that their team would play two games in 7 days for the title. Also, the regular season wouldn't be cheapened b/c the 6 conference champions would go and their would only be two spots left instead of 4. So this year OSU and either Texas or Bama would be out. Both of those last two deserve to make it so the regular season would obviously still matter.
December 9, 200817 yr OK an eight team playoff using the bowls. Top 8 bowls for finals rotation (selected by current pecking order)... Sugar Fiesta Orange Rose Cotton Captial One Gator Sun Picking the 1st 4 games to make them regional as westside suggests, but favoring the higher seed ... Dec. 26 -- Cotton Bowl -- (1)Oklahoma vs (8)Va Tech Dec. 26 -- Gator Bowl -- (4)USC vs (5)Utah Dec. 27 -- Capitol One Bowl -- (2)Florida vs (7)Cincinnati Dec. 27 -- Fiesta Bowl -- (3)Texas vs (6)Penn State Jan. 1 -- Rose Bowl -- Oklahoma vs USC Jan. 1 -- Sugar Bowl -- Florida vs Texas Jan. 10 -- Orange Bowl -- Oklahoma vs Florida
December 9, 200817 yr I like an 8 team playoff and all the remaining bowls hang around as well. I think this would be the best option and prove a real Champion in College football, not a computer picked one.What system would you propose to select the top 8?
December 10, 200817 yr OK an eight team playoff using the bowls. Top 8 bowls for finals rotation (selected by current pecking order)... Sugar Fiesta Orange Rose Cotton Captial One Gator Sun Picking the 1st 4 games to make them regional as westside suggests, but favoring the higher seed ... Dec. 26 -- Cotton Bowl -- (1)Oklahoma vs (8)Va Tech Dec. 26 -- Gator Bowl -- (4)USC vs (5)Utah Dec. 27 -- Capitol One Bowl -- (2)Florida vs (7)Cincinnati Dec. 27 -- Fiesta Bowl -- (3)Texas vs (6)Penn State Jan. 1 -- Rose Bowl -- Oklahoma vs USC Jan. 1 -- Sugar Bowl -- Florida vs Texas Jan. 10 -- Orange Bowl -- Oklahoma vs Florida I like keeping just the 4 main bowl sites and rotating every 4 years w/ the semis and finals being a week and a half long crazy party where the last 3 games are played in the same city. To answer the question you asked someone else later. You take the 6 conference champions from the current BCS conferences and two other entrants. Non BCS guarantee remains if they finish in the top 8 of the BCS rankings or whatever the new rankings would be called.
December 10, 200817 yr What system would you propose to select the top 8? First off, ANY UNBEATEN TEAM MAKES THE PLAYOFF! Next in line would be the 6 Major conference champions. If that spills over into more then 8 teams, then the clincher would be the highest ranked teams in the human polls. If there are not more then 8 teams after the first 2 are picked, then it goes to the next highest ranked team according to the human polls. I hate this whole computer thing. Doesn't make a lick of sense, and a computer can't watch a football game.
December 10, 200817 yr First off, ANY UNBEATEN TEAM MAKES THE PLAYOFF! Next in line would be the 6 Major conference champions. If that spills over into more then 8 teams, then the clincher would be the highest ranked teams in the human polls. If there are not more then 8 teams after the first 2 are picked, then it goes to the next highest ranked team according to the human polls. I hate this whole computer thing. Doesn't make a lick of sense, and a computer can't watch a football game. So say Ball St. went undefeated, who would you leave out this year? VT?
December 10, 200817 yr So say Ball St. went undefeated, who would you leave out this year? VT? Absolutely. Any team that does not lose a game the entire season deserves a chance to play for the title. The kids don't make the schedule, they earned the right to be there. Ball St. didn't finish the deal though, so they are now out of contention.
December 10, 200817 yr First off, ANY UNBEATEN TEAM MAKES THE PLAYOFF! Next in line would be the 6 Major conference champions. If that spills over into more then 8 teams, then the clincher would be the highest ranked teams in the human polls. If there are not more then 8 teams after the first 2 are picked, then it goes to the next highest ranked team according to the human polls. I hate this whole computer thing. Doesn't make a lick of sense, and a computer can't watch a football game. I am not saying your idea is good or bad, but this format would all but eliminate any type of OOC game unless it was against a 1-AA school. There would be no point scheduling even a moderately difficult schedule beyond your conference.
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