LouisianaHuskerFan Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Sad day for college football. How is it a sad day? Quote Link to comment
LouisianaHuskerFan Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Once the money starts flowing in, the playoffs will expand. If there's one thing we know for a certainty, college football is driven by money. Good point sir. I can only hope. Quote Link to comment
Muck Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 How is it a sad day? Because it was the last gasp of collegiate football. From here on in it is solely a corporate decision making process catering to the unwashed masses who see teams as little more than quasi-pro entertainment. Locations based on how many corporate suites can be sold in cities that are convention destinations. College football is now dead. Long live the NFL lite. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 But Muck, it's been a version of the very thing you describe for decades. Let's not pretend that this radically changes things. It simply calls it what it is - a tremendous money-maker looking to make more money. The same as it ever was. Quote Link to comment
flatwaterfan Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 They are talking you could have a 4 team playoff with the 4 top rated teams or they could go with conference champions only. (top 4 conference champions). Personally I like the conference champions option. It would eliminate some of the lobbying for votes & be a little more objective. What say you? Quote Link to comment
Blackshirts007 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Already a topic on this in the Other sports Quote Link to comment
Comish Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 How is it a sad day? Because it was the last gasp of collegiate football. From here on in it is solely a corporate decision making process catering to the unwashed masses who see teams as little more than quasi-pro entertainment. Locations based on how many corporate suites can be sold in cities that are convention destinations. College football is now dead. Long live the NFL lite. On the contrary............college football is reluctantly being dragged into the 21st century. About time! 1 Quote Link to comment
HuskerShark Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 I guess I just dont understand the "logistic" issues of an on-campus round. What is so logistically challenging for a USC or Oregen having to to travel to a Lincoln, NE or a Columbus OH for a semi as opposed to Miami, FL or New Orleans. It just depends how you look at it. BCS says, "The logistics of on-campus games don't work out." Translation: "Having on-campus games makes it more difficult for the BCS to get their hands on the money." Quote Link to comment
Buckeyeboy45 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 How does this end the BCS exactly?? Will the BCS not be the deciding factor of who the final four are?? Quote Link to comment
Notre Dame Joe Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 But Muck, it's been a version of the very thing you describe for decades. Let's not pretend that this radically changes things. It simply calls it what it is - a tremendous money-maker looking to make more money. The same as it ever was. It's more about the death of the bowls, which is what made college football sui generis unlike any other sport in the world. now if you hate bowls that's understandable but also understand it means we're going to be just like everything else now. Quote Link to comment
T_O_Bull Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Going to happen in 2014. To limit the field to conference champions would invalidate the term "National Champion" and turn this into nothing more than a money grab by the major conferences. T_O_B G>B>R Quote Link to comment
MLB 51 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 They are talking you could have a 4 team playoff with the 4 top rated teams or they could go with conference champions only. (top 4 conference champions). Personally I like the conference champions option. It would eliminate some of the lobbying for votes & be a little more objective. What say you? Would keep Ala. and LSU from playing each other in the MNC. SEC will never go for it. Quote Link to comment
LouisianaHuskerFan Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 But Muck, it's been a version of the very thing you describe for decades. Let's not pretend that this radically changes things. It simply calls it what it is - a tremendous money-maker looking to make more money. The same as it ever was. It's more about the death of the bowls, which is what made college football sui generis unlike any other sport in the world. now if you hate bowls that's understandable but also understand it means we're going to be just like everything else now. I don't hate the bowl games, I just hate having the bowl system, if that makes any sense. I want at least a 16 team playoff. Then, there can still be bowl games, a lot less bowl games, for the teams that didn't make the playoff. That gives them something to play for after the season is over plus they would still get the extra practices. Quote Link to comment
Judoka Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 It seems odd to me that the NCAA would not still have the bowls for any teams that fail to qualify for the "final 4." The money loss involved would be too great for them not to include the bowls in some form. Quote Link to comment
gratefullred Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 But Muck, it's been a version of the very thing you describe for decades. Let's not pretend that this radically changes things. It simply calls it what it is - a tremendous money-maker looking to make more money. The same as it ever was. It's more about the death of the bowls, which is what made college football sui generis unlike any other sport in the world. now if you hate bowls that's understandable but also understand it means we're going to be just like everything else now. I don't hate the bowl games, I just hate having the bowl system, if that makes any sense. I want at least a 16 team playoff. Then, there can still be bowl games, a lot less bowl games, for the teams that didn't make the playoff. That gives them something to play for after the season is over plus they would still get the extra practices. I hope this does not go past 4. At 16 I would go broke taking a month off work and traveling to various locations in order to see NU win a national championship. Quote Link to comment
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