National Championship Game

[knapplc]

Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared UCF the National Champions.

 

I don't believe he's considered a "major selector."

 

 

[Ric Flair]

1 hour ago, Vern said:

So if the 8-team playoff happened this year, and we use p5 champions plus 3 at-large (which seems to be the popular opinion).  The eight teams would be:

 

conference champs:

1. USC (pac12 champ)

2. Georgia (SEC champ)

3. Ohio State (Big10 champ)

4. Oklahoma (Big12 champ)

5. Clemson (ACC champ)

 

Now if we disqualify any of the losing conference championship teams (Stanford, Auburn, Wisconsin, TCU, Miami) and you go by the CFP rankings (http://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/21/week/15/year/2017/seasontype/2)

 

The 3 at-large bids would go to:

6. Alabama

7. Penn State

8. Washington

 

UCF would have been next in line after Washington bud sadly would have missed out even with this system.

 

 

 

You fix that with a specific rule that makes any undefeated team(s) the first at-large team(s) selected. 

[BigRedBuster]

If you don't have a system where a team like UCF has a chance to play for the NC, it greatly delegitimizes the championship.  It also makes it look like P5 teams are scared to play them so they shut them out.

[Mavric]

 

[Cdog923]

5 hours ago, Vern said:

It seems like everyone thinks an 8-team playoff is the answer.  But UCF would not have even made an 8-team playoff this year.  They were ranked #12 at the end of the season.  We need a 16-game playoff!

 

 

 

Not if there's a clause for an undefeated G5 team to automatically be included. 

[beorach]

Let all the conference champs in and use stats &/or polls to seed them accordingly.  Watch more football.  Happiness is increased (as is money).  The only hitch to it this season is the Sun Belt had co-champs.  I suppose there's always the trouble with independents, too, but Notre Dame has had conditions set before.

[BigRedBuster]

Very good point by Frost.

 

 

[Moiraine]

5 hours ago, Vern said:

So if the 8-team playoff happened this year, and we use p5 champions plus 3 at-large (which seems to be the popular opinion).  The eight teams would be:

 

conference champs:

1. USC (pac12 champ)

2. Georgia (SEC champ)

3. Ohio State (Big10 champ)

4. Oklahoma (Big12 champ)

5. Clemson (ACC champ)

 

Now if we disqualify any of the losing conference championship teams (Stanford, Auburn, Wisconsin, TCU, Miami) and you go by the CFP rankings (http://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/21/week/15/year/2017/seasontype/2)

 

The 3 at-large bids would go to:

6. Alabama

7. Penn State

8. Washington

 

UCF would have been next in line after Washington bud sadly would have missed out even with this system.

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think that's how it should go. If you didn't win your conference you're not in, period.

 

G5 may have easier schedules but they would always be seeds 6-8. As someone said earlier. Make them be undefeated if you want. Only if we don't have that can you include a P5 non conference champion. (Not counting independents with great seasons - or make the independents join a conference if they want to play).

Edited January 8, 2018 by Moiraine

[grandpasknee]

I wonder.  Throwing out all of the legit discussion of an 8 team playoff, would our (those of us on this message board) input be as lively on the topic if it had been Memphis, or Toledo that had the undefeated record as opposed to UCF? 

[mwj98]

Cant help but think how fast Georgia turned it around. Then I think about Penn State. I never thought they would recover. With the right staff, who knows. 

 

I got a gas station full of kool-aid, ya’ll come fill up!

 

GBR!

[Ziebol]

Is there any video link or a summary of what Frost said when he was interviewed down on the field?

[Cdog923]

1 hour ago, grandpasknee said:

I wonder.  Throwing out all of the legit discussion of an 8 team playoff, would our (those of us on this message board) input be as lively on the topic if it had been Memphis, or Toledo that had the undefeated record as opposed to UCF? 

 

Absolutely not. 

[Truth in Ruin]

Googled the score out of curiosity.  0 - 3 midway thru the second quarter.  Typical SEC game.

[Head Coach Scott Frost]

Georgia's kicker wears glasses on the field and contacts in his picture

[BigRedBuster]

3 hours ago, grandpasknee said:

I wonder.  Throwing out all of the legit discussion of an 8 team playoff, would our (those of us on this message board) input be as lively on the topic if it had been Memphis, or Toledo that had the undefeated record as opposed to UCF? 

 

Yes....I’ve had the same feelings on this for years.