College Football Playoffs Legit or a scam?
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NUance
Assistant Coach
^^I like this idea.
But even the way it is now is better than what we had before. A playoff with the top four teams ensures that the best two teams in the nation will have a shot. The way it was before we'd almost always have an over inflated SEC team in the MNC game along with whatever other Power FIve conf team had run the table. It sometimes didn't seem like the matchup of the best two in the nation.
I like this. All power 5 conference champs should be in the playoffs. The wildcard slots allow for the occasional Boise St.'s that rise to the top to have their shot at a title. It also allows Notre Dame into the playoffs, not that I really care about them.
I'm not so sure about only two teams from the same conference. I think I get why you put it in but what happens if a conference legitimately has 3 contenders? Is it all that unusual to find 3 teams from one conference in the top 10? (I'm not sure on that, I never really paid attention to how often it happens.) The one thing we don't want in any playoff system is controversy about who got in and who didn't. As far as it's possible we need to make sure that only the very best teams get in each year.
huskered17
All-Conference
What happens if we beat Iowa, and they beat OSU. Would that knock the B1G out ? If Baylor or Okl St wins out, they have to be in. Then does it come down to, Iowa or ND, if ND wins out ? Okla wins out, then you have a real problem , for the committee. They will all have lost one game.
GBR!!!
GBR!!!
VA Husker Fan
All-Conference
Except that after about 2 hours the whining from the 65th and 66th teams die down or are ignored. A year later people still argue about the 5th team. Make it 8 teams, and it'll take a month or two for the complaining from the 9th team to go away. And so on.
Mierin
Assistant Coach
Notre Dame would definitely be in. Their loss was to the #1 team and they will have beaten Stanford. Iowa's loss would be to a 4-7 or 5-6 team. I don't see much controversy there. Beating Ohio State would be impressive but although they are defending champions they haven't looked stellar this season. (But you could say that for last season too before their game against Wisconsin).
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Redux
Assistant Coach
The same system that gave us a Bama vs LSU rematch instead of better record/conference champion Okie State vs LSU is equal to a 4 team playoff that saw the #4 team ascend to the #1 spot with it's 3rd string QB?
Not seeing it.
HuskerShark
Banned
A scam? I hadn't though about that but maybe you're onto something.
Maybe the CFP just isn't real....
IT'S A SCAM, GUYS!!!
Maybe the CFP just isn't real....
IT'S A SCAM, GUYS!!!
StPaulHusker
Banned
ND plays 6 games a year now vs ACC. That is only 2 less than a "normal" conference member. On top of that, they will play 3 additional P5 teams. And they have beat the #20 and #22 team in the country. Their only loss is to the #1 team.
Now I agree that if the CFP committee is being fair, ND should be held to the same standard as TCU and BYU last year, but lets not act like ND is Boise St or some other undefeated non P5 school.
Hujan
Starter
NCAA needs to impose a rule: With the exception of service academies, teams who are not in a conference are ineligible for a playoff spot. It will take ND all of 5 seconds to join a conference.
I also think there should be no limit that a conference has to have 12 teams for a title game. 10 is plenty.
I also think there should be no limit that a conference has to have 12 teams for a title game. 10 is plenty.
cg_8
Special Teams Player
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but why are we complaining about the playoffs?
I love the Playoff. January 1st was one of the best days to watch college football I ever had in my life (Generally speaking, would take gameday here in Lincoln over it, of course).
And, while we b!^@h and moan about rankings now, seems like they got it right when it mattered last year.
They could have left OSU out and put Baylor in. OSU ends up winning it all as a 4 seed. Baylor lost to MSU.
Let the season play out. I have a feeling ND will lose, and so will all these other teams (Iowa... to you know who), because it's college football. There's still tons of football to be played.
Rankings this time last year:
1. Miss St.
2. FSU
3. Auburn
4. Oregon
5. Alabama
I love the Playoff. January 1st was one of the best days to watch college football I ever had in my life (Generally speaking, would take gameday here in Lincoln over it, of course).
And, while we b!^@h and moan about rankings now, seems like they got it right when it mattered last year.
They could have left OSU out and put Baylor in. OSU ends up winning it all as a 4 seed. Baylor lost to MSU.
Let the season play out. I have a feeling ND will lose, and so will all these other teams (Iowa... to you know who), because it's college football. There's still tons of football to be played.
Rankings this time last year:
1. Miss St.
2. FSU
3. Auburn
4. Oregon
5. Alabama
Redux
Assistant Coach
I think it was a rule made by the fact a title game is unecessary if 10 teams already play a 9 game round robin. It's the Big 12's fault for botching that concept so badly.
But yeah, if they are dead set at 10 and want to implement a title game, let them. Split your 5 and 5 divisions and carry on Big 12. Nevermind the fact that all the other leagues will eventually rip you apart.
Everyone has an opinion and you are certainly entitled to yours. I see no conspiracy.
Iowa's resume at this point is better than Ohio St. They have beat a 2 loss NW, 2 loss Wisconsin, and a 3 loss Pitt. None of them are great teams but they are all good teams.
Clemson is getting a lot of credit for beating ND at home and beating a FSU team that IMO is a little over rated. So I guess my opinion differs from yours.
Mierin
Assistant Coach
What planet are you from? With BCS FSU or Alabama would have won the NC this year, and they didn't get past the semifinals.