The current playoff and how to make it better.
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T_O_Bull
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Want a playoff then lets really have one. The following is a copy of an e-mail I sent to Mike and Mike:
Its still the still the BCS and really no better. Now that the end of the college football season has been ruined by sports talk media's (both tv and radio) relentless quest for a football playoff, well if you want a playoff lets have a real one. Season long, every game counts. here how it works:
5 power conferences is stupid. You need to have 8. There are 124 FBS schools. Each conference gets 16 teams, and they are divided into 8 team divisions. Every team plays 4 out of conference games at the start of the season (Sorry SEC no more cupcakes late in the season.) Teams then play 7 games in their division, no out of division games, thus no more playing a team twice in a season. Division winners play the Conference Championship Game. The 8 Conference Champions are then paired and play out an 8 team bracket with the National Championship being played on New Years Day. The major bowls also play on New Years Day or perhaps one on New Years Eve and pick the teams from those that lose in Conference Championships and the 6 teams that lose in the 8 team playoff.
This gives you a season long playoff system. Every game counts. It starts the last Saturday in August and ends January 1st. No more 3/4 week layoff in December. You sports commentators now have a real play off where the winner is actually determined on the field of play.
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Sat. August 29, 2015 - 1st out of conference game.
Sat. Sept. 5, 12 and 19 - 2nd, 3rd and 4th out of conference games.
Sat. Sept. 26 - Off week
Sat. Oct. 3 - 1st in Conference, Divisional game.
Sat. Oct. 10, 17, 24 - 2nd through 4th Divisional games.
Sat. Oct. 31 - Off week
Sat. Nov. 7, 14 and 21 - 5th through 7th Divisional games.
Sat. Nov. 28 - Conference Championship Games
Sat. Dec. 5 - Off week
Sat. Dec. 12 - Elite 8 Games
Sat. Dec. 19 - Off week
Sat. Dec. 26 - Final 4 Games
Fri. Jan 1 - New Years Day, National Championship Game
Basically a three month long tournament. No more 3/4 week lay off for the teams playing in the big bowls. No more grumbling about the team that gets left out. A real playoff that doesn't rely on computers or the opinion of a committee. If you really want a play off then let's have one. Start lobbing ESPN, you're the gorilla in the room and you have a 24/7 pulpit.
Think about it Mike and MIKE, it makes sense.
Sam in SD
Take your shots guys. Just make the shots constructive not just inflammatory BS.
T_O_B
Its still the still the BCS and really no better. Now that the end of the college football season has been ruined by sports talk media's (both tv and radio) relentless quest for a football playoff, well if you want a playoff lets have a real one. Season long, every game counts. here how it works:
5 power conferences is stupid. You need to have 8. There are 124 FBS schools. Each conference gets 16 teams, and they are divided into 8 team divisions. Every team plays 4 out of conference games at the start of the season (Sorry SEC no more cupcakes late in the season.) Teams then play 7 games in their division, no out of division games, thus no more playing a team twice in a season. Division winners play the Conference Championship Game. The 8 Conference Champions are then paired and play out an 8 team bracket with the National Championship being played on New Years Day. The major bowls also play on New Years Day or perhaps one on New Years Eve and pick the teams from those that lose in Conference Championships and the 6 teams that lose in the 8 team playoff.
This gives you a season long playoff system. Every game counts. It starts the last Saturday in August and ends January 1st. No more 3/4 week layoff in December. You sports commentators now have a real play off where the winner is actually determined on the field of play.
...
Sat. August 29, 2015 - 1st out of conference game.
Sat. Sept. 5, 12 and 19 - 2nd, 3rd and 4th out of conference games.
Sat. Sept. 26 - Off week
Sat. Oct. 3 - 1st in Conference, Divisional game.
Sat. Oct. 10, 17, 24 - 2nd through 4th Divisional games.
Sat. Oct. 31 - Off week
Sat. Nov. 7, 14 and 21 - 5th through 7th Divisional games.
Sat. Nov. 28 - Conference Championship Games
Sat. Dec. 5 - Off week
Sat. Dec. 12 - Elite 8 Games
Sat. Dec. 19 - Off week
Sat. Dec. 26 - Final 4 Games
Fri. Jan 1 - New Years Day, National Championship Game
Basically a three month long tournament. No more 3/4 week lay off for the teams playing in the big bowls. No more grumbling about the team that gets left out. A real playoff that doesn't rely on computers or the opinion of a committee. If you really want a play off then let's have one. Start lobbing ESPN, you're the gorilla in the room and you have a 24/7 pulpit.
Think about it Mike and MIKE, it makes sense.
Sam in SD
Take your shots guys. Just make the shots constructive not just inflammatory BS.
T_O_B
SandhillshuskerW
Special Teams Player
Florida State deserves to be in the top 4 because they are the only undefeated team out there right now. Having said that, I think they will get absolutely rocked by Oregon so it will be some good watching. I also like the idea of expanding it to 6 teams with the top two getting a first round bye.
Kiyoat Husker
All-Conference
Notre Dame Joe
All-Conference
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There was another installment of "Dah U". They seemed to appreciate their major bowl wins just fine. But they, and everybody else, understood that every game mattered, there were no mulligans for having a bad week.
I'll do the annual 'what could have been' Jan 1st bowls soon. I predict as usual they'll be better
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Notre Dame Joe
All-Conference
What could have been New Year's Day 2014 edition. This year is tricky because two of the major bowl players would have been in the SWC.
Rose Oregon vs Ohio State PAC vs BUG
Cotton Baylor vs Mississippi State SWC
Sugar Alabama vs TCU SEC vs top at large
Fiesta Arizona vs Boise State.
Orange FSU vs Michigan State Big8/ACC vs nearby team.
Notes:
The Rose Bowl should have been the same, stupid committee.
Glancing over Cotton Bowl history it appears that they usually invited an SEC team.
Sugar is the game we deserved, stupid committee.
None of the independents or the old Big8 showed up strong this year so MSU and UA could easily be swapped. KSU would likely have been picked for the Fiesta over Boise, but this alternative universe imagines some quality control.
***If FSU was still independent, they would take the highest at large spot to play #1 Bama in the Sugar Bowl. Ironically then the same final four would be playing each other.
Rose Oregon vs Ohio State PAC vs BUG
Cotton Baylor vs Mississippi State SWC
Sugar Alabama vs TCU SEC vs top at large
Fiesta Arizona vs Boise State.
Orange FSU vs Michigan State Big8/ACC vs nearby team.
Notes:
The Rose Bowl should have been the same, stupid committee.
Glancing over Cotton Bowl history it appears that they usually invited an SEC team.
Sugar is the game we deserved, stupid committee.
None of the independents or the old Big8 showed up strong this year so MSU and UA could easily be swapped. KSU would likely have been picked for the Fiesta over Boise, but this alternative universe imagines some quality control.
***If FSU was still independent, they would take the highest at large spot to play #1 Bama in the Sugar Bowl. Ironically then the same final four would be playing each other.
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