I just feel that a 16 team playoff makes the season too long to be practical, if the regular season schedule and CCG are left as is.
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That would be 18 games for some teams.
Dont get me wrong, I would love more college football, but thats too long of a season IMO
The way we figured it was to have the bowl games OVER on January 1st, like it use to be.
Then take the top 8 teams (4 games) and play a playoff set up and play it out.
Thats only that many games for 2 teams, not like everyone has to playn that many.
One issue that came up was getting fans to the games as the fan would have to decide what game to go to, unless the playoffs were at the higher seed home field till the last weekend.
Then take the top 8 teams (4 games) and play a playoff set up and play it out.
Thats only that many games for 2 teams, not like everyone has to playn that many.
One issue that came up was getting fans to the games as the fan would have to decide what game to go to, unless the playoffs were at the higher seed home field till the last weekend.
I don't, otherwise div !-AA, II, III, etc... wouldn't have them.
Plus, the Basketball season makes the Football season seem much shorter.
Looking at the Big Ten bowl records for the last decade, it looks like the Little Sisters Of The Poor could play in the Big Ten.
Yeah, but last years FSC champion only played one more game including playoffs than Bama did with the Bowl system in place. If I looked correctly anyway. Same with Division II, and fro what I have seen, some Division III schools only have a 10 game regular season.
What I see proposed with yours would have put Bama at 17 games last year. Assuming we played the SEC champ game then started a playoff.
The 2008 National Champion Richmond Spiders played a 12 game regular season, and 4 games in the playoffs for a total of 16 games.
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I didn't look at them all but every team I saw last year played eleven reg season games. Perhaps they capped it? Or maybe I just found those with eleven.
BCS/Bowl $$$
If there was a playoff, all the conferences/schools would have to share the money equitably as is done with March Madness, instead of a relatively few getting the lion's share.
I know the real reason. I was referring to why msmith doesn't seem to think they can other than $$$
Because it would be harder for Alabama to win. Right now all they'd have to do is win a single game against Ohio St. for instance. With a playoff, there would be 4 opportunities to lose, against Utah for instance.
I disagree. Because if THAT is the case, every signle major power will go to a cream puff schedule to go undefeated.
The better the record against the better schedule, should be rewarded....
Yes, but they generally play a game less a year, and I am not sure about the CCG formats in lower divisions. As I showed earlier, the FCS champion only played one more game WITH the playoff than the FBC champion did without it as they are both currently set up.
We are talking about adding 3 games if you do away with the winners bowl game, and 4 if you dont.
Thats 17-18 games vs 15 that was played in the lower divisions playoff system. IMO, that is too many.
Plus, as Derwin said, money.
Sorta like joining the Big East in the early 90's.
Syracuse, VaTech, Boston College and Pittsburgh were cream puffs?
Oh yeah, I forgot West Virginia....
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I do not agree simply because I do not think some of those teams that do go undefeated from lesser conferences (boise), could do so facing better weekly competition. Plus, as has been said, if they do that, you will see true gimme games scheduled vs the occasional OOC matchups that we see now. Say goodbye to Bama/Penn State, Florida/Florida State, ect. No need to risk those potential losses.
That is possible, but honestly that does not enter into the equation for me. It is not like it is particularly easy for a school to win now.
And no, they do not have to win a single game against Ohio State. They have to win the 13 prior to that as well, or they wont be playing in that game anyway.
