I had an amazing moment of thought today about the NFL vs college football.
I found a good way to rationalize how stupid the BCS system is and that a college football playoff is needed. See:
If the NFL were like college football, the NFL would automatically make the Super Bowl the New Orleans Saints v. the Indianapolis Colts.
Other teams given a post-season game to congratulate them for a fine season and to put one more game worth of revenue in the owner's pocket:
Cowboys against Patriots
Ravens against the Ravens
Vikings against the Chargers
Cardinals against the Bengals
Packers against the Jets
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I also had more thought how the playoff format in college football should go.
Rank the top 6 teams in the "BCS" conferences and pick 2 teams at large from the non "BCS" conferences. That way, 25% of the pool comes outside the BCS and should avoid any anti-trust issues.
Bracket them up - the quarterfinals will be played as the Rose, Fiesta, Orange and Sugar bowls. Two of those sites will alternate each year to hold the semifinals.
The finals will be held at a stadium with 50,000+ capacity and appropriate lodging to handle the visitors appropriate of a national college football title game.
Week one of playoffs is christmas week, week two is new years week, and the final is the week after new years. That should allow the college kids to avoid missing a lot of classes as most colleges should be on winter break over the holidays.
I found a good way to rationalize how stupid the BCS system is and that a college football playoff is needed. See:
If the NFL were like college football, the NFL would automatically make the Super Bowl the New Orleans Saints v. the Indianapolis Colts.
Other teams given a post-season game to congratulate them for a fine season and to put one more game worth of revenue in the owner's pocket:
Cowboys against Patriots
Ravens against the Ravens
Vikings against the Chargers
Cardinals against the Bengals
Packers against the Jets
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I also had more thought how the playoff format in college football should go.
Rank the top 6 teams in the "BCS" conferences and pick 2 teams at large from the non "BCS" conferences. That way, 25% of the pool comes outside the BCS and should avoid any anti-trust issues.
Bracket them up - the quarterfinals will be played as the Rose, Fiesta, Orange and Sugar bowls. Two of those sites will alternate each year to hold the semifinals.
The finals will be held at a stadium with 50,000+ capacity and appropriate lodging to handle the visitors appropriate of a national college football title game.
Week one of playoffs is christmas week, week two is new years week, and the final is the week after new years. That should allow the college kids to avoid missing a lot of classes as most colleges should be on winter break over the holidays.
