Here’s a quick 12-team playoff format refresher: The top four seeds will be given to the top four conference champions. The final eight teams in the field will include the fifth Power 5 conference champion and the highest-ranked Group of 5 champion, along with six at-large teams.
The bowl system never worked. Ever.
Absolutely correct. The bowl system really worked wonders in 1994. A perfect system.
And 1968, 1969, 1973Absolutely correct. The bowl system really worked wonders in 1994. A perfect system.
The fact anyone is a proponent of the bowl system is terrifying.Absolutely correct. The bowl system really worked wonders in 1994. A perfect system.
true, if it was still the old way like 1994 the AP polling would take a week until they got all their votes 'counted'
But how many games currently have no value? There's 6-8 teams right now with a realistic shot at making the playoffs. Everyone else is playing for pride or playing spoiler. It has meaning to a ton of games. It would make us root for teams like Purdue, Minnesota and Auburn plus root for Ohio to win the MAC. Georgia-Tennessee might be devalued some but if both make the playoffs it already was. Same with Ohio State-Michigan.
I like 8 teams. Anyone not in the top 8 has no realistic claim. 8 teams, then 4, then two, then 1. Three weeks.
There's 10 conferences--why are you only including the P5--if you want to do this then split FBS into 2 league with separate playoffs. As it is, this doesn't work nor does 12 teams--we'll see continued expansion. It will just take longer than it should
those conferences have zero shot at winning a national championship. Those games are a waste of time and, worse, risk a good player from a good team getting hurt for real games down the road.
And any year that two were named, or when BYU played 6-6 Michigan in the Holiday Bowl as their hurdle to win it.
I wouldn't be opposed to a system where every conference champ gets in either. It would still be less subjective that what we have now which is the part that drives me insane. I just don't know that it's a realistic option since the committee clearly doesn't value the G5 conferences, I see little appetite to bring them all into a playoff. There's little doubt those teams play a weaker schedule though, but you can only play who's on your schedule and there's always something to be said for going undefeated regardless. A G5 team could dominate their schedule but never even get a chance to prove they are on a P5 level because they might not play any P5 teams. However I do think there's a huge difference between winning 1-2 P5 games in a season vs. grinding out a full slate of 10+ P5 opponents.
Totally agree. It isn't the same. I just don't know how you can have a championship where every team doesn't have a chance to control their own destiny on day one of the season. If you do not consider them of value change their designation. Create a third Div 1 by dividing by 85 full scholarships and 63 equivalency scholarships. It is crazy to know that no matter what happens if you play at Tulane, you can never play for a championship.
Where what happens, only automatic qualifiers? I don't think his point is that literal. Every other major US sport has predetermined playoff criteria, teams know what they need to do from the very beginning of the season. CFB is a clear outlier with this subjective nonsense. The challenge is they also have far more teams than most sports and no single governing body to control the sport.
No it isn't--almost all college sports use this set up--volleyball, basketball, hockey, baseball, softball, etc.
Yeah because we need to trade a season of meaningful games for 4 or 6 that determine the 12 seed.Absolutely correct. The bowl system really worked wonders in 1994. A perfect system.
MLB used to be like that but there is simply too much money in keeping a bunch of losers alive in the "playoff" hunt. That's true now for all sports. Wildcards have nothing to do with finding the best team. They're all about the Benjamin's. If team A beats team B in a conference championship game they shouldn't have to do it again in a so called "playoff". It's not a playoff. It's an invitational designed to make the most money it can. That's fine but don't call it a playoff to find the best team.
