8 team playoff minimum
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I get what your saying but look at Baylor UCF? You going to tell me know that since UCF beat Baylor that automatically means you have a 16 team playoff need.
Upsets happen. Especially in bowl games where under the current system its inevitable that some teams are going to view their bowl game as a let down. It doesn't mean that you have to account for every single instance. MSU lost to a really average ND team this year. They had their chance and blew it. The fact they are not top 4 is on them as much as it is the system.
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What will be eliminated will the sluggish starts that these schools face..If Div 2, Div 3, NAIA, and FCS, then the big boys can too..
This next year there are going to be a lot of good teams that get left out and make a big stink about it. This outcry I think will,within a few years, lead to at least an 8 team system. Just glad to see the BCS going away.
Wow so many huge changes this next year for us Horns! Much to discuss, and a great place to do this. Hook'em.
Wow so many huge changes this next year for us Horns! Much to discuss, and a great place to do this. Hook'em.
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I need to re-do it but the answer to your question is yes most years. . .there was only 1 year where either by record, conference title and or head to head. .#5 (in this case it was actually #6) had a legit beef . . .and a conference title caveat would have elevated them. . .
Final BcS was:
FSU
Auburn
Bama
Mich St
Now Bama screwed the pooch but Stanford was 5 and noone puts them over Bama before the sugar bowl while Michigan state showed they deserved to be top 4. .
Baylor and tOSU were #6 and #7
Baylor showed they were a pretender (remember we are talking final 4 playoffs) while tOSU lost to Michigan state and has no case to complain. .
#8 was Mizzu
A final 8 would have made for more great games but end of the day. . .that final 4 is pretty hard to argue against. . .
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No more than 8. Regular season needs to continue to mean something. Losing 1 and you have to worry, losing 2 and its our of your hands.
4 Superconferences = 4 conference champions in a 4 team playoff. nothing else needed.
4 Superconferences = 4 conference champions in a 4 team playoff. nothing else needed.
I think if you asked most fans, they would say they wanted a 8 or even 16 team playoff. Getting the universities and conferences to agree to do this is another matter. Look how long it took to get to a 4 team playoff. At least it's moving in the right direction now.
And one reason that you see more upsets in bowl games is because of the long break between the regular season and when the bigger bowls get played. Sure, you can view this as an excuse for a loss, but there is such a thing as momentum. A long break can throw things off kilter. All teams who go to bowl games experience this, but some handle it better than others.
And one reason that you see more upsets in bowl games is because of the long break between the regular season and when the bigger bowls get played. Sure, you can view this as an excuse for a loss, but there is such a thing as momentum. A long break can throw things off kilter. All teams who go to bowl games experience this, but some handle it better than others.
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Agree 100%. We don't need a watered down product. Quality over quantity.
I don't think a 16 or 24 team playoff would be watered down at all, I think it would make March Madness look small
The regular season would be even more important because the bowls go away, get in the tournament or go home, non of the oh wow we won the Alamo Bowl look how great we are.
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Great point. If bowl games are done away with, I can see the possibility of 16 to 24 playoff. Top 8 teams have a bye in 1st round or something along that line.
8 teams max if there are bowl games. I still want the regular season to mean something. Bowl games are essentially glorified exhibition games unless you're playing in NC game.
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In college football a 3 or 4 loss team doesnt deserve to be champion. it the greatest game so i dont think watered down is the right word for it but if its a 16/24 team playoff a UCLA, LSU, Wisconsin, UCF dont deserve a shot this year. The regular season should matter in college football. You should still have to pressure of not wanting to lose 1 or max 2 games or you will be out of it. 8 is max.
then you can have another "NIT" playoffs if you want for teams ranked 9-16.
Keep the regular season meaningful as possible. Also, SOS needs to be one of the biggest factors.
Bull chit The top 16 for sure would be worthy and I think 24 would be near ideal. With no bowls the competition to make it into the playoffs would be intense. The top 24 teams would be excellent and there would only occasionally be a 3 loss team. Look at some the teams that have played in the BCS the past few yrs, Hawaii, U Conn etc. what nonsense, in the playoffs you wouldn't get to the big games unless you earned it.
The regular season would mean plenty and a top 8 seed means a bye.
The bowls are nonsense , an anachronism from a different time. When they go away, the playoffs become intense and meaningful.
It's astounding that people can not see this. The college football regular system would become even more important. Win or go home.
The NFL has it right, colleges need to follow suit. They already do in the lower divisions and it works great.
It will happen not just because of the competition advantages, but because a playoff system will likely generate two or three times the money of the bowl system with its abysmal tv ratings.
This is just the start, the playoffs are coming
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