Read an interesting article suggesting that Indiana should not be required to play an additional game to become the National Champions. The point made that they remain undefeated contrasted to Miami's record.
So if the "Home Team" wins the National Championship, Will they really be the National Champions?
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I disagree with that argument entirely.
But did you see this video @Alaskawildkat ? Of two Bull Moose fighting and destroying a fence? It popped up in my YouTube feed.
This playoff is out of control. Honestly liked the old BCS or whatever way better. Also, no way JMU should have had to go to play at Oregon and get beat up. They should have gotten a real bowl experience.
The beauty of college football was its regular season. Every game mattered. It wasn’t the NFL. If you lost a game, chances are you were out of national championship contention, unless something crazy happened. Ending the year at the Rose, Sugae, Orange, Fiesta, etc. was awesome. You even make a somewhat reasonable argument if you won your bowl game and were undefeated that you could claim a national championship! How fun is that?!!
Now a loss doesn’t mean nearly as much and the nationalization of conferences has diluted the passion for college football and most of its historic rivalries.
Done with the rant (mostly), but tell me: wouldn’t a simple +1 game after the bowls solve basically everything? (I guess maybe not the $$$$$ from the extra games??).
Everyone, including Indiana, agreed to this format before the season started.
For the record, JMU could have declined their playoff bid and gone to whatever sh*t bowl the Sun Belt Conference champs get.
As the playoff format has gained momentum, I grappled with the loss of "every game in the regular season means something," as I definitely bought into that marketing over the years.
While I absolutely detest rematches in the CFP system since there are over 130 FBS teams and they most certainly don't all get to play each other, I've come around on the argument that the CFP format actually means that more regular games mean something - under previous formats, a big game loss in September could essentially mean you're completely out - which means every game that team played for the rest of the season was effectively meaningless (except maybe for bowl positioning).
I don't want to reach a point where a #16 seed has a shot at winning the CFP championship. If left up to me it would be the Top 8-ranked conference champs - and if the Notre Dames or Alabamas don't think the Sun Belt champs should make it in over them, maybe they (and other "superconference" members) should ask the Sun Belt conference if they're taking applications...
And in case anyone missed it, here is my video of the fighting Bull Moose that ended up getting broadcast on TV:
That’s wild!
I imagine that’s what Tiernan versus Hubbard looked like in practices.
My children both go to Univ Miami, so I have followed their program this year and seen most of their games. I have also watched many of Indiana's games this year.
This game will NOT be close, even though Miami is playing at home.
Indiana 31 Miami 17
This game will NOT be close, even though Miami is playing at home.
Indiana 31 Miami 17
On a peripheral point, does anyone else sense that the time between the playoff games and the final game should be shortened to one week rather than two? The only plus I see is that it does extend the college football season one week longer.
The college football season should end on January 1st.
So, peripherally and principally, Yes. Absolutely. It has dragged on too long.
Indiana is the best team in the country regardless what happens tonight, but just like the previously unbeaten New England Patriots the year their one loss was in the Super Bowl, if they do not win tonight, they are not national champions.
Best team doesn't always win; sometimes there are upsets. Part of what makes sports great. Simple as that.
Hard to argue any of those points, but if Miami wins tonight, given their flawed record I guess a case could be made that they do not merit being National Champions.
I philosophically agree with you - that the CFB natty is a year-long championship that requires consistency, excellence and preferably an undefeated season - but that ship has already well sailed with the 12 team playoff. I always hate it at the start and then have so much fun watching the playoffs that I don’t much care.