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coalcountry52

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It's not a ridiculous or pie-in-the-sky concept. It means that there are four bowls used in the week around Christmas or before that otherwise two 6 or less win teams are usually occupying.

P5 conferences each get auto bid
G5 champion/best record/whatever gets auto bid
2 at-large bids

Or, you know, we can just keep one conference pissing and moaning each year along with most fanbases.
 
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skygusty_rivals

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And eliminate the topic of expansion as a death sentence for those not in the in-crowd. Any system that leaves teams like Boston College, and Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest on the inside and teams like WVU, Kansas State, Houston and BYU potentially on the outside is FUBAR. If there are too many games, get rid of one of the early games against Cupcake College, but there won't be too many games. Even if they went with six and had a play in, only 4 teams in the country would have to play the extra game.
 
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8 team playoff is logical and inevitable, with 5 Power 5 conferences which guarantees at least one of the royal members will be unhappy every season. I think maybe they're afraid it will look too much like the BCS. And having all 5 Power 5 champs automatic is a BCS rule, too. You could have a 3-loss Power 5 champ in it and leave out one-loss teams. If they just divide the country geographically into 8 conferences of 8 teams apiece and have the champs in the 8 team playoff that would make for an interesting season because then every conference race would matter. However, even though we're wiser, we don't run the show so the Football Final Four will hang around till someone figures out how to bring a lot more money into it with 8 teams without destroying the other bowls. Most of the lower bowls are meaningless anyway, other than giving the teams an extra month of practice for work with the following season's returning players.


M anhandled Missouri, 26-11

O rdinary against Youngstown, 38-21

U nnerving miracle goalline tip/interception escapes BYU, 35-32

N o quit against Kansas State, 17-16

T ony’s turbulence tore up Texas Tech, 48-17

A nother defense whipping, of TCU, 34-10

I gnominy of turnovers against Oklahoma State, 20-37

N ail Kansas

E radicate Texas

E rectile dysfunction Oklahoma

R oll over Iowa State

S uffocate Baylor


 
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I've said for years that having a playoff where ONLY conference champions are in it will make for a more exciting regular season as nobody is concerned about losing one game in October. For teams like WVU, where one loss has now doomed them, in a system where the Power 5 conferences all get their champ in the tourney, it would be something that would pump up teams like WVU after their only loss to refocus and go for conference title.

So that would give you 5 teams, but I'm not sure about the other 3 spots. I understand the at-large spots would be good, but we ALL know that 2 of those would go to SEC schools.
 
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WVex-pat in GA

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A couple of years ago, I think even before we had the CFP, I had a playoff post where the existing bowls would be the playoff bowls with eight teams. 5 of the P5 Conference Champs, 2 G5 Conference Champs using the highest ranked or best record to make the selection and 1 At-Large bid that would accommodate Notre Dame or BYU or other independent or another G5 Champ if they qualify.

Rose Bowl would get the Champs from the Pac12 vs. B1G match-up they like, so it keeps tradition and sets a playoff spot for one of the Final Four.

Orange Bowl would get the Champs from the ACC vs. Big Xii.

Sugar Bowl would be the SEC vs. a G5 Champ.

Fiesta Bowl would get the Independent/G5 vs. the other G5.

It might be best if some of the champs move around or let the Bowl committee make the selections from the 8 qualifiers, I don’t know which is best, but it could be worked out.

Once these bowls are complete, and they would all be New Year’s Day or eve, your Final Four goes to a neutral site; either Indy’s dome, Atlanta’s dome, Jerry World or AZ and you have one day when all four play. Seed them as #1 plays #4 at 1pm and #2 plays #3 at 7pm.

Then once you have the finalists, use the Rota of the major bowls to hold your championship game. I know, now it is a +2 system. But if the FCS schools can do it, why not FBS?
 
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WVUALLEN said:
6 teams with a wild card team would be sufficient. Piss on the G5.
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I hear ya'. And it may not make sense every season, but with 8 teams there's room at the table. Example: both W. Michigan and Boise St are ranked in all 3 polls, CFP, AP & Coaches. If they win their CCG, why not let them prove their point on the field?

In a year when the G5 just don't have it, open it up to highly qualified P5 runner-ups and pair them against an OOC opponent. I think we're better off with more than 4 in a playoff; I'm just not sure what the right number is.

Maybe 6 is best and give #1 & #2 a first round bye and let #3 play #6 and #4 play #5? You're still at +2, but the b*tching stops.
 
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coalcountry52 said:
It's not a ridiculous or pie-in-the-sky concept. It means that there are four bowls used in the week around Christmas or before that otherwise two 6 or less win teams are usually occupying.

P5 conferences each get auto bid
G5 champion/best record/whatever gets auto bid
2 at-large bids

Or, you know, we can just keep one conference pissing and moaning each year along with most fanbases.
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i think that's a great idea...p5 conf champs and divide up the last 3 however you want. i say give the g5's a couple of spots so that they can have the opportunity to build their programs...and who knows, after the next round of conference raids WE could be a g5.

oh, and another thing, i read an article where a 2 loss oklahoma still has an outside shot at the playoffs but evidently we don't, even though we still play them and a ranked baylor team in a few weeks. the conf champ model would hopefully stop that bs.
 
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Cuyahoga Falls Eers_rivals

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5 Power 5 conference champs plus the 3 highest ranked teams NOT league champs. That would open the door for ND and BYU and even G5 teams. It would be an awesome playoff. I think TV could make more money with it, too.


M anhandled Missouri, 26-11

O rdinary against Youngstown, 38-21

U nnerving miracle goalline tip/interception escapes BYU, 35-32

N o quit against Kansas State, 17-16

T ony’s turbulence tore up Texas Tech, 48-17

A nother defense whipping, of TCU, 34-10

I gnominy of turnovers against Oklahoma State, 20-37

N ail Kansas

E radicate Texas

E rectile dysfunction Oklahoma

R oll over Iowa State

S uffocate Baylor
 
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WVUALLEN

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Cuyahoga Falls Eers said:
8 team playoff is logical and inevitable, with 5 Power 5 conferences which guarantees at least one of the royal members will be unhappy every season. I think maybe they're afraid it will look too much like the BCS. And having all 5 Power 5 champs automatic is a BCS rule, too. You could have a 3-loss Power 5 champ in it and leave out one-loss teams. If they just divide the country geographically into 8 conferences of 8 teams apiece and have the champs in the 8 team playoff that would make for an interesting season because then every conference race would matter. However, even though we're wiser, we don't run the show so the Football Final Four will hang around till someone figures out how to bring a lot more money into it with 8 teams without destroying the other bowls. Most of the lower bowls are meaningless anyway, other than giving the teams an extra month of practice for work with the following season's returning players.


M anhandled Missouri, 26-11

O rdinary against Youngstown, 38-21

U nnerving miracle goalline tip/interception escapes BYU, 35-32

N o quit against Kansas State, 17-16

T ony’s turbulence tore up Texas Tech, 48-17

A nother defense whipping, of TCU, 34-10

I gnominy of turnovers against Oklahoma State, 20-37

N ail Kansas

E radicate Texas

E rectile dysfunction Oklahoma

R oll over Iowa State

S uffocate Baylor
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The so called other teams should do their job and beat the 3 loss team like they are suppose to. Or perhaps did the so called 3 loss team play a tougher schedule than the so called 1 loss team. Those guys should have sucked it up and won their conference. My thought you can have 8 or 6 and leave the G5 out of it.
 
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