8 is an easy and obvious number and the fact that the "Big 5" football conferences seemingly didn't realize (or care) that one of their champions - and possibly two - would be left out every single year is amazing to me.
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That's essentially a 13 team tourney with conference championships being the 1st Rd.
I have no problem with that.
I would imagine at some level there is a fear that adding an additional game would have a negative impact on attendance. And schools arent likely to want to give up a game on their regular schedule either.
Fair or not- I think this model is going to be around for a bit
Fair or not- I think this model is going to be around for a bit
It currently possible for an FBS team to go undefeated and not make the playoff.
In other words, YOU CAN WIN EVERY GAME YOU PLAY AND STILL NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
If this doesn't convince that the current system doesn't work, you're not paying attention.
In other words, YOU CAN WIN EVERY GAME YOU PLAY AND STILL NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
If this doesn't convince that the current system doesn't work, you're not paying attention.
The current system is the best we've ever had, but that's no excuse for not improving it.
8 is enough, and IMO, the perfect number.
If you're #9 or #10 looking in from the outside, you don't have a legitimate gripe being left out of a shot for the national championship.
If you're #9 or #10 looking in from the outside, you don't have a legitimate gripe being left out of a shot for the national championship.
I also don't buy the argument that an 8 team playoff would dilute the regular season. People made the same argument about the BCS, and then the 4 team playoff, and they couldn't have been more wrong in both instances. Adding 4 more teams to the playoff is only going to make the build-up that much more intense. Instead of griping and whining about who is number 4, where there are realistically only 2-3 teams that could get that spot, you'll have upwards of 7-10 teams trying to get the last couple spots in an 8 team playoff.
While the top 5 may be sewn up with a couple of weeks to go, the rest of college football would be buzzing. It'd be incredible for the sport as a whole, and not just the top 2-3 teams.
While the top 5 may be sewn up with a couple of weeks to go, the rest of college football would be buzzing. It'd be incredible for the sport as a whole, and not just the top 2-3 teams.
Eh. This isn't basketball where Calipari could assemble a squad at Memphis that ran through a **** conference and then contend in the NCAA tourney.
UCF couldn't beat Bama or UGA's second string 1 out of 20 times.
The easiest thing to do is just end the conference championship games.
Everything has to be totally fair!!!1!
I don’t GAF about midmajors and how unfair everything is. Life isn’t fair and you’d get walloped. The goal is to find a national champion.
I don’t GAF about midmajors and how unfair everything is. Life isn’t fair and you’d get walloped. The goal is to find a national champion.
Did you say this last year when they were 11 point dogs to Auburn...a team who had beaten the NC Tide to get to the SEC title game? You probably did, and then went into hiding to choke on your crow.
Vanderpump Rules returns this evening for the couple of folks that watch in here.
Did you watch the game? That was the last place any of the auburn players wanted to be.
I’m for whatever system continues to keep the state of Ohio out of the playoff.
After UCF declared themselves National Champs, I’ve got nothing for them. I hope LSU beats them by 300.
Yeah....conference championship games aren't going away. No way they are giving up those cash cows.
If the move to 8 happens it will be 4 on campus games at the higher seed in mid December. The 4 losers would meet in a New Years bowl in order to preserve the bowl structure. Apparently that is a big issue.
If the move to 8 happens it will be 4 on campus games at the higher seed in mid December. The 4 losers would meet in a New Years bowl in order to preserve the bowl structure. Apparently that is a big issue.
Given that in any other year, with 3 undefeated teams, Oklahoma would not be in the national title picture it has literally, by definition, diluted the regular season. You can say that makes for a more compelling postseason or whatever, but it is factually correct that allowing more teams into the national title picture has made the regular seasons somewhat less important.
Maybe they’ll get lucky and their opponent will mail it in again.
I like watching the college football playoffs - it’s entertaining to me, which is the number one deciding factor to me personally when I choose television programming
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If UCF wins that game, do they claim a second national championship?
It may have been cute the first time, but will get a bit awkward if they try it twice in a row.
UCONN
SC State
Florida Atlantic
Pitt
SMU
Memphis
East Carolina
Temple
Navy
Cincinnati
USF
Memphis
GET F*CKED UCF
SC State
Florida Atlantic
Pitt
SMU
Memphis
East Carolina
Temple
Navy
Cincinnati
USF
Memphis
GET F*CKED UCF
UCF could claim to be the Pope and I'd pay about as much attention. Claim whatever you want! ****, call yourselves Hogwarts, shove broomsticks up your asses, and claim to be Quidditch national champs! The world is your oyster.
How is Shannon Sharpe not getting roasted for his comment last night??
Said to Deion Sanders “ I swear for God and 2 White men!”
Deion, LT and the blonde host kept asking him “what did you just say” all the while laughing
Said to Deion Sanders “ I swear for God and 2 White men!”
Deion, LT and the blonde host kept asking him “what did you just say” all the while laughing
UCL claimed to win the internet back in 2009, but he didnt play anyone that year either
I’m hoping the reason is that people are tired of getting outraged over silly ****.
ray:There are more Power 5 conferences than there are playoff spots. In theory, each league could have an undefeated champion (not to mention Notre Dame and Group of 5 teams) who could get shut out. Obviously 4 isn't enough.
8 is good, and 16 would work as well. Every other level of football has had a 16 team playoff for centuries, and that has worked just fine.
Plus, if there were a 16 team playoff, #14 UK would be playing at #3 Notre Dame. Wow. WOOWWWWW.
Speaking of which, UK already down to +4½ against PSU...
8 is good, and 16 would work as well. Every other level of football has had a 16 team playoff for centuries, and that has worked just fine.
Plus, if there were a 16 team playoff, #14 UK would be playing at #3 Notre Dame. Wow. WOOWWWWW.
Speaking of which, UK already down to +4½ against PSU...
How Fury went from eyes in the back of his head to popping up off the mat in a matter of seconds was pretty insane.
I have the day off and am at a bar day drinking on a Monday. So I may a bigger nerd, just saying.
Yep, you are at a bar day drinking posting on an online message board.
The rest of us are working and passing the time.
There is no maybe, you are a bigger nerd.
The rest of us are working and passing the time.
There is no maybe, you are a bigger nerd.
Still better than being buried in paper. The only down side is trying to play off the buzz later when the woman is around. That’s always tough.
If given a choice, I would easily give up an 8-16 team playoff if they would start making NCAA Football again on the Playstation/Xbox. The one game I would feverishly waste precious time of my life playing even in my 40's.
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