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Side Effect of 12 Team Playoff... Less Opt Outs

Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:40 am
Posted by Locoguan0
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2017
4324 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:40 am
I can't imagine that players from top teams will continue to opt out early or even before a major bowl game with an expanded playoff.
We are also on the clock for the first "a 12 team playoff is bad for the players because there are more chances for them to get hurt and ruin their pro careers" articles...
Posted by cuyahoga tiger
NE Ohio via Tangipahoa
Member since Nov 2011
5844 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:45 am to
12 teams is stupid. Top 4 get bye's...so the best 4 get a week to rest, avoid injury to play, a Penn St or a Missouri. Thats going to be real fun.
Should have been 8
Posted by USAFTiger42
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2016
1802 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:48 am to
How many teams does the FCS have? That's how many teams should make the playoffs.
Posted by meauxses
Member since Nov 2012
2698 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:49 am to
I think it will be a ton of fun actually.
Posted by Quatrepot
Member since Jun 2023
4062 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:51 am to
Great point.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
71319 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:53 am to
quote:

12 teams is stupid. Top 4 get bye's...so the best 4 get a week to rest, avoid injury to play, a Penn St or a Missouri. Thats going to be real fun.
Should have been 8


With 12 you have more meaningful games. You're still fighting for a bye (1-4), or a first round home game (5-8), or one of the last 4 spots.

But they need to take the committee out of the equation. Just use a transparent formula that rewards winning your conference and punishes losses.
Posted by mjax57
Vinings, GA
Member since Mar 2012
3162 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:54 am to
Honestly, think it’s one of the biggest factors in expansion. If the natty is within reach, players will play.

My point about conference championship games will be the bigger issue. Why play them if it can bounce out a team on the back half of the top 10?
This post was edited on 12/3/23 at 10:55 am
Posted by UnclePat76
McHenry County Illinois
Member since Sep 2004
2453 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:55 am to
quote:

12 teams is stupid. Top 4 get bye's...so the best 4 get a week to rest, avoid injury to play, a Penn St or a Missouri. Thats going to be real fun.
Should have been 8


Totally agree. There will never be a perfect playoff system. Teams 17-20 will argue and moan that they deserved the 16th spot. Fans and sports writers will argue to make it 20 teams.
This post was edited on 12/3/23 at 11:26 am
Posted by bayoujack
Gulfcoast
Member since Nov 2015
444 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:57 am to
Twelve is too damn many. A bunch of participation blowouts will happen in the first round. 6-8 would’ve been just fine
Posted by tiger109
1,378,962 post read
Member since Dec 2008
688 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 11:03 am to
Should be 16 teams. 8, 4, 2, National Championship.
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
42733 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 11:04 am to
quote:

Twelve is too damn many. A bunch of participation blowouts will happen in the first round

Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
42733 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 11:06 am to
quote:

Should be 16 teams. 8, 4, 2, National Champions

/\ or this /\

= no byes on entry to bracket
Posted by da prophet
hammond, la
Member since Sep 2013
2302 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 11:10 am to
quote:

Should be 16 teams. 8, 4, 2, National Championship.

I’ve been saying this. More is better. Isn’t everyone sick of these meaningless bowls and all the impact players opting out.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
78050 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 11:10 am to
quote:

12 teams is stupid


This.

6 Teams max
This post was edited on 12/3/23 at 11:12 am
Posted by da prophet
hammond, la
Member since Sep 2013
2302 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 11:15 am to
FCS football has 24, NFL has 14 in a 32 teams league, FBS football has 4 in a 120 team league. 4, that is beyond absurd. It should be at least 16.
Posted by Fast Times @ LSU
Camas
Member since Jan 2005
1322 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 11:19 am to
24
16 teams play round 1
Top 8 have a bye and play 8 winners in round 2
Posted by USAFTiger42
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2016
1802 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 5:23 pm to
Hmmm that seems a little too much for FBS unless there's a similar amount of teams. I think the sweet spot would be 16 teams for FBS but that 24 team model allows for G5 teams like Liberty to make it without sacrificing a P5 team. I guess now P4 lol

With the amount of meaningless bowls this would be best at 24 and do away with bowls.
Posted by Timeoday
Easter Island
Member since Aug 2020
8983 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 5:53 pm to
I say 32.

Teams ranked 1 - 16 represent one bracket and 17 - 32 the other. They play their games starting in December and the winner of each bracket plays for the NC in January.

Of course, teams ranked 33 - 36 will be raising hell about how they were left out!!
Posted by Geaux Tahel
Member since Feb 2006
6634 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 6:00 pm to
Lets make it a 133 team playoff. They play all season. Losers during the season can keep playing games on their schedules as "consolation" games. At the end of the scheduled 13 week "playoff season", the two best teams (based on coaches and computer rankings) play for the championship.
This post was edited on 12/3/23 at 6:02 pm
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