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Is an 8 team College Football Playoff inevitable?
Posted on 11/13/16 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 11/13/16 at 12:58 pm
It seems to be the next step in the evolving College Football Postseason.
Just imagine 7 games between the top 8 teams in college football in historic bowl venues.
Alabama vs OU in the Sugar Bowl
Ohio State vs Washington in the Rose Bowl
Louisville vs Wisconsin in the Orange Bowl
Michigan vs Clemson in the Cotton Bowl
I would sit in front of my TV for days
Just imagine 7 games between the top 8 teams in college football in historic bowl venues.
Alabama vs OU in the Sugar Bowl
Ohio State vs Washington in the Rose Bowl
Louisville vs Wisconsin in the Orange Bowl
Michigan vs Clemson in the Cotton Bowl
I would sit in front of my TV for days
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Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:02 pm to Ping Pong
Unfortunately, yes.
I love the 4-team playoff though. How fricking dramatic is all this?
The Iron Bowl is a meaningless game. Adding more playoff spots just makes more late games meaningless. Not sure that's good for college football.
I love the 4-team playoff though. How fricking dramatic is all this?
The Iron Bowl is a meaningless game. Adding more playoff spots just makes more late games meaningless. Not sure that's good for college football.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:04 pm to Ping Pong
But what about the #9 amd #10 teams? I'm sure they have a case of being top 8
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:05 pm to Ping Pong
I'm fine if they go top 6 teams.
5 conference champions +1 at-large bid.
Top 2 ranked teams get a bye.
5 conference champions +1 at-large bid.
Top 2 ranked teams get a bye.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:05 pm to Ping Pong
i was an 8 team guy, but as many have said, it waters it down, and makes games like yesterday mean little.
with 8 teams, all the teams who lost would still be in. with 4, now they are all fighting for their lives
with 8 teams, all the teams who lost would still be in. with 4, now they are all fighting for their lives
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:05 pm to Ping Pong
Yes, but I would be against it. The more teams you add, the more you dilute the importance of the regular season.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:06 pm to tiggah1981
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But what about the #9 amd #10 teams? I'm sure they have a case of being top 8
#9 and #10 teams wont have much of an argument becasue in most years #7 and #8 wont deserve to be there either and will most likely get blown out by #1 and #2. I think the perfect number is 6, but adding 2 more teams will be a saftey net.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:07 pm to RLDSC FAN
That and the players are professionals. Asking them to play even more games is crazy, unless you cut the regular season to 10 games
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:09 pm to TDawg1313
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I'm fine if they go top 6 teams. 5 conference champions +1 at-large bid.
conference champions shouldn't have an automatic entry into the playoff. Remember K state in 2003 winning the B12?
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:09 pm to Ping Pong
16 team.
4 team isn't a playoff....why does nobody get this?
It's a glorified BCS selection.
"Oh wow, we added two teams, big deal."
It's always still...the MNC.
4 team isn't a playoff....why does nobody get this?
It's a glorified BCS selection.
"Oh wow, we added two teams, big deal."
It's always still...the MNC.
This post was edited on 11/13/16 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:11 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Frick 16 teams
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:11 pm to stlslick
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with 8 teams, all the teams who lost would still be in. with 4, now they are all fighting for their lives
They would still have plenty to fight for, given that the higher you are ranked, the lower ranked your opponent is ranked in the playoffs. Therefore an easier path in the playoff. For example, #1 would play #8 and #2 would play #7
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:12 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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16 team. 4 team isn't a playoff....why does nobody get this? It's a glorified BCS selection. "Oh wow, we added two teams, big deal." It's always still...the MNC.
No, teams with 4 losses should never make it to a college football playoff. 8 is the MAX
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:12 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
quote:4 is better than 16
16 team.
4 team isn't a playoff....why does nobody get this?
It's a glorified BCS selection.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:14 pm to Ping Pong
There needs to be a spot for the Western Michigans of the world
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:14 pm to Ping Pong
What if 8 was in same conference as 1? You want a rematch?
I think 4 is fine and I also think you have to qualify by winning a conference
I think 4 is fine and I also think you have to qualify by winning a conference
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:15 pm to Ancient Astronaut
Then if you make it 16 all conference winners and top Indy needs invited
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:17 pm to sms151t
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What if 8 was in same conference as 1? You want a rematch? I think 4 is fine and I also think you have to qualify by winning a conference
I honestly believe the committee would rank the teams in a certain order to prevent rematches in the first round. Teams would have to win at least one playoff game to earn a rematch
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:18 pm to Ping Pong
You could argue the playoffs are not even necessary this year. Alabama is clearly the best team in the country
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:22 pm to Finkle is Einhorn
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You could argue the playoffs are not even necessary this year. Alabama is clearly the best team in the country
agree 100%
thats the main issue with designing a postseason for college football. Some years the best team is obvious. Other years it may be between 3 teams or 2 teams, or 6 teams!
In a perfect world the size of the college football playoff would change every year, depending on how many teams are deserving of a playoff spot
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