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What is the point of Conference Championship games, nationally?
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:33 pm
Is there one?
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Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:35 pm to Roaad
Usually it's two pretty good teams matched up 
They give teams a chance to build their resume with an additional game.
They give teams a chance to build their resume with an additional game.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:35 pm to Roaad
CCG got OSU into the playoff two years ago.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:35 pm to SprintFun
$$$
This post was edited on 12/4/16 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:36 pm to Roaad
The SEC champion does not determine the Pac-12 champion, so there is no point, nationally. A conference champion is a conference champion, not necessarily a national champion, and not necessarily the best team in its conference.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:43 pm to Roaad
Not much. There are still 12 other games that mean just as much.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:45 pm to ballscaster
quote:so the champion of a conference is not the best team in the conference, despite "settling it on the field"?
A conference champion is a conference champion, not necessarily a national champion, and not necessarily the best team in its conference.
So why not just award it to the best conference record, with no championship game?
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:46 pm to Roaad
Has there ever been a point? Why does there have to be a point?
It determines the champion of the conference.
What's the point of the National Championship?
It determines the champion of the conference.
What's the point of the National Championship?
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:49 pm to genro
quote:I would assume so
Has there ever been a point?
quote:Because large organizations generally refrain from spending shitloads of money on pointless endeavors.
Why does there have to be a point?
quote:but not the best conference team.
It determines the champion of the conference.
quote:Nationally?
What's the point of the National Championship?
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:50 pm to SprintFun
quote:Generally it only gives a "lock team" a chance to lose their spot.
They give teams a chance to build their resume with an additional game.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:52 pm to Roaad
quote:Well, what was it?
I would assume so
quote:Huh? Football makes money
Because large organizations generally refrain from spending shitloads of money on pointless endeavors.
quote:The best team in conference play, but not necessarily the best overall team in the conference. Because Out of Conference Games exist.
but not the best conference team.
quote:Yeah. Is there a point to the National Championship besides crowning a National Champion?
Nationally?
This post was edited on 12/4/16 at 6:53 pm
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:54 pm to Roaad
quote:Anytime there is a playoff, the door is open for a team who isn't the best team to be the champion. "Best team" and "champion" aren't necessarily the same thing. LSU wasn't the best SEC team in 2001. Kansas State wasn't the best Big 12 team in 2003. Villanova wasn't the nation's best basketball team in 1985. The New York Giants weren't the best NFL team in 2007. There is no reason you shouldn't know this.
so the champion of a conference is not the best team in the conference, despite "settling it on the field"?
quote:Ask them. I didn't write the rules.
So why not just award it to the best conference record, with no championship game?
This post was edited on 12/4/16 at 6:55 pm
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:55 pm to Bunk Moreland
quote:
CCG got OSU into the playoff two years ago.
CCG also cost Ohio State a NCG appearance three years ago.
The correct answer is money.
This post was edited on 12/4/16 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:56 pm to Roaad
Nationally there's not much of a point because the championship of a conference only takes 8 or 9 games into account. For a national championship all games are considered... However a CCG win can be taken into account when all else is equal, such as when a team wins it's CCG and goes 12-1 while a team in the Big XII is only 11-1.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:58 pm to genro
quote:You realize you are asking me the question I asked in the OP.
Well, what was it?
If I knew, I'd tell you.
quote:So the point is money?
Huh? Football makes money
quote:Wait. . .what?
The best team in conference play, but not necessarily the best overall team in the conference.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:59 pm to nvasil1
Hell last year tOSU lost 1 game, to the division champ who went on to win the conference. MSU got in and that was that. They had same number of loses and the head to head, aside from conference championship
This year is different. PSU has two losses
1 loss has always been better than 2 losses. Even if the 2 loss has the head to head. That's the way rankings work. That's the way standings work within leagues
This year is different. PSU has two losses
1 loss has always been better than 2 losses. Even if the 2 loss has the head to head. That's the way rankings work. That's the way standings work within leagues
Posted on 12/4/16 at 6:59 pm to ballscaster
quote:So. . .why are you responding?quote:
So why not just award it to the best conference record, with no championship game?
Ask them. I didn't write the rules.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 7:00 pm to Roaad
quote:Money for the bigshots. Entertainment for us. That's pretty much the only point of sports
So the point is money?
quote:Conference play is only part of a season. It is possible for Team A to have better conference play, but Team B to have a better overall season.
Wait. . .what?
Posted on 12/4/16 at 7:01 pm to Roaad
Doesn't seem to matter in the big10.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 7:04 pm to genro
quote:So the point is money.
Money for the bigshots. Entertainment for us. That's pretty much the only point of sports
quote:You said the best team in the conference plays for the title, but they may not be the best team in the conference.
Conference play is only part of a season.
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