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Conference championship weekend replacement idea…
Posted on 12/3/25 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 12/3/25 at 3:30 pm
This weekend designated for “bubble teams” to face off to make the final 4 playoff spots of the 12.
Bama vs UVA
Notre Dame vs Utah
BYU vs Vandy
Miami vs Texas
Those 4 winners join the bracket of 12.
What say you?
Bama vs UVA
Notre Dame vs Utah
BYU vs Vandy
Miami vs Texas
Those 4 winners join the bracket of 12.
What say you?
This post was edited on 12/3/25 at 3:32 pm
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 3:34 pm to gobuxgo5
So like a 16 team tourney but with lots of byes
Seems dumb.
Seems dumb.
This post was edited on 12/3/25 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 12/3/25 at 3:37 pm to NoSaint
Eh. It’ll be “bubble week” seems cool
Posted on 12/3/25 at 3:41 pm to gobuxgo5
I didn’t hate the idea from some thread today about each conference doing their own thing for a playoff and then sending the representative off to play the others for a NC.
I’m so much more interested in SEC football than any other football leagues that it would satisfy my wants.
I’m so much more interested in SEC football than any other football leagues that it would satisfy my wants.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 3:46 pm to ReauxlTide222
Imagine zero nonconference games, just nine conference games per our current schedule, then all of November is a conference playoff culminating with the SECCG in Atlanta. The math works out perfectly.
It would ruin the nonconference rivalry games like Florida/FSU, etc., but the obvious solution is to simply annex them too
It would ruin the nonconference rivalry games like Florida/FSU, etc., but the obvious solution is to simply annex them too
Posted on 12/3/25 at 3:51 pm to gobuxgo5
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Eh. It’ll be “bubble week” seems cool
No it won’t
Posted on 12/3/25 at 3:53 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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No it won’t
Yeah let’s just chalk this up to a great idea that’ll never happen.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 4:06 pm to gobuxgo5
My idea is to break back up into 10 team conferences with 9 game conference schedules. Problem solved.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 4:12 pm to gobuxgo5
If you have a set number of teams per conference, making the tournament in the future, eg 4 SEC...then the 4th place SEC team could play the 5th place SEC team to see who goes to the playoffs. So it is still an SEC event.
Sec champion will just be the top team during regular season.
Sec champion will just be the top team during regular season.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 4:13 pm to Chicken
That was my first idea but without a set number of participants it wouldn’t work so yea that makes sense too
Posted on 12/3/25 at 4:19 pm to OKBoomerSooner
I think I would love that.
And I feel like most all rivalries are dead as hell.
The next time anyone will care about a UF/FSU game is on 17 years when both are randomly top 12ish teams and we get fake hyped over it because we remember the good ol’ days when they were top notch brands.
I understand how awful that is to type. Especially for older folks(I might be older folks at this point
)
I just know we’re not dialing back the format and CFB landscape to the good ol’ days, so where we stand, most of these rivalries are pointless.
Or shite, get FSU in the SEC and have a ball.
And I feel like most all rivalries are dead as hell.
The next time anyone will care about a UF/FSU game is on 17 years when both are randomly top 12ish teams and we get fake hyped over it because we remember the good ol’ days when they were top notch brands.
I understand how awful that is to type. Especially for older folks(I might be older folks at this point
) I just know we’re not dialing back the format and CFB landscape to the good ol’ days, so where we stand, most of these rivalries are pointless.
Or shite, get FSU in the SEC and have a ball.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 4:20 pm to gobuxgo5
Conference championship games have always essentially been the first round of playoffs.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 6:00 pm to gobuxgo5
The Dude suggests 3 games called the CFP Invitational. The top 6 teams not in a conference championship game play the weekend of the conference championship games. Typically, those six would be ranked in the 12 already. This year, it’d be Oregon, Ole Miss, A&M, Oklahoma, ND, and Miami.
The sites should rotate among the CFP sites that don’t already host a game that weekend—NOLA, Miami, Phoenix, Pasadena—unless one of those sites is hosting the CFP Final like Miami is this year. Pairings can be conference based, location based, ranking based, or a combination.
It’s not part of the playoff—only a way for each team in contention to get a 13th game.
The sites should rotate among the CFP sites that don’t already host a game that weekend—NOLA, Miami, Phoenix, Pasadena—unless one of those sites is hosting the CFP Final like Miami is this year. Pairings can be conference based, location based, ranking based, or a combination.
It’s not part of the playoff—only a way for each team in contention to get a 13th game.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 6:03 pm to Chicken
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If you have a set number of teams per conference, making the tournament in the future, eg 4 SEC...then the 4th place SEC team could play the 5th place SEC team to see who goes to the playoffs. So it is still an SEC event.
Sec champion will just be the top team during regular season.
Posted on 12/3/25 at 11:48 pm to KosmoCramer
Last year Joel Klatt said there had been discussions according to his sources for the following:
B1G 1v2 in Indianapolis and SEC 1v2 in Atlanta. Both teams guaranteed spots with the two winners being the 1 and 2 seed with a bye. Both leagues would have two play in games too. 3 hosting 6 and 4 hosting 5. Those four winners would be in (Eight guaranteed spots so far). Loser of those games would be eligible for an at-large pick.
Then the Big 12 and ACC would have 1 host 4 and 2 host 3. Winners get in (12 total spots so far) and losers would also be eligible for at large berths. Two at large spots for all of those losers plus a potential Group 6 team that won their league. 14 total teams.
B1G 1v2 in Indianapolis and SEC 1v2 in Atlanta. Both teams guaranteed spots with the two winners being the 1 and 2 seed with a bye. Both leagues would have two play in games too. 3 hosting 6 and 4 hosting 5. Those four winners would be in (Eight guaranteed spots so far). Loser of those games would be eligible for an at-large pick.
Then the Big 12 and ACC would have 1 host 4 and 2 host 3. Winners get in (12 total spots so far) and losers would also be eligible for at large berths. Two at large spots for all of those losers plus a potential Group 6 team that won their league. 14 total teams.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:35 am to gobuxgo5
All these suggestions are too complex. Just do 16 teams. No CCGs. No AQs. Just the top 16. If a G5 can get into the top-16 (like Boise last year, Cincy in 2021, etc.), awesome, let them in.
It’s fine if teams want conferences for scheduling/rivalry/TV contract purposes, and if they want to award conference champions based on conference regular season record, including co-champions. That’s how things were for 100+ years. There just shouldn’t be CCGs or autobids to the playoff.
Keep regular season as is (start Labor Day weekend, end last weekend of Nov), have the current conference championship weekend (first weekend of Dec) be off with no games, then first round on campus (second weekend of Dec), quarterfinals on campus (third weekend of Dec), semifinals at major bowls (New Years Day), championship 7-13 days after NYD.
That’ll solve 99% of all problems / debate. I don’t know why everything in cfb always needs to be so complicated.
It’s fine if teams want conferences for scheduling/rivalry/TV contract purposes, and if they want to award conference champions based on conference regular season record, including co-champions. That’s how things were for 100+ years. There just shouldn’t be CCGs or autobids to the playoff.
Keep regular season as is (start Labor Day weekend, end last weekend of Nov), have the current conference championship weekend (first weekend of Dec) be off with no games, then first round on campus (second weekend of Dec), quarterfinals on campus (third weekend of Dec), semifinals at major bowls (New Years Day), championship 7-13 days after NYD.
That’ll solve 99% of all problems / debate. I don’t know why everything in cfb always needs to be so complicated.
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 10:38 am
Posted on 12/4/25 at 11:51 am to gobuxgo5
quote:
This weekend designated for “bubble teams” to face off to make the final 4 playoff spots of the 12.
Bama vs UVA
Notre Dame vs Utah
BYU vs Vandy
Miami vs Texas
Those 4 winners join the bracket of 12.
What say you?
Bama, without playing in an SEC championship game, would be the league's champion. Due to all the tie-breakers with having four teams at 7-1 in the conference. I forget all the specifics, but Ole Miss and A&M were eliminated with the various levels of tiebreakers, and that left UGA and UA, and then it went to head to head, which Bama won.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 6:45 pm to gobuxgo5
Or we could make week 0, week 1. Finish the regular season before thanksgiving and thanksgiving weekend is the first round of a 24 team playoff.
This isn't a complicated fix.
You can't possibly believe it would be too many when a team like Ole Miss is in the playoffs, but Vanderbilt and Texas would be left out.
Neutral site tomorrow, Vandy and Texas are probably beating 3-4 teams in the top 10
This isn't a complicated fix.
You can't possibly believe it would be too many when a team like Ole Miss is in the playoffs, but Vanderbilt and Texas would be left out.
Neutral site tomorrow, Vandy and Texas are probably beating 3-4 teams in the top 10
Posted on 12/4/25 at 7:15 pm to WaydownSouth
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Or we could make week 0, week 1.
I see no issue with this. When my parents were kids, GA high school started after labor day. Now some counties start as early July 30th. Traditions evolve over the years
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