this year, coupled with Utah's win, will put additional pressure for a playoff

[windcrysmary]

I'm a traditionist...but 8 teams need to square off after the regular season .....

4 teams left at New Years.....

2 left for the college NON mythical championship...

case closed...</p>

oh yea.. and SUCK it Bamer...wish I was in the Big Easy...would be sweet to see those dick heads tucking their collective tails...</p>

makes me wonder what Mullin will be doing next year for us....</p>

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[dawgatUSM]

i'd be content with the plus-1 format

 

[bulldogbaja]

Why not use the 8-team playoff? Utah would have been left out of the plus-1, and I honestly want to see what they would do against an Oklahoma or Florida. Tonight, I think they might have been the best team in the nation. I like this: 2 games on Christmas Eve, and 2 on Christmas day. One week later, 2 games on NY Day. One week later, Jan. 8, the same date as the current NC, have a REAL NC.
And you can't tell me that it won't make the networks as much money, when there are 7 games with the top 8 teams playing in them instead of 4. That spells more $$$ to me.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

8 Virginia Tech
1 Oklahoma

5 Utah
4 USC

6 Penn State
3 Texas

7 Cincinnati
2 Florida

The ACC, Big East, or any other conference isn't going to agree to it without an autobid, and the Mountain West is going to be clamoring for a bid, or at the very least for one non-BCS bid, so with 8 teams it's going to be 1 at large. I also like playing the round of 8 at home sites because that's where the best atmosphere is.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Go for 16. Give every conference an automatic bid and make the rest at large.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

Historically it sure is not that way.

I really think they need to throw away the current BCS and go back to how it used to be with the traditional matchups in the bowls and allow for shared championships. If it was that way, right now USC, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah would still be in play. Heck it is the only way Utah would have a chance (Like BYU did in 1984). Bama would not have been in that game, and Utah would have played Florida. What is wrong with 170 guys or even more, getting a ring? I think a playoff is the absolute worst thing that could be done.

No one ever looks at this from the players perspective. A bowl appearance is a the one tangible reward a college football player gets for his work in this billion dollar industry. They get to travel to a nice location for a week or so. They get to experience some thing in that locale. They are even allowed to receive some gifts for their participation. If you go to a playoff it will really be all business and the week long stay will not happen. They will get less for their effort and only 85 guys come out successfully instead of the 340 that would end a season on a high note.

Look at the NFL this year. Even with a proper league they have two 8-8 teams in the playoffs where teams with 11-5 records are home. Heck, all for home teams are not favored this weekend. More than one pundit has mentioned changes in playoff systems in all pro sports. PLayoffs are not the panacea that those in favor of it claim. Let Colleg Football be the different sport it has become. Where every week means something.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

To allow for 128 teams you would have to have 8, 16 team conferences. Split each of those into 2 divisions. PLay each team in your division (7 games). Them play 3 more conference games from the other side (makes 10) then 2 more games of your choosing. The tope team from each divsion plays in the conference championship. That leaves 8 teams for the playoff. No at large teams at all. Everything is decided on the field.

It will never happen though becuase the pie that is split 50 or 60 ways right now will then have to be split 128 ways.

 

[PosterFormerlyKnownAsRFAA]

Because, it simply isn't true.

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[Bulldog Bruce]

Look through the schedule and you will see that every week that a contending team plays can cause them not to get a shot at the BCS game. It is more true now than ever. There are no "meaningless" games where you can rest your starters.

 

[PosterFormerlyKnownAsRFAA]

may miss out unless a few other teams lose later in the year. Hell, you can even run the table and get left out all together while two teams with one loss play for the championship. You can't say "every week means something" when we are about to have two one-loss teams play for the championship while we have an undefeated team that doesn't get a shot because of some pre-season pre-conceived notion that they aren't good enough.

THAT is why you need a playoff!

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

Utah would have played Florida tonight and if they beat them, then they would have gotten a chance. If there was a playoff, they might not even have been in the 8 because all those preconceived notions would effect them then.

And just because some teams "overcome" the one loss, it still was in play. every week was still dire.

 

[PosterFormerlyKnownAsRFAA]

Who says they wouldn't have taken a bigger name school to play Florida?

I'll agree that if we aren't going to have a playoff, then we might as well go back to the old system.

I'm in favor of a 16 team playoff. Or at the least, a 12 team format. The ONLY compelling argument I've heard against a playoff is the struggle of the fan-bases to travel. However, something tells me that they'd be able to work it out. If you take 12 or 16, I think you've covered all teams that have a realistic shot at the championship and then some.

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[bulldogbaja]

deserve an automatic bid. For that matter, who does? Just go straight by the rankings. Sometimes tradition must give way to progress.

 

[PBRME]

Here's another idea. The winner from each bowl game goes to the playoffs, and there are no at large bids. If you don't qualify for, or win a bowl game then you have no reason to complain about not making the playoffs. Seeding would be based on the post bowl game BCS rankings, with only the playoff teams being ranked.

 

[HD6]

then why isn't Texas playing for the national title? In the NFL, if two teams have the same record but one wins head to head, who gets the playoff spot?

 

[tossedoff]

Because there were 3 teams with the same record. Everyone pushing for Texas over Oklahoma forgets that Texas Tech was tied for the division title too. The Big 12 used their tiebreaker system which led to BCS standings to break the tie. Oklahoma did what they needed to do after losing to Texas to win that tiebreaker.

 

[MaxMaroon]

I think any playoff for division 1-A would ruin the best regular season of any sport. Also, some of us don't give two craps about 'who's number one' as we just want to see our teams do well. I personally would rather Mississippi State be SEC Champs than National Champs as the SEC is America's best college football conference. Just my opinions though.