Anyone else prefer an 8 team playoff than a 12 team playoff?
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I trash literally everyone that isn't a top 25 team as they aren't quality wins.
What I truly want are two levels of playoffs but if the MAC, AAU, Sun Belt, CUSA and MWC are in FBS they must have a right to be in the playoff. Simple
Hell, what I want it the SEC and Big Ten to form their own league but that won't happen.
And I'm pretty sure you just claim anyone we play is good. See WVU. If we played ECU you'd be saying they were better than WVU.
It's literally the dumbest idea ever which no one would ever agree to because it's so stupid there aren't even words. Imagine the SEC or Big Ten agreeing to that. The commish would be fired instantly
For most teams. Do you disagree most teams have a 0% chance of making the playoff on day 1?
You may not like it vs your fantasy of 24, but the power conferences will own all of this, starting with the p4 now and then eventually less. They will have their own tournaments to crown a conference champ and keep all the dollars. It is foolish to think the superconferences will share playoff revenue with others. Look at what is actually happening in crb right now - a ruthless money grab.
I'm fine with the P4 (then hopefully 2) controlling everything and won't be a 4 or 2 team playoff. It will be at least 12. $$$$$$
And then the others can have their own playoff.
So what? College football atmosphere is great for students and fans.. For many teams and fans it's great just to beat their rival or get to a bowl game.
lol because the school you root for isn't one of those schools
Bowl games will cease to exist. Rivalries are dying hourly.
The game has changed--it's okay--you'll be fine.
I didn’t claim Delaware was good and I don’t claim UMass is good. P5 opponents are different than G5 opponents. And I’ve never said all P5 opponents are good…I said P5 wins are good wins with some being better than others. You act as if outside of OSU and Michigan, every opponent on our schedule is the same as Delaware.
I can tell you with 100% certainty that they are not sharing playoff revenue with the have-nots in the future. You more than anyone having witnessed with great interest 3 power conferences destroy the pac 12 should know how ruthless this has become.
If Duquesne beat WVU (assuming the game resumes) is WCU good?
Iowa is solid. The rest game we should win easily this year.
The Big Ten is down right now outside the Big 3--see Wisconsin getting slaughtered right now.
Illinois is WVU bad not Delaware/UMass/NW bad
You know this is eventually going SEC AFC vs B1G NFC. Perhaps a Big12 is in the mix. Everybody else will be excluded.
Wow, the Big 10 is down again? Geez, I’ve heard that every year since 1993. Funny, when the SEC has two of the top 4 teams and three of the top 7, they’re not considered down.
I'm 100% onboard for that but I think the SEC/Big Ten like the easy wins that comes with the other conferences.
I think the SEC is top heavy this year as well
Who's the 4th best team in the Big Ten? Arguably Wisconsin, right? Today's not going well so far. Hopefully they turn that around.
We're adding USC, Washington, Oregon and even UCLA. You won't be hearing that often moving forward.
I think all games should be against FBS opponents. Lando acts like Nebraska's season should be suspended because they can't win a national championship.
Maybe--like I said, I'm good with your scenario. They really only care about their money.
That is all they care about and it is unfortunate. That’s why I am rooting for Washington St and Oregon St. Hope WSU beats Wiscy tonight! Hope both of those PAC ‘2’ schools win their litigation vs the current PAC 12.
I mean, you can root for anyone you want. I don't feel bad for Wazzu or Oregon State at all in this scenario. They had chances to expand the Pac XII but they were comfortable living off other schools.
Completely ruins the importance of the regular season, which is one of the defining and differentiating factors for CFB vs. other sports.
There's definitely some merit in this model. What it does it passes ownership of the subjective crowning of a champion away from the playoff down to the conferences. How a conference with 18 teams and no divisions ensures they can accurately pick their best team as champion remains to be seen. But it's slightly better because within a conference there is uniform scheduling rules, making it a little easier than it is on a national scale.
I think where we're headed is a 2 conference playoff, SEC and Big 10. They might have a mini playoff within their conference to crown a champion, with the winners of each playing each other for the title. This would be similar to the NFL model but would exclude everyone outside of those conferences. Others would have their own separate championship like FCS does today.
Well, a “MW” school swept Wiscy. Just a total embarrassment from Wiscy.WSU, OSU
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What is the current importance of the regular season? 80% of teams if not more are already done.
The only reason to have lucky losers in a so called playoff is money. If you don't understand that you are as dumb as I think you are.
They just changed the rules to eliminate plays in the name of player safety and you want to add more games and plays.
This is the dumbest post that I read all day.
It's not. If you think the best two teams can't come from the same conference you're the dumb one. The SEC has proven that.
This take also would pretend on conference winners win in the playoffs which is also false. Sure it's also about money but it's not the only reason. The fact anyone thinks an 11-1 or 10-2 team from the SEC or Big Tem should be left out is comical.
Didn't they just add more playoff games? Or did you miss the expansion to 12?They just changed the rules to eliminate plays in the name of player safety and you want to add more games and plays.
This is the dumbest post that I read all day.
Again, this will happen either as 1 large playoff or FBS having multiple tiers. Although you're probably still upset, mad and confused about 12 teams.
Unless you like to argue with an A(I) bot, where the I stands for Idiot. I suggest you use the power I which stands for Ignore.
If you finish second in your conference you have already proven you aren't the best team. Not a hard concept to understand for most. If second place gets a second chance it's just a tournament not a national championship playoff.
Then no sport has a national championship playoff nor ever will. This is literally the dumbest idea and only exists here because people are still mad Ohio State got in over us when we won the conference. It's all this is.
I would qualify that slightly with when in the season that loss occured combined with many other factors like closeness of game played. Your reasoning defies change and the function of time. It also ignores the examples where 2 teams played in the same season and split the wins and losses.
That's true that most if not all sports do this. It's because of MONEY. Your mlb team is 15 games out of first place but you think your team has a shot at a wildcard. If you get it you can win a "championship ". No you win the tournament. You want a tournament? That's fine just don't call it a national championship "playoff" because it isn't. It's just the best money making scheme they can come up with.? When there were 2 MLB leagues, American and National only the winners played for the championship. That was a true championship. No lucky losers allowed in.
PS This has nothing to do with Ohio State but since you keep bringing it up Ohio State proved my point with their performance.
I tend to lean towards preferring an 8-team playoff format over expanding to 12 teams. Don't get me wrong, I understand the appeal of having more teams get a shot at the championship. But I think there are some valid reasons to be hesitant about making the playoff pool even larger.
The biggest one for me is preserving the integrity and competitiveness of the regular season. Every single game already matters so much in college football compared to other sports. Teams can't afford more than a loss or two if they want to stay in playoff contention.
Expanding to 12 threatens to undermine that tension and high stakes. More teams would clinch playoff spots earlier, and some of those spots might go to teams that didn't necessarily have a championship-caliber season. I'd hate to see the intense regular season competition diluted.
There's also concerns around player safety and fatigue. Adding another round against top competition increases injury risk. And student-athletes already have so much on their plates without tacking on more high-pressure games.
Don't get me wrong, I love the excitement of more playoff action. But I worry the costs for players and regular season meaning outweigh the benefits of extra inclusion. I think 8 teams strikes the right balance. But it is what it is...
The biggest one for me is preserving the integrity and competitiveness of the regular season. Every single game already matters so much in college football compared to other sports. Teams can't afford more than a loss or two if they want to stay in playoff contention.
Expanding to 12 threatens to undermine that tension and high stakes. More teams would clinch playoff spots earlier, and some of those spots might go to teams that didn't necessarily have a championship-caliber season. I'd hate to see the intense regular season competition diluted.
There's also concerns around player safety and fatigue. Adding another round against top competition increases injury risk. And student-athletes already have so much on their plates without tacking on more high-pressure games.
Don't get me wrong, I love the excitement of more playoff action. But I worry the costs for players and regular season meaning outweigh the benefits of extra inclusion. I think 8 teams strikes the right balance. But it is what it is...
