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I didn't say teams would slow down, I said that the end of season games would probably not affect a team's chances to play for the national title, because by that point they would probably already be in or they would already be out. Right now teams can't really afford to lose a game, if they do they have to hope some other people lose if they're going to get back in it.
It doesn't really matter since this is about as likely as all the fantasy conferences that people like to talk about. It's like the sports equivalent of arguing about whether Superman could beat up the Incredible Hulk.
There's somethin' you're still not gettin'...
Say if your the #1, 2, 3, or 4 team in the nation and you have to be in the top 8 to make it in. If your last game of the regular season is to some 5-6 squad and you LOSE to that team, what do you think is the chance voters would keep them in the top 8? And of course there's position. I think a school would rather be a #1 playing a #8 seed in the first round than the other way around.
I highly doubt the "EVERY game counts" mentality fades. And as long as there's something wrong or corrupt with just college sports in general, it matters.
I believe that the D1 college football playoffs should consist of the top 4 teams in the final regular season poll. The #1 seed vs #4 and the #2 seed vs #3, in the opening round. That is really all you need.
I believe that the D1 college football playoffs should consist of the top 4 teams in the final regular season poll. The #1 seed vs #4 and the #2 seed vs #3, in the opening round. That is really all you need.
I still say 8 is the way to go, but what you have is still better than the BCS.
Big state schools would benefit from BCS change - News - Opinions - bnd.com (http://www.bnd.com/2012/01/04/2001807/big-state-schools-would-benefit.html - broken link)
Of course, if the NCAA were to take power away from the bowls...
Big state schools would benefit from BCS change - News - Opinions - bnd.com (http://www.bnd.com/2012/01/04/2001807/big-state-schools-would-benefit.html - broken link)
Of course, if the NCAA were to take power away from the bowls...
You do know that this was from an OPINION section, right?
You do know that this was from an OPINION section, right?
Of course, and I agree that the current system is broken. I, for one, think that there should be a 12-team playoff. The top teams could have a first-round bye.
Edit: Misread the article. He's actually FOR a playoff (or a plus-one, at least).
Of course, and I agree that the current system is broken. I, for one, think that there should be a 12-team playoff. The top teams could have a first-round bye.
Edit: Misread the article. He's actually FOR a playoff (or a plus-one, at least).
And it's from Gil Lebreton.
I've read the Star-Telegram many a time. I know his work....
I don't think a 4 team would deminsh the regular season one iota. If you loose 1 game, you chances deminish greatly if you loose 2, you toast. At least with a 4 team playoff, if you win all your games you not likely to get screwed out of the playoff.
Even an 8 team playoff wouldn't deminish the regular season much. You could loose 1 game and stil have a good shot at the 8 teams but loosing 2 would put you in precarious situation..
1. Eight-team BCS tournament. Six BCS conference champions + 2 wild-cards (at-large bids), with the two highest-ranked non-BCS conference champions getting the at-large bids. This format would have allowed Alabama and Boise St. to compete, as well as Stanford and OSU, and it would have bounced K-State. On the negative side, it would have invited Clemson and West Virginia, but hopefully Miami will return to greatness and VT to competitiveness. It also could have allowed Georgia to beat LSU and keep Alabama or LSU at home. There's also the potential for mischief, where a team like LSU could say 'Well, let's keep Alabama at home this year by losing to Georgia'. Unlikely...but not entirely out of the realm of possibility.
2. Round one: the official bowl games. College can keep their freaking bowl games, and they now mean more than just an exhibition between two conferences. They're the first round of an elimination tournament the likes of which college football has not season before. The Rose would feature the 'Western' regional finals; the Fiesta would feature the 'Central' regional final; the Sugar would host the 'Southern' regional final; and the Orange would host the 'Eastern' regional final. Similar to NCAA basketball, the regional distinctions don't necessarily mean that teams from regions play in those bowls.
3. The BCS Final Four: the remaining four teams play at two designated semi-finals sites that get rotated among the BCS bowl hosts each year.
4. The Super Bowl of College Football. Schedule it the Saturday afternoon on NFL Championship Weekend (AFC/NFC conference championships). At a neutral site to be determined each year, just like the NFL does and just like the NCAA does with the Final Four. It would not necessarily have to be at one of the big bowl cities, although it could be done that way as it is now. But different cities could get into the excitement of college football, like Houston, Detroit, Indianapolis, St. Louis.
I realize that this is not likely to happen, though - at least not for another three or four years. So in the meantime, the next-best and most realistic solution possible might be this:
1. A 'plus-one' BCS bowl system. Bowl games first, and 1-4 must play each other in some sort of tournament format. Teams like Boise St. would still be a long shot, but they'd have a slightly higher chance.
2. Only conference champions are eligible
3. Implement uniform conference championship rules: the top two BCS ranked teams play each other in conference title games. End of discussion. That right there would have prevented an LSU-Alabama rematch in the national title game. If people want an intra-conference rematch, they can still have one - but not in the biggest game of the season. Now we'd still have the occasional gripes about soft schedules and teams getting left out of their conference title games, but that's for conferences to sort out, and it would be in the interests of conferences to set up a fair system or face the possibility of a school leaving its conference.
This system would be more realistic right now.
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