Have they ever been done before bowl season?
I'm assuming he just wants to restore the sanctity of the major bowl games or something? Otherwise it seems like that'd just be like the current playoff system more or less.
Yes, and sooner or later the Pac will rise again and maybe two of them will be top 4 worthy.
Wow, he's saying you get yet one more round of games before making that final 4 list. That's a lot more very high level games added just like another full round of playoffs.
Right, that's why it seems odd.
They've got a better chance of somehow making 8 teams work, I'd guess. Plus that's even more money the families of these kids are having to shell out. Like OSU would have to travel to Pasadena, then fly down to New Orleans before finishing up in Dallas or something. Doesn't make much sense.
And last year Bama got in over Ohio State
Why is that odd? Instead of deciding who the top 4 are after 12-13 games, it's 13-14 games with the bowls and bowl tie ins and all of the typically great match ups giving you that much more information before making those final parings.
Then why stop there? Why not have the bowls, find out who the top teams were in the top bowl games, have them play a round robin, and whoever is left is in the actual playoffs? Then we'd REALLY find out who the elite teams are. And your national champ would have like a 17-1 record or something. The title game champs can get back to campus just in time for Valentine's Day.
Anything that happened post bowl season is fine by me, but honestly I don't think it's necessary. The bowls themselves almost make it a 12+ team first round and eye test+resume for the top 4. It seems more than reasonable to me.
I mean, we've got 13 regular season games for the good teams if they go to their CCG. If anything, add a few more spots in the playoffs and be done. You don't need some 9-3 team finishing 10th playing for a title.
Talk about being treated like a red headed step child by the conference.... When I saw West Virginia's schedule, I was wondering who they pissed off at the Big 12 HQ. The last four weeks of the year are @Texas, TCU, @ Okie Lite and Oklahoma.
Yep. The stars will never align for them to make it to the CFP. It is mathematically possible, but carnage would have to reign everywhere...and all at the same time.
Adding more teams to the existing format for sure would add 9-3 teams getting in.
You are talking about teams worth hundreds of millions of dollars with mega media machines going against teams worth a few million at most often in remote and smaller rural areas with far less draw for that almighty recruit.
I bet the Rose Bowl would love that.
If mid-major is offensive to you then there is no more fair description that wouldn't be. They are middle of the major tier. It's a descriptor. In size, resources, and so many more measures outside of football record it is simply an accurate term.
