Used to be the Pac counted an FCS win as .5 of a win which all but prevented them. It's not hard to put an end to it. Too many key national brands rely on them though so there is a lot of vocal opposition to ending them.
There's more important things to tweak in college football than just expanding the playoffs.
I think the first thing on the list should be no more FCS games.
Central Florida says we like 'dis fucking guyThey should just award everyone a national championship trophy at the end of the college season like they do at my 5 year olds bowling league.
Then everyone gets a participation trophy and is a winner!!!!
Again with the comparisons to the NFL...
They don't equate at all on any level. Again with the comparisons to the NFL...
The NFL has real PARITY. On a grand scale. The difference between say KC and Oakland this year? is nominal. They play a 20 game season if you count the preseason (and that isn't entirely unlike OOC slates). The NFL is often way more about depth and development to be the most complete team at the end of the season.
The NFL also only has to attempt to make a playoff. They of course try to win every game, but losing 7 or 8 games doesn't end you. It's a different mind set.
College football has 12 to 13 chances to state their cases. Just over half of the number of games the NFL plays. Losses matter. If we aren't going to use that against a team then what are we going to use? Is it possible that a 3 loss team is better than some undefeated team? Yes and it isn't rare. That's why UCF didn't belong in a playoff last year. Quality of opponent matters. Still, even if you want to look at Bama or some other example people bitch about endlessly the current system looks at ALL of the criteria. Those that want auto bids will ONLY look at conf record.
When it comes to what I've said about the Pac not belonging, you only need to watch them to see there isn't a killer team in the league this year.
They should just award everyone a national championship trophy at the end of the college season like they do at my 5 year olds bowling league.
Then everyone gets a participation trophy and is a winner!!!!
Well then I can't help you.
Well, first of all that's not what I said so there's that.
Again with the comparisons to the NFL...
The NFL has real PARITY. On a grand scale. The difference between say KC and Oakland this year? is nominal. They play a 20 game season if you count the preseason (and that isn't entirely unlike OOC slates). The NFL is often way more about depth and development to be the most complete team at the end of the season.
The NFL also only has to attempt to make a playoff. They of course try to win every game, but losing 7 or 8 games doesn't end you. It's a different mind set.
College football has 12 to 13 chances to state their cases. Just over half of the number of games the NFL plays. Losses matter. If we aren't going to use that against a team then what are we going to use? Is it possible that a 3 loss team is better than some undefeated team? Yes and it isn't rare. That's why UCF didn't belong in a playoff last year. Quality of opponent matters. Still, even if you want to look at Bama or some other example people bitch about endlessly the current system looks at ALL of the criteria. Those that want auto bids will ONLY look at conf record.
When it comes to what I've said about the Pac not belonging, you only need to watch them to see there isn't a killer team in the league this year.
I don't think you can make all 5 P5 conference champions automatically make it unless you have 8 teams. If you have an 8-team then I think the best way would be P5 champs and 3 at-large. Maybe, MAYBE, in that scenario you could give the best G5 team a chance. Problem is most years even the best G5 team is nowhere near that level. Sometimes you do get a UCF from last year where you could at least argue they deserve a shot, but that's far from every year. So I don't think you can automatically give a G5 team a spot every year.
