Hey guys, remember when TCU missed the playoff because they didn't play a championship game?

[RobBase]

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

 

[RobBase]

or a 2 loss Ohio state team that got blown out by Iowa...

...who then rose from the ashes of such a devastating loss (in the eyes of those in power) to rebound and win an actual title. But I guess perseverance isn't part of the equation for the Kirby bowl.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Just expand it to 6-8 and include all the P5 champions. It legitimizes winning a CFBNC imo.

As it sits now, not so much.

I'm almost convinced that when this TV contract runs out, that's exactly what they do. And I believe they will go to 8 teams instead of 6 to allow those "deserving" 2nd place teams as well as the UCF's of the world entry as well. But - I do not see that happening for another 6-7 years. I haven't read a single argument from anyone in the P5's that would support an earlier transition. More important - I haven't read even a peep from the World Wide Leader about making a change. And as we all know - they are the ones that are driving this bus.

 

[outofyourmind]

Sweet. So A&M just needs to ditch the SEC to move to a lesser conference they can steamroll. Then schedule weak P5 teams to build the OOC resume and instant birth in the playoffs every year.

Dude
You are halfway there right now.

 

[starbigd]

bottom line is we have 3 worthy teams this year, and had to settle on a 4th. Yes, Bama has no quality wins, but it was either them or a 2 loss Ohio state team that got blown out by Iowa.

The #1 team got blown out by Syracuse, this is a poor excuse

 

[outofyourmind]

The #1 team got blown out by Syracuse, this is a poor excuse

And people want to forget what a fucking coaching error that was.
They could have prepped their 2nd QB all week and played him and won.
But no. They put gimpy out there and Syracuse fucked him up in the head.

That was a terrible coaching mistake by Clemson.

 

[PIBuckeye]

6 is the key. Bye for 1&2, extends playoffs a week, gives all P5 champs a birth, and allows one at large for a G5 or Bama.

I know alot seem to want to jump to 8, but I like the idea of 6 as well.......

 

[PIBuckeye]

still don't think its a good idea to have 13 random people deciding the fate of the playoffs of who's in or out. to much risk for blind biases if not outright payoffs.

hell I trust the computer models more.... and if OSU is out in that model, so be it.

 

[outofyourmind]

still don't think its a good idea to have 13 random people deciding the fate of the playoffs of who's in or out. to much risk for blind biases if not outright payoffs.

hell I trust the computer models more.... and if OSU is out in that model, so be it.

Shit
I couldn't put together 13 guys off this board who I'd trust enough to do it.

 

[PIBuckeye]

Shit
I couldn't put together 13 guys off this board who I'd trust enough to do it.

What about me???!?!?!!? hello? completely unbiased here........

 

[outofyourmind]

What about me???!?!?!!? hello? completely unbiased here........

Ok
That's you and me. That's 2.
Need 11 more.

 

[BigAppleBadger]

Rule #1: only Ohio State can win the Big Ten?

Imbalanced divisions are just something you're going to have to deal with. If Wisconsin had beaten Ohio State on Saturday, would the imbalanced divisions have mattered? No.

 

[BigAppleBadger]

If the playoffs are going to survive what? Being a huge ratings and monetary success? You think a little controversy is going to sink the ship? How cute.

It sunk the BCS and the system before that.

 

[Across The Field]

Rule #1: only Ohio State can win the Big Ten?

Imbalanced divisions are just something you're going to have to deal with. If Wisconsin had beaten Ohio State on Saturday, would the imbalanced divisions have mattered? No.

So you're bitching about OSU getting in back in 2014 after losing by 2 TDs in early September, despite then going on to steamroll their schedule, including a two score win vs top 5 Michigan State on the road and a 59-0 drubbing of a Wisconsin team sitting right outside the top 10, yet imbalanced divisions are not a big deal to you at all.

STFU

 

[fordman84]

Dude
You are halfway there right now.

UTEP and Tulane say what?

 

[outofyourmind]

Scott Frost and Nebraska is going to balance that bitch out.

 

[outofyourmind]

UTEP and Tulane say what?

IKR

 

[Across The Field]

Scott Frost and Nebraska is going to balance that bitch out.

If he can't come in and turn things around, it might be time to just close up shop in Lincoln.

 

[BigAppleBadger]

Just expand it to 6-8 and include all the P5 champions. It legitimizes winning a CFBNC imo.

As it sits now, not so much.

Or just leave it at 4, and say it's only conference champions. The worst P5 champ gets left out, or the least impressive one (so schedule strength still matters).

You'd need to have some clause in place for Notre Dame or the mid majors, but let's not kid orselves into thinking a G5 team is ever making the playoff anyway.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

TCU was unlucky that there was 5 worthy teams

This year Alabama is lucky that there were only 3 worthy teams

That is not a real wild swing for the playoff history: 5, 4, 4, 3

4 seems about right.

If you look back at the last 30 years, there is rarely more than 4 teams that are truly worthy of BEST TEAM.