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Ohio State is #1 and make it clear they are the true champions after the ass kicking they give Michigan.
Once OSU or Michigan loses this week, how can a justification be made for the other team in the championship over any other team???? Its he said, she said, we said.....blah, blah, blah talk about who is deserving to be there.
BRING ON A IN PLAYOFF!!!!!!! Jeez!!!!
How many more year do we have to go thru this crap before the powers that be realize a top 8 team playoff utilizing the bowl games is the way to go.
The rest of the bowls could still be used for the teams that dont qualify for the playoffs.........
ITS A NO BRAINER!!!!!!
Ohio State is #1 and make it clear they are the true champions after the ass kicking they give Michigan.
If there were a playoff, I would only invite 4 teams to the playoff.
The only REAL debate that matters is 1-3. Other people want to argue about #4, fine.
Last year was a fluke having the absolute concensus #1 and #2 teams play for the le.
This year is much more reflective of the BCS. No matter who loses between UM and OSU, the argument from the school/fanbase that lost is more than logical in their argument that they should have the #2 spot.
Its a cluster- .
Who is deserving of #2? You can name 10 teams......its not BCS its just BS.
nevermind
Actually if Rutgers goes undefeated they deserve to play for it.
Agreed. What if they dont?
They won't.
I have no problem with USC getting the #2 spot and playing the UM-tOSU winner provided they win out.
IMO, we still need a playoff. Using SC as an example...what if they beat Cal and ND, then lost to UCLA...SC would still win the Pac-10 but couldn't play for a national championship. If there was a playoff, they could.
It's funny, but just about every sports site I frequent, the overwhelming consensus is to have a playoff. Even some Div I-A coaches have said it. But I have a feeling that the powers-that-be are getting their pockets lined by keeping the format as is. It will probably take another travesty of justice (or two? or three?) before it happens, tho, unfortunately.
Many of those against the playoff say its about the money....they don't get how much money could be made in a playoff. The network rights alone would be staggering.
Every team in top 8 will play each other in next 3 wks.
Ohio St plays Mich
West Virginia plays Rutgers
USC plays ND
Florida plays Auburn
This will decide who gets in the big game.
Auburn?
Stupid?
I personally am hoping OSU-Mich will be a blowout, one way or another, USC loses to Cal but beats Notre Dame, Arkansas loses to LSU but then beats Florida in the SEC le game and Rutgers loses to West Virginia.
My hope is for utter chaos in the ranks of college football, where there is no easy argument for any team to play the OSU-Mich winner over any other. Only a total cluster such as this can start the revolution and a give birth to a playoff.
Utter chaos would be perfect.
Indeed Easy as pie
Perhaps, but it would probably require a 4-week PO to surpass the number of bowl games we already have (I'm guessing - maybe 3 would suffice). Plus, teams can often LOSE money in bowl games - and that's traveling just ONE time. Imagine if they had to travel 4+ times?!?! Another small issue with PO's is fan base. It's not as big a deal as usually there are fans from other teams all around the country and die-hard fans that are willing to travel several weeks to watch their team. But imagine your team is Texas, and they have to travel to San Antonio the first week. They win, and now must go to a super regional in Dallas. They win again, and have to go to the semi-final game in Miami. Finally, they make it to the championship game in LA. Whew! If you decide to use home field as a location and your team is ranked one of the worst, good luck getting past the 2nd round with a strong fan base.
Most upper echelon teams are playing a twelve game regular season schedule these days. Play in a conference le game, that's thirteen. A bowl game, fourteen.
At first I thought a four team playoff would suffice, but why not an eight teamer? Or better yet, a 16 team Battle Royale for the national le?
I'd like the powers that be to cut the season to ten scheduled games, plus any conference championship games, then have a sixteen team playoff. At the most, that adds a fifteenth game for the final two teams and a fourteenth for the four semifinalists. Somebody smarter than me can come up with how to get Notre Dame, plus the weaker conferences like the MWC and the WAC involved.
The football version of March Madness would be hotter than the NFL playoffs.
Perhaps, but it would probably require a 4-week PO to surpass the number of bowl games we already have (I'm guessing - maybe 3 would suffice). Plus, teams can often LOSE money in bowl games - and that's traveling just ONE time. Imagine if they had to travel 4+ times?!?! Another small issue with PO's is fan base. It's not as big a deal as usually there are fans from other teams all around the country and die-hard fans that are willing to travel several weeks to watch their team. But imagine your team is Texas, and they have to travel to San Antonio the first week. They win, and now must go to a super regional in Dallas. They win again, and have to go to the semi-final game in Miami. Finally, they make it to the championship game in LA. Whew! If you decide to use home field as a location and your team is ranked one of the worst, good luck getting past the 2nd round with a strong fan base.
Fair points however, I think that if D1-AA, D2, D3 and NAIA can do it, I am pretty sure with the massive football budgets that D1 schools have, it could be done.
We talked about this last year around this time and someone also brought up using the bowl games. (It was me.) Use the big name bowls as your playoff sites and use the other bowls for those schools who do not make the playoff but still have the 6 wins or more. You would probably have to eliminate some of the smallest bowl games but I don't think that is a bad idea anyway. IMO, there are too many bowl games now.
yes it would.The football version of March Madness would be hotter than the NFL playoffs.
Also, I would make ND join a conference. (They are already in the Big East in everything but football) There should be no special rules just to accomodate one school.
It all boils down to money and the Bowl Games bring in too much $$$ for the NCAA to consider going to a playoff system unless they got one of deal from the networks. and then it would eliminate the hype or attention to other bowl games.
But then again I think most college football fans will go support their teams either way.
16 team playoff is too much. We've spent all year figuring out that the #1 team can beat the #16 team. No need to re-hash it. 8 team playoff.
Maybe they should do the same with NCAA Basketball????
From this link :
I know Tressel made a pro-playoff comment recently as well. Hmmmm.By the way, I noticed that Florida head coach Urban Meyer has jumped on the playoff bandwagon. That list now includes Mack Brown, Pete Carroll, Lloyd Carr, Steve Spurrier, Charlie Weis and an on-the-fence Bob Stoops – along with a whole bunch more.
I'm beginning to think it's just a matter of time.
Puh...puh..playoffs!!!?
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