Another way to do the playoffs----NoBCS

December 09, 2009

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john howard

Another way to do the playoffs----NoBCS

A more simple way to do the playoff system would be to have to win your conference.  That would be 11 teams.

So, 6 would play in round one, producing 3 winners to face 5 other teams in round 2.

  • 8) Ga Tech vs 9) C Michigan  winner vs  1) Alabama
  •                                          4) TCU vs 5) Boise St
  • 6) Oregon vs 11) Troy      winner vs   3) Cincinnati
  • 7) Ohio St. vs 10) E Carolina    winner vs 2) Texas

Wouldn't it be nice to have games going on this weekend?  Then, the teams would play again next week.  They could take Chrismas weekend off and we could have the semifinals on New Year's day. Then, wait a full week or 10 days (whatever night seems best) and have the championship game!!!

This system would encourage another conference.  We have a few teams like Navy and Notre Dame that don't have a conference.  A 12th conference would be nice.  Then, we could have 4 teams with a bye and the other 8 could play in the first round.  Or, 12 conference winners and the BCS could deicide 4 more teams to round out an even field of 16. 

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  1. That is an awful idea.  Are you trying to insinuate, through this process, that the games between Troy/Oregon or East Carolina/Ohio State would be close or worth watching?  And are you trying to say that a team like Troy is more deserving of a spot in the playoff over teams like:  Oregon State, Iowa, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Utah, Penn State, Florida, or anybody else in the Top 25 if not Top 50?  Plus, the problem with trying to get a playoff system in order, has to do with the University brass.  Those BCS conference schools get millions of dollars to be in BCS games.  There is no way that University and Conference directors would ever go for a system such as this, nor would the players and coaches at most schools.  In this system, the best teams do not play.  I'm all for finding a better system instead of the BCS, but this is not feasible or intriguing.

    Devin MillerDevin Miller on Thursday, 10 December 2009, 21:55 PST # |

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