College Football - Championship Week

[Guest]

I think that a couple more years like this one will lead to a playoff pretty quick

 

This year has been unique in so many ways that I don't think you can count on this type of thing happening again.

[Guest]

If Hawaii can get something here right before half, this becomes a whole new game since Hawaii gets the ball to start the second half.

 

And almost on cue they get a 44 yard run down to the Washington 36

[Coach C]

Zing!

 

Touchdown, Hawaii.

[Outshined_One]

I think that a couple more years like this one will lead to a playoff pretty quick

 

This year has been unique in so many ways that I don't think you can count on this type of thing happening again.

 

There've been years past where people have said that things got as bad as they could get...and yet, here we are.

 

That was a TD.

[Guest]

so the rose would have first choice to choose from:

Missouri

Kansas

West Virginia

Illinois

Arizona State (not likely)

or Hawaii (if they come back)?

 

I can't see them not taking Illinois from those choices.

 

So:

NC - OSU - Georgia/LSU (VT?)

Rose- USC - Illinois

Sugar Georgia/LSU - ??

Orange - VT - ??

Fiesta - Oklahoma - ??

 

I'm sure the orange would love georgia or LSU but won't get a shot at them. Tough choices for the other bowls.

 

Kansas could be in the top-4 in the final BCS which would mean they get an automatic bid to a BCS bowl and would eliminate Missouri from contention.

 

 

only one of the two can go either way. those are not really attractive options. I guess the orange would take West Virginia and the sugar missouri if they can or kansas if they can't. that leaves the fiesta praying washington wins.

[Flames24Rulz]

I think that a couple more years like this one will lead to a playoff pretty quick

 

This year has been unique in so many ways that I don't think you can count on this type of thing happening again.

 

Maybe not another year like this, but I could see several crazy years to follow because of parity.

 

And this announcer is terrible. First an incomplete pass can't be challenged but then it can be only in the end zone?

[Guest]

Correct overturn. 28-21 Washington with Hawaii to receive to start the second half.

[Coach C]

IMHO, the NCAA Division I needs to have a playoff format. Here's my opinion on how it should work.

 

Play 2 Non Conference games in the beginning

 

8 Conference games

 

1 Conference Championship game for the conferences that does have them

 

3 playoff games to win NC

 

I think the bigger issue is how we can try to get all the D-I conferences into the playoff format?

 

I know there are 11 conferences, and the independents. So if we were to make the independents as a conference, that would be 12 total.

 

So 12 total conferences, would mean 4 playoff game, me thinks, with the number 1 to 4 ranking getting the bye in the first round.

 

And for the conference championship, I would leave that up to the conferences. Some perfer the championship game, some don't.

 

Once the conference champions are decided, throw in their BCS rankings as their determination of slotting.

[Guest]

IMHO, the NCAA Division I needs to have a playoff format. Here's my opinion on how it should work.

 

Play 2 Non Conference games in the beginning

 

8 Conference games

 

1 Conference Championship game for the conferences that does have them

 

3 playoff games to win NC

 

I think the bigger issue is how we can try to get all the D-I conferences into the playoff format?

 

I know there are 11 conferences, and the independents. So if we were to make the independents as a conference, that would be 12 total.

 

So 12 total conferences, would mean 4 playoff game, me thinks, with the number 1 to 4 ranking getting the bye in the first round.

 

And for the conference championship, I would leave that up to the conferences. Some perfer the championship game, some don't.

 

Once the conference champions are decided, throw in their BCS rankings as their determination of slotting.

 

So, if that was in place this year, then Navy, Central Florida, Central Michigan, BYU and Florida Atlantic deserve bids over Georgia, Arizona State, Tennessee, Kansas and Missouri? And, for the hell of it, they deserve bids over Boston College, Illinois, and Clemson also?

[Outshined_One]

Ideally, I'd LOVE to see a 16 team playoff. I'd have it structured like:

 

6 BCS conference champion teams

6 second place teams in those BCS conferences

4 at large bids for teams that are either really good third place teams in their conferences or are non-BCS conference champions (if they have a good enough record)

 

However, that system would involve 5 weeks' worth of playoffs, since the structure of football tends to ask for a week off between games.

 

Alternatively, I could also see an 8 team playoff, with the same structure as above, only no second place teams and two at-large bids.

 

However, considering the NCAA has a penchant for screwing things up in football, I could see them having a four team playoff using the teams ranked 1-4.

Edited December 2, 2007 by Outshined_One

[Coach C]

IMHO, the NCAA Division I needs to have a playoff format. Here's my opinion on how it should work.

 

Play 2 Non Conference games in the beginning

 

8 Conference games

 

1 Conference Championship game for the conferences that does have them

 

3 playoff games to win NC

 

I think the bigger issue is how we can try to get all the D-I conferences into the playoff format?

 

I know there are 11 conferences, and the independents. So if we were to make the independents as a conference, that would be 12 total.

 

So 12 total conferences, would mean 4 playoff game, me thinks, with the number 1 to 4 ranking getting the bye in the first round.

 

And for the conference championship, I would leave that up to the conferences. Some perfer the championship game, some don't.

 

Once the conference champions are decided, throw in their BCS rankings as their determination of slotting.

 

So, if that was in place this year, then Navy, Central Florida, Central Michigan, BYU and Florida Atlantic deserve bids over Georgia, Arizona State, Tennessee, Kansas and Missouri? And, for the hell of it, they deserve bids over Boston College, Illinois, and Clemson also?

 

Well, it's just that simple. Win your conference, or go home. *shrug* FWIW, those teams that didn't win their conferences, yet they put up good records, they can play in the lower-teir bowls.

[Guest]

IMHO, the NCAA Division I needs to have a playoff format. Here's my opinion on how it should work.

 

Play 2 Non Conference games in the beginning

 

8 Conference games

 

1 Conference Championship game for the conferences that does have them

 

3 playoff games to win NC

 

I think the bigger issue is how we can try to get all the D-I conferences into the playoff format?

 

I know there are 11 conferences, and the independents. So if we were to make the independents as a conference, that would be 12 total.

 

So 12 total conferences, would mean 4 playoff game, me thinks, with the number 1 to 4 ranking getting the bye in the first round.

 

And for the conference championship, I would leave that up to the conferences. Some perfer the championship game, some don't.

 

Once the conference champions are decided, throw in their BCS rankings as their determination of slotting.

 

So, if that was in place this year, then Navy, Central Florida, Central Michigan, BYU and Florida Atlantic deserve bids over Georgia, Arizona State, Tennessee, Kansas and Missouri? And, for the hell of it, they deserve bids over Boston College, Illinois, and Clemson also?

 

 

How about:

LSU

Oklahoma

Virginia Tech

USC

Ohio State

West Virginia

Georgia

and Missouri?

[Keener98]

Why cant they do what DII does? What makes it so hard for DI to do?

[Guest]

Why cant they do what DII does? What makes it so hard for DI to do?

 

money

[Coach C]

Or, we can do it this way.

 

1 Non-Conferece game

 

Play out your 8 conference games

 

Play out your conference championship game, and the other conferences that does not have a conference championhip game, play a non-conference team.

 

Then the top 16 teams on the BCS rankings get in the playoffs, which would mean 4 games in the 16 bracket playoff format to decide the NC, regardless of which conference you are in.

[Outshined_One]

Or, we can do it this way.

 

1 Non-Conferece game

 

Play out your 8 conference games

 

Play out your conference championship game, and the other conferences that does not have a conference championhip game, play a non-conference team.

 

Then the top 16 teams on the BCS rankings get in the playoffs, which would mean 4 games in the 16 bracket playoff format to decide the NC, regardless of which conference you are in.

 

I think the biggest difficulty there is that the conferences would throw a fit since that would basically cause teams to disregard winning their conferences in favor of trying to get ranked in the Top 16. Granted, I'd imagine the vast majority of conference champions would be ranked in the Top 16, but there's still the possibility that it might cause a conference champion to miss out.

[Coach C]

Or, we can do it this way.

 

1 Non-Conferece game

 

Play out your 8 conference games

 

Play out your conference championship game, and the other conferences that does not have a conference championhip game, play a non-conference team.

 

Then the top 16 teams on the BCS rankings get in the playoffs, which would mean 4 games in the 16 bracket playoff format to decide the NC, regardless of which conference you are in.

 

I think the biggest difficulty there is that the conferences would throw a fit since that would basically cause teams to disregard winning their conferences in favor of trying to get ranked in the Top 16. Granted, I'd imagine the vast majority of conference champions would be ranked in the Top 16, but there's still the possibility that it might cause a conference champion to miss out.

 

If you have a playoff system, more people will become interested in what happens. Cracks me up that 1-AA has no trouble with having playoff's, but the big guys have to have their 6 win teams in a bowl game. *shaking head in pity*

 

I think it's that simple. Win your conference, you're pretty much in. I think that 12 of the 16 would be conference winners, and the remaining 4 are whoever are the highest BCS ranked that did not win their conference.

 

I also would believe they would make a ton more money with a playoff system because the TV rights would be HUGE for this. It would dwarf what they currently have now.

[Guest]

Or, we can do it this way.

 

1 Non-Conferece game

 

Play out your 8 conference games

 

Play out your conference championship game, and the other conferences that does not have a conference championhip game, play a non-conference team.

 

Then the top 16 teams on the BCS rankings get in the playoffs, which would mean 4 games in the 16 bracket playoff format to decide the NC, regardless of which conference you are in.

 

I think the biggest difficulty there is that the conferences would throw a fit since that would basically cause teams to disregard winning their conferences in favor of trying to get ranked in the Top 16. Granted, I'd imagine the vast majority of conference champions would be ranked in the Top 16, but there's still the possibility that it might cause a conference champion to miss out.

 

 

how would you disregard winning your conference to finish in the top 16?

[Outshined_One]

how would you disregard winning your conference to finish in the top 16?

 

I can see scenarios where teams might be willing to tank in order to get more favorable matchups in a potential playoff.

[Guest]

how would you disregard winning your conference to finish in the top 16?

 

I can see scenarios where teams might be willing to tank in order to get more favorable matchups in a potential playoff.

 

 

how would you get a better matchup by losing? seems unlikely.

[Outshined_One]

how would you disregard winning your conference to finish in the top 16?

 

I can see scenarios where teams might be willing to tank in order to get more favorable matchups in a potential playoff.

 

 

how would you get a better matchup by losing? seems unlikely.

 

Maybe it'd be a rare situation, but bear with me.

 

Let's say a team is ranked #3 with the top two teams maintaining their spots. The #3 team matches up really well with the teams hovering around the 7-10 area, but really does not like any potential matchups with teams who could finish the season ranked #13. So, instead of going out and winning their conference championship game, they tank and attempt to move down a few spots in order to get the better draw.

 

Again, it's unlikely, but not unheard of (see: NBA playoffs).

[Outshined_One]

YEOWCH! That was close!

[Coach C]

And Hawaii just scored....

 

Oh, incomplete...

[snoodmonger]

And Hawaii just scored....

 

Oh, incomplete...

 

lol

[TruffleShuffle]

catch the ball, moran