2012 College Football Offseason Thread

[Guest]

Do it however they do it for D II and DIII.

[Warpticon]

Do it however they do it for D II and DIII.

 

They're not going to play 2 fewer regular season games.

[Andy]

Playoff's officially been approved. 6 bowls will rotate hosting duties for the semifinals and the title game will be bid out. It's presumed the 4 BCS games will be among the 6 bowls (with the Cotton and the new SEC/B12 bowl game assumed to be the other 2), but nothing official on that front. One semifinal New Year's Eve, the other New Year's Day, with the title game the Monday after NFL wild-card weekend.

 

Now all we have to do is wait 2 years.

[Derwood]

and if the system is a broken mess (spoiler alert: it will be) we're now stuck with it for 12 years

[Smack]

Tebow calls out ND/Quinn

 

“So many guys come up to me and say, ‘What’s it like to be at the University of Florida? What’s it like to be a Gator?’ The first thing I think of is, ‘Wouldn’t you like to know.’ ... I had a teammate at Denver who played the same position as me and he went to the University of Notre Dame. He would brag about his university, how great it was. Most of us in the locker room were like, ‘C’mon, we all had opportunities. We chose not to go there.’ ... But he talked so much about his university that it became easy. I’d say, ‘Your whole team had one guy who ran under a 5.0 40 [yard dash]. Our kicker ran under 5.0.’ ”

 

http://www.businessinsider.com/tim-tebow-mocks-brady-quinn-2012-6#ixzz1yxIcBSFl

[Andy]

Tebow calls out ND/Quinn

 

“So many guys come up to me and say, ‘What’s it like to be at the University of Florida? What’s it like to be a Gator?’ The first thing I think of is, ‘Wouldn’t you like to know.’ ... I had a teammate at Denver who played the same position as me and he went to the University of Notre Dame. He would brag about his university, how great it was. Most of us in the locker room were like, ‘C’mon, we all had opportunities. We chose not to go there.’ ... But he talked so much about his university that it became easy. I’d say, ‘Your whole team had one guy who ran under a 5.0 40 [yard dash]. Our kicker ran under 5.0.’ ”

 

http://www.businessinsider.com/tim-tebow-mocks-brady-quinn-2012-6#ixzz1yxIcBSFl

There's a decent chance that if this were to develop it would be the most discussed feud of backup quarterbacks in the history of the league.

[Andy]

and if the system is a broken mess (spoiler alert: it will be) we're now stuck with it for 12 years

I still don't see how this can be 'worse' than the BCS if the idea is to get more teams involved, especially considering we literally know nothing about this plan except a couple of dates and that there will be 2 more teams.

[Smack]

Tebow calls out ND/Quinn

 

“So many guys come up to me and say, ‘What’s it like to be at the University of Florida? What’s it like to be a Gator?’ The first thing I think of is, ‘Wouldn’t you like to know.’ ... I had a teammate at Denver who played the same position as me and he went to the University of Notre Dame. He would brag about his university, how great it was. Most of us in the locker room were like, ‘C’mon, we all had opportunities. We chose not to go there.’ ... But he talked so much about his university that it became easy. I’d say, ‘Your whole team had one guy who ran under a 5.0 40 [yard dash]. Our kicker ran under 5.0.’ ”

 

http://www.businessinsider.com/tim-tebow-mocks-brady-quinn-2012-6#ixzz1yxIcBSFl

There's a decent chance that if this were to develop it would be the most discussed feud of backup quarterbacks in the history of the league.

 

I'm still holding out hope that someone sacrifices Tebow in a religious ceremony in the very near future.

[Derwood]

and if the system is a broken mess (spoiler alert: it will be) we're now stuck with it for 12 years

I still don't see how this can be 'worse' than the BCS if the idea is to get more teams involved, especially considering we literally know nothing about this plan except a couple of dates and that there will be 2 more teams.

 

don't know about "worse", but not necessarily better.

[shnsajax]

and if the system is a broken mess (spoiler alert: it will be) we're now stuck with it for 12 years

I still don't see how this can be 'worse' than the BCS if the idea is to get more teams involved, especially considering we literally know nothing about this plan except a couple of dates and that there will be 2 more teams.

 

don't know about "worse", but not necessarily better.

 

Your probably the only person here who thinks this is not better.

[SouthSideRyan]

Tebow calls out ND/Quinn

 

“So many guys come up to me and say, ‘What’s it like to be at the University of Florida? What’s it like to be a Gator?’ The first thing I think of is, ‘Wouldn’t you like to know.’ ... I had a teammate at Denver who played the same position as me and he went to the University of Notre Dame. He would brag about his university, how great it was. Most of us in the locker room were like, ‘C’mon, we all had opportunities. We chose not to go there.’ ... But he talked so much about his university that it became easy. I’d say, ‘Your whole team had one guy who ran under a 5.0 40 [yard dash]. Our kicker ran under 5.0.’ ”

 

http://www.businessinsider.com/tim-tebow-mocks-brady-quinn-2012-6#ixzz1yxIcBSFl

There's a decent chance that if this were to develop it would be the most discussed feud of backup quarterbacks in the history of the league.

 

I'm still holding out hope that someone sacrifices Tebow in a religious ceremony in the very near future.

 

That seems excessive.

[Derwood]

and if the system is a broken mess (spoiler alert: it will be) we're now stuck with it for 12 years

I still don't see how this can be 'worse' than the BCS if the idea is to get more teams involved, especially considering we literally know nothing about this plan except a couple of dates and that there will be 2 more teams.

 

don't know about "worse", but not necessarily better.

 

Your probably the only person here who thinks this is not better.

 

I'm in wait and see mode.

[Andy]

and if the system is a broken mess (spoiler alert: it will be) we're now stuck with it for 12 years

I still don't see how this can be 'worse' than the BCS if the idea is to get more teams involved, especially considering we literally know nothing about this plan except a couple of dates and that there will be 2 more teams.

 

don't know about "worse", but not necessarily better.

 

Your probably the only person here who thinks this is not better.

 

I'm in wait and see mode.

Your issue so far seems to be with the selection committee, but if there's 4 teams involved and not 2, it's still better. There is a far smaller chance of a deserving team being shut out. And I'll take a selection committee (the members of whom, it would appear, will be public) over some of the idiots voting in the Harris Poll, not to mention the blatant conflicts of interest in the coaches' poll, every time.

[illiniguy]

I for one am excited that now, not just two SEC teams will get to play for the title.

[UMFan83]

I for one am excited that now, not just two SEC teams will get to play for the title.

 

I know, it will be nice to get 3, or maybe even 4 SEC teams playing for the title.

[Andy]

I for one am excited that now, not just two SEC teams will get to play for the title.

Preaching to the choir. I was vocally in favor of Oklahoma State getting a shot at the title game last year. At least in 2014 and beyond, the Oklahoma States and Oregons and Stanfords (to use 2011 examples) will get a shot.

 

Hell, even TCU would have been involved in playoffs in 2009 and 2010, and Utah would probably have gotten a chance in 2008 too.

[Soul]

...if there's 4 teams involved and not 2, it's still better. There is a far smaller chance of a deserving team being shut out.

 

Yeah, I agree with this. Might be nice to eventually get to 6 teams, if that could be worked out.

[Derwood]

I still don't see how this can be 'worse' than the BCS if the idea is to get more teams involved, especially considering we literally know nothing about this plan except a couple of dates and that there will be 2 more teams.

 

don't know about "worse", but not necessarily better.

 

Your probably the only person here who thinks this is not better.

 

I'm in wait and see mode.

Your issue so far seems to be with the selection committee, but if there's 4 teams involved and not 2, it's still better. There is a far smaller chance of a deserving team being shut out. And I'll take a selection committee (the members of whom, it would appear, will be public) over some of the idiots voting in the Harris Poll, not to mention the blatant conflicts of interest in the coaches' poll, every time.

 

the committee, yes, and also the inherent home field advantage for the SEC and PAC 12 schools

[shnsajax]

Getting the first three teams right really won't be an issue. It's always that 4th team that will create some kind of controversy. Having a selection committee that involves one rep from each conference will make it more difficult for any conference to get two teams in.

[Andy]

Considering there are really only four good conferences anymore, it really shouldn't be considered so insane for one league to get two teams in, especially when the B1G spends so much time beating each other up these days, making it hard for one team to finish with a top-4 resume.

[jersey cubs fan]

Getting the first three teams right really won't be an issue. It's always that 4th team that will create some kind of controversy. Having a selection committee that involves one rep from each conference will make it more difficult for any conference to get two teams in.

 

I doubt very much they will have trouble getting 2 teams in from the same conference.

[shnsajax]

Considering there are really only four good conferences anymore, it really shouldn't be considered so insane for one league to get two teams in, especially when the B1G spends so much time beating each other up these days, making it hard for one team to finish with a top-4 resume.

 

Insane no, and in several cases it would be perfectly justified. No reason to not want a 4 team playoff either. I'm not worried about seeing 2 SEC teams in it every year either.

[Andy]

I haven't seen anything official, but all indications from what I've been reading are that blatant instances of unfair home-field advantage for a lower seed in the 4-team playoff will be avoided (i.e. #3 or #4 SEC team in the Sugar, #3 or #4 Pac-12 team in the Rose). Stewart Mandel posed the idea of the #1 team getting to choose which of the 2 semifinal bowls they played in.

[Derwood]

How about they create a bowl game in Indianapolis that's part of the semi-final rotation?

[Andy]

How about they create a bowl game in Indianapolis that's part of the semi-final rotation?

Indy will bid on - and almost certainly get, at some point - a national championship game, which would be just as egregious HFA for a B1G team as the Sugar or the Rose.

 

Since no B1G team has finished in the top 4 of the final BCS standings since 2007, it doesn't seem like an immediate issue.