College Football - Bowl Games

[Guest]

I find it very hard to believe that the regular season would be any less compelling, especially if the playoff has any sort of bye or home field at stake.

[Derwood]

Alabama in last year's title game shows that the regular season doesn't matter as much as people like to think

[UMFan83]

I hate how opponents of a playoff are always talking about how a playoff devalues the regular season. That is such a load of crap. If anything, a playoff puts more importance on the regular season. As it is now, probably only 15 teams in D1 go into a season with any thoughts of competing for a title. When they lose a game, in most years that's a death blow. Eventually 2/3rds of the way into the season there are only 3-4 teams with a NC hope. The other 100+ teams are playing out the string of meaningless games for pride (and recruiting favor).

 

In a 4 team playoff you can lose a game and still be right in the discussion. Going into the end of the regular season there might be 10-12 teams still alive for an playoff berth. That gives the last few regular season games a crapload of meaning for many teams.

 

So yeah, it's an incredibly stupid argument. I cannot believe that there is this much traction for a playoff system as as recently as 2 years ago, it seemed hopeless.

[bukie]

I hate how opponents of a playoff are always talking about how a playoff devalues the regular season. That is such a load of crap. If anything, a playoff puts more importance on the regular season. As it is now, probably only 15 teams in D1 go into a season with any thoughts of competing for a title. When they lose a game, in most years that's a death blow. Eventually 2/3rds of the way into the season there are only 3-4 teams with a NC hope. The other 100+ teams are playing out the string of meaningless games for pride (and recruiting favor).

 

In a 4 team playoff you can lose a game and still be right in the discussion. Going into the end of the regular season there might be 10-12 teams still alive for an playoff berth. That gives the last few regular season games a crapload of meaning for many teams.

 

So yeah, it's an incredibly stupid argument. I cannot believe that there is this much traction for a playoff system as as recently as 2 years ago, it seemed hopeless.

Because in the current system you don't get a chance to slip up. Even one loss in the middle of the year can blow your chance at winning your conference division, at which point you can just write off your chance at playing for the championship.

[NewUserName]

I think having 198 bowl games devalues the regular season much more than any playoff would

[Derwood]

Even one loss in the middle of the year can blow your chance at winning your conference division, at which point you can just write off your chance at playing for the championship.

 

Unless you're the 2012 Crimson Tide

[Guest]

Yeah, about 40% of all title game teams in the BCS era have had a loss.

[bukie]

Fine, next time I'll just lay it on a little thicker.

[Tracer Bullet]

Even one loss in the middle of the year can blow your chance at winning your conference division, at which point you can just write off your chance at playing for the championship.

 

Unless you're the 2012 Crimson Tide

 

Is your goal to make this point on every page of this thread?

[treebird]

Fine, next time I'll just lay it on a little thicker.

 

pretty sure that's not going to be possible, the only thing thicker than the way you laid that on is derwood's skull

 

BOOM

[SouthSideRyan]

I was saying BOO-em

[Andy]

Even one loss in the middle of the year can blow your chance at winning your conference division, at which point you can just write off your chance at playing for the championship.

 

Unless you're the 2012 Crimson Tide

 

Is your goal to make this point on every page of this thread?

Derwood seems to think the LSU/Bama rematch was something most college football fans pushed for, as opposed to it being most likely the single biggest reason we're headed for a playoff.

[Derwood]

Even one loss in the middle of the year can blow your chance at winning your conference division, at which point you can just write off your chance at playing for the championship.

 

Unless you're the 2012 Crimson Tide

 

Is your goal to make this point on every page of this thread?

 

I've said it twice, spaz

[Tracer Bullet]

Sorry must have gotten this confused with your re-occurring incredibly complex computer issues.

[UMFan83]

I hate how opponents of a playoff are always talking about how a playoff devalues the regular season. That is such a load of crap. If anything, a playoff puts more importance on the regular season. As it is now, probably only 15 teams in D1 go into a season with any thoughts of competing for a title. When they lose a game, in most years that's a death blow. Eventually 2/3rds of the way into the season there are only 3-4 teams with a NC hope. The other 100+ teams are playing out the string of meaningless games for pride (and recruiting favor).

 

In a 4 team playoff you can lose a game and still be right in the discussion. Going into the end of the regular season there might be 10-12 teams still alive for an playoff berth. That gives the last few regular season games a crapload of meaning for many teams.

 

So yeah, it's an incredibly stupid argument. I cannot believe that there is this much traction for a playoff system as as recently as 2 years ago, it seemed hopeless.

Because in the current system you don't get a chance to slip up. Even one loss in the middle of the year can blow your chance at winning your conference division, at which point you can just write off your chance at playing for the championship.

 

That's fine but having a 4 team playoff makes more regular season games important. To me that places a higher value on the regular season. Maybe I'm approaching it the wrong way because I get what you are saying too. Regardless, the margin of error is still going to be razor thin for contending teams so the regular season is not going to be any less compelling and the individual games aren't going to be any less important.

[Derwood]

Sorry must have gotten this confused with your re-occurring incredibly complex computer issues.

 

Sorry to interrupt the tech thread with tech issues. I forgot that it was dedicated to making fun of CC and his kangaroo or whatever

[Old Style]

Clay Travis calls out the Longhorns.

 

http://outkickthecoverage.com/the-texas-longhorns-really-are-scared-of-the-sec.php

[SouthSideRyan]

What a honk.

[shnsajax]

Who the hell is Clay Travis.

[Old Style]

Who the hell is Clay Travis.

 

Clay Travis is a former columnist for CBSSports.com and FanHouse and a former editor for Deadspin. He has written two-bestselling books, Dixieland Delight and On Rocky Top, and one international bestseller -- in England, seriously -- Man: The Book. He co-hosts a daily radio show, 3 Hour Lunch, on Nashville's 104.5 the Zone from 3-6 central. A former attorney who realized that practicing law full time was miserable, Travis likes pink dolphins, beards, people who email him "your gay", and giving subtle nods in the direction of other men who have outkicked their coverage. He hopes this site makes your day more enjoyable. And for the clients who will be paying for their lawyers reading time, condolences. He can be reached with your inevitable hate mail at clay.travis@gmail.com

[SouthSideRyan]

I'm sorry, he's not a honk, he's a tool.

[shnsajax]

I'm sorry, he's not a honk, he's a tool.

 

He could be both.

[Butterscup1679666578]

LOL TCU