College Football

[Mystery Man]

The difference between college play and pro play are huge. Huge!

 

[fett527]

On my way to Columbus, thought I would ring in quickly on a college playoff.

It needs to be done, someone should figure out a way. As it is now it won't happen as there is just too much money involved in the Bowl system. No one wants this but the fans and I would imagine most of the athletes (don't have any real facts on that though).

 

[drothgery]

College football playoffs, Yay or Nay?

Nay for me. These are kids in college and academics should be put first. They are not professionals getting paid.

I suppose you're in favor of cancelling the NCAA basketball tournament, then? Every other college team sport has playoffs. Division I-AA, II, and III football have playoffs. If there weren't so much money (which I don't care about; a well-designed playoff should bring in at least as much money as the bowls) and tradition (which I do care about; a #1 vs #2, Big 10 vs. Pac 10 Rose Bowl to decide the national title is the most perfect expression of college football that could ever exist) tied up in the bowls, Division I-A football would have playoffs too, and they'd be better for it.

-- Dave's 16-team playoff format
* All 11 I-A conference champs get in (conferences apply their own rules for tie-breaks)
* The 5 best other teams in the BCS rankings get in
* First round is a home game for the higher seeds; later rounds at bowl sites.
* The Rat Bastard NCAA Commissioner ensures that teams which play in a conference without a championship game play no more than 11 regular season games. Teams that play in a conference with a championship game play no more than ten regular season games. All regular season games take place between the last Thursday in August and the first Saturday in December. No exceptions.

Last year's seeds [using the 2003 BCS rankings]
#1 Oklahoma (at-large)
#2 LSU (SEC champ)
#3 USC (Pac-10 champ)
#4 Michigan (Big 10 champ)
#5 Ohio State (at-large)
#6 Texas (at-large)
#7 Florida State (ACC champ)
#8 Tennessee (at-large)
#9 Miami (Big East champ)
#10 Kansas State (Big 12 champ)
#11 Miami, Ohio (MAC champ)
#12 Georgia (at-large)
#13 Boise State (WAC champ)
#14 Utah (MWC champ)
#15 Southern Miss (C-USA champ)
#16 North Texas (Sun Belt champ)

 

[Crothian]

...Fresno State could very well beat Kansas State.......

I'm looking good on this one!!

 

[Mystery Man]

I suppose you're in favor of cancelling the NCAA basketball tournament, then?

Apples and oranges. In one sport you get your assed kicked once a week and the other you throw a little orange ball through a hole.

 

[drothgery]

[I mention that all other college sports have playoffs, most notably the huge NCAA basketball tournament]

Apples and oranges. In one sport you get your assed kicked once a week and the other you throw a little orange ball through a hole.

Okay, so what about divison I-AA, II, and III football, then?

 

[Crothian]

Apples and oranges. In one sport you get your assed kicked once a week and the other you throw a little orange ball through a hole.

That's why the football players would only play once a weekend and the basketball players would play twice.

 

[Mystery Man]

Okay, so what about divison I-AA, II, and III football, then?

Yeah I caught that, and gave it it's due.

 

[Crothian]

I really have not heard any good reasons not to have a playoff. A few more weeks of football for a few schools won't interfere with acedemics any mor ethen football does through the season. THe fact that the other college leagues can do a playoff very successfully just helps prove that one is needed and easily doible in 1A. Money is the big reason the bowls are still around, the big bowl games don't want to let go off the big bucks they make.

 

[Crothian]

Good day for upsets......

And the Buckeyes win in traditional fashion.....