Hopefully they change format next year
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Get rid of conference championship games and go with a field of 16.
I also think there should be regionals or two home games. I think some of these games will be sparsely attended. Let’s say if by gods grace we make the finals. That would mean we went to Phoenix, Dallas and Atlanta. That’s a lot of travel for fans.
I hope so but I saw a post announcing who the announcers would be for each game and it said the winner of the Fiesta would play in the cotton bowl, not the Orange.
Get rid of a field and just go with conference champions.
I can’t believe you guys don’t love this. It’s AWESOME
I am waiting to see how it plays out before passing judgement.
Assuming you're serious, Yes, I'm having a blast with college football this year.
Keep the auto bids but seed the field according to true rank and not this artificial 'conference champions get a bye'. I think you could get away with an NFL-type reseed after the first round because unlike the NCAA Tournament, you have 10 days between games so it would be an easy schedule creation. There needs to be a reward for winning your conference and it would be a sham if they said to Clemson, 'congrats but you're out'. Those days needed to end before last year's FSU debacle.
Not to look too far ahead, but the UGA QB Beck reportedly has a UCL injury to his elbow that will keep him out of the game against the ND-Indy winner and maybe for the rest of the season.
Disagree. Have to get away from 'best' 'eyeball test' 'brand' etc. - winning your conference championship should mean something. It's already not a level playing field - resources massively vary from school to school (why is Penn State supporting 30 athletic programs and Bama about half that?). There is no effort to create parity save the transfer portal. Until something is in place akin to the NFL Draft that can better disperse talent, it's all smoke and mirrors anyway. Teams like Miami and Bama could have been in the playoff if they won their games. Time to move on. I do agree Conf. Champions shouldn't be auto-seeded in the Top 4/5, but they should get an automatic bid to the CFP IMO.
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Format would be 100% fine, if they just reseeded after the first set of games. Reward the conference champs. Arizona State and Boise do deserve that. They made a championship game and beat another good team. Other teams didn't have to. Give them a bye
If things play out chalk in the first round and you get.
Oregon/ASU winner vs. PSU/ND winner for one semi
UGa/Boise winner vs. Texas/OSU winner for the second semi
Those are better
If things play out chalk in the first round and you get.
Oregon/ASU winner vs. PSU/ND winner for one semi
UGa/Boise winner vs. Texas/OSU winner for the second semi
Those are better
So I guess what I had read was a mistake. I love them being in Miami. I can convince my wife to make that trip and then I can go to the game.
but they should get an automatic bid to the CFP IMO.
AGREE cause the first time for me, it made conference champions day must watch tv
AGREE cause the first time for me, it made conference champions day must watch tv
Go to 16 teams, all first round games on college campuses.
Not surprised at all. That did not look good when it happened. Having your arm stopped dead just when you're just starting to rip a throw is very dangerous.
I am fine with conference champs getting in the playoffs just not auto first round byes.
Watching Beck the last few games, I'm not sure if this is a bad thing for uga.
That's a good point.
In any event, UGA appears to be quite beatable. I would rather play them than Texas, Oregon, or tOSU on the other side of the bracket.
I have seen a lot of people give this opinion. I understand where you are coming from, but what then is the benefit of winning your conference? Shouldn't there be a reward? A team like Clemson is rewarded for winning their conference because they wouldn't have gotten in otherwise; however, a team like Oregon wouldn't receive a benefit as they would have gotten in without winning the conference. I have heard some say to get rid of conference championship games, but that seems unrealistic as they bring in too much money for the conferences; I can't believe conferences would give those up.
The playoff system isn't perfect by any means, but I think this is the best one they have had yet.
Yes. Take the subjectivity out of it and let the conference championship games be the first round of the playoffs.