2014 Bowl Season 39 Games of Joy

[Mormon Red Death]

I've read this 4 times and i'm still not sure exactly what you're trying to say. Also, if 6 teams play for the 3 at large spots, don't some of them end up playing one game more than everyone else?

If this was in place this year then the conference champ saturday (November 29th) would have had these games.

Oregon vs Arizona
Ohio st vs Wisconsin
Bama vs Mizzou
Fsu vs gatech
Baylor vs Boise st
Tcu vs K state (wild card)
Miss st vs Michigan st (wild card)
Miss vs ucla (wild card)

Teams are seeded after the games
And playoffs are played at highest seed
Final 4 does how they do now

[Jeff Lebowski]

I just want to watch more playoff games today. Those games were great.

This has to get bigger.

I like four because it maintains the regular season being important...

You are on a roll today.

[Donuthole]

the best is this:
P5 conference Champs game winners.
Big 12 champ gets to choose either the best non P5, Notre Dame (provided they are ranked top 10) or one of 6 at larges.
Best remaining 6 teams play for the 3 wildcard (best non P5 and Notre Dame get guaranteed spots) after the games the committee Ranks the 8 teams left and the play at home of the highest seed. Then the final four play like they do now.

Every one plays the same amount of games.
Three wild card games mean more $$$$
Fans get awesome football
Win... win....win

I've read this 4 times and i'm still not sure exactly what you're trying to say. Also, if 6 teams play for the 3 at large spots, don't some of them end up playing one game more than everyone else?

[Donuthole]

I don't know, but I'm certainly not the only one that cared about the other bowls. And I'm not talking about the Meineke Car Care Bowl or the Beef O'Brady Bowl.

You were probably talking about the GalleryFurniture.com bowl.

[Mormon Red Death]

Well, I think the playoff is vindicated. Under the previous system, Bama would have been playing FSU for the National Championship and there is a good chance Alabama would have won the championship again.

I still think an 8 team playoff is ideal. Like I mentioned before I think the best setup would be the 5 conference champions, the top non-P5 team (adds a Cinderella aspect), and 2 at large.

This year it wouldn't be as clear cut as most years with Michigan St. and Miss. St, but at their position it is hard to argue that they are the best teams in the country. I don't know of any years where a P5 one loss team is excluded.

This year, it would have looked liked this:

ACC: FSU
B1G: Ohio St.
Big 12: Baylor
Pac 12: Oregon
SEC: Alabama

non-P5: BSU

At Large: TCU, Miss St.

the best is this:
P5 conference Champs game winners.
Big 12 champ gets to choose either the best non P5, Notre Dame (provided they are ranked top 10) or one of 6 at larges.
Best remaining 6 teams play for the 3 wildcard (best non P5 and Notre Dame get guaranteed spots) after the games the committee Ranks the 8 teams left and the play at home of the highest seed. Then the final four play like they do now.

Every one plays the same amount of games.
Three wild card games mean more $$$$
Fans get awesome football
Win... win....win

[RC Vikings]

The Orange had ~14,000 lower attendance than the year before. Fiesta had 1,700 more, Peach 2,200 less, Cotton 1,200 less.

The Fiesta Bowl was pretty full. I had an extra ticket I was trying to unload and scalpers were only getting .50 cents on the dollars for tickets so if you wanted to attend their was no problems getting good seats.

[scottie]

Why did you care about any of the non NCS bowls for the last 11 years (other than the one your team was playing in)? The playoff hasn't truly impacted the importance of any of those bowls. Why did people think those bowls meant something before?

That said, I agree that this is now the perception. There were lots of empty seats at the Fiesta, Orange, Peach, and Cotton Bowls. I'm guessing those bowls were close to selling out in previous years.

The Orange had ~14,000 lower attendance than the year before. Fiesta had 1,700 more, Peach 2,200 less, Cotton 1,200 less.

[Donuthole]

I just want to watch more playoff games today. Those games were great.

This has to get bigger.

You're in luck! There are three very meaningful bowl games today. All of them pit P5 teams against one another.

[Northwestcoug]

I think 4 teams is just right. Most years there will be two/three really good teams, and a also ran. Let them duke it out. From a business perspective it's always better to have someone banging on the door to get into the party, rather than letting in the also-rans who would dilute the playoff product. If it's got to be 4 or 8 teams, 4 will always be a better choice.

No way. 8 doesn't dilute anything. There's more than 2-3 good teams out there each year. And the more seeds gives us more chances to see what happened to Alabama. I doubt many fans wouldn't want to see more opportunities for upsets.

[The_Douger]

One other benefit of the playoff over the BCS. It makes New Years day special again.

I hated how the BCS would play one game a night from New Years day on. The only exception was the Rose Bowl.

I liked having some games on New Years Eve day this year. It made a pretty fun 2 days in a row.

[The_Douger]

I think 4 teams is just right. Most years there will be two/three really good teams, and a also ran. Let them duke it out. From a business perspective it's always better to have someone banging on the door to get into the party, rather than letting in the also-rans who would dilute the playoff product. If it's got to be 4 or 8 teams, 4 will always be a better choice.

I like four because it maintains the regular season being important, and were there really 2 more deserving teams this year if you added TCU and Baylor to the mix? 16 will be too many even though it will be awesome. Then the regular season doesn't matter for a lot of teams because the playoff gets too diluted.

I'd even be happy to go for six and let the top 2 have byes or something. Maybe that's too much to ask.

[Donuthole]

Nothing says you would have to attend all three games but it would be fun to follow the run all the way.

Of course. And those with means would do so. And those with means to attend only one game could do that. It's just not a viable argument against a deeper playoff, IMO. And yes, I realize that these games are being played in locations where most fans would have to travel, but there are plenty of ways to get creative and work around these issues, if they even are issues.

[beefytee]

One other benefit of the playoff over the BCS. It makes New Years day special again.

I hated how the BCS would play one game a night from New Years day on. The only exception was the Rose Bowl.

[The_Douger]

I don't know, but I'm certainly not the only one that cared about the other bowls. And I'm not talking about the Meineke Car Care Bowl or the Beef O'Brady Bowl. I'm talking about the BCS bowls. I don't want to watch any of the non-championship bowls now that the playoff is here.

I just want to watch more playoff games today. Those games were great.

This has to get bigger.

We'll probably see most of these games coming before Jan 1st in the future if hte ratings are crap over time for the games today that mean nothing.

[The_Douger]

Enjoy those sour grapes, dude.

You're right. I hate the B1G. /eyeroll