2018 College Football Thread

[Babs]

strongly disagree wrt alleged tediousness of bowl season

You can disagree all you want, but the numbers don't lie. TV ratings are at historic lows, and---with the exception of last year's double-overtime game---viewership of the semifinals has steadily declined since the playoff debuted. I can only imagine how many people would tune in for a quarterfinal match between UCF and Utah.

[dabrockster]

Conference Champions have to be part of the main equation when going to 8-team playoff. The 3 Wild Cards need to have certain factors as well and CCT should weigh more then a team who does not even win their division. This is about expanding and truthfully i would love to see a Cinderella team happen in this situation. UCF, Boise St. Etc.

If they just went with the Selection Committees rankings we could see as high as 4 teams from one conference. Here is a review of the CFP Selection Day rankings since the inauguration (I do think if it was a 8-team playoff these rankings would not remain true):

2014:
1. Bama
2. Oregon
3. FSU
4. OSU
5. Baylor
6. TCU
7. Miss. St.
8. MSU

2015:
1. Clemson
2. Bama
3. MSU
4. OU
5. Iowa
6. Stanford
7. OSU
8. ND

2016:
1. Bama
2. Clemson
3. OSU
4. Washington
5. PSU
6. Michigan
7. OU
8. Wisconsin

2017:
1. Clemson
2. OU
3. Georgia
4. Bama
5. OSU
6. Wisconsin
7. Auburn
8. USC

2018:
1. Bama
2. Clemson
3. ND
4. OU
5. Georgia
6. OSU
7. Michigan
8. UCF





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[dabrockster]

2018 College Football Thread

You can disagree all you want, but the numbers don't lie. TV ratings are at historic lows, and---with the exception of last year's double-overtime game---viewership of the semifinals has steadily declined since the playoff debuted. I can only imagine how many people would tune in for a quarterfinal match between UCF and Utah.

That’s because the Buckeyes have been excluded. Of course the rating were down this year. The wrong teams were in.


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[Jeff Lebowski]

Conference Champions have to be part of the main equation when going to 8-team playoff. The 3 Wild Cards need to have certain factors as well and CCT should weigh more then a team who does not even win their division. This is about expanding and truthfully i would love to see a Cinderella team happen in this situation. UCF, Boise St. Etc.

If they just went with the Selection Committees rankings we could see as high as 4 teams from one conference. Here is a review of the CFP Selection Day rankings since the inauguration (I do think if it was a 8-team playoff these rankings would not remain true):

2014:
1. Bama
2. Oregon
3. FSU
4. OSU
5. Baylor
6. TCU
7. Miss. St.
8. MSU

2015:
1. Clemson
2. Bama
3. MSU
4. OU
5. Iowa
6. Stanford
7. OSU
8. ND

2016:
1. Bama
2. Clemson
3. OSU
4. Washington
5. PSU
6. Michigan
7. OU
8. Wisconsin

2017:
1. Clemson
2. OU
3. Georgia
4. Bama
5. OSU
6. Wisconsin
7. Auburn
8. USC

2018:
1. Bama
2. Clemson
3. ND
4. OU
5. Georgia
6. OSU
7. Michigan
8. UCF

I don’t see anything wrong with those lists.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Thank you.

The rest of y’all need to stop kidding yourselves and act like you’re paying attention to the sport. If the committee picks eight teams to play, you’ll have three SEC teams, two teams from the current season’s trendiest “second-best” conference, and a crap shoot for the other three spots. And in the end you’ll get essentially the same result, but with an even more tedious bowl season than we have now.

Any suggestion to expand without reference to conference championships is seriously delusional.

You are delusional.

If we aren’t going to put in the eight best teams then expanding to eight is a waste of time. Let’s stay at four.

[Jeff Lebowski]

You can disagree all you want, but the numbers don't lie. TV ratings are at historic lows, and---with the exception of last year's double-overtime game---viewership of the semifinals has steadily declined since the playoff debuted. I can only imagine how many people would tune in for a quarterfinal match between UCF and Utah.

I blame millennials.

[dabrockster]

You are delusional.

If we aren’t going to put in the eight best teams then expanding to eight is a waste of time. Let’s stay at four.

It is not delusional. The current rankings from the selection committee are inherently biased to the P5. The history shows this. I think there are possibilities for other teams out of the P5 who can compete with them. We can still expand to 8-teams but, What determines the 8 best teams??


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[Jeff Lebowski]

It is not delusional. The current rankings from the selection committee are inherently biased to the P5. The history shows this. I think there are possibilities for other teams out of the P5 who can compete with them. We can still expand to 8-teams but, What determines the 8 best teams??

Lol. Knock it off. Nobody is going to believe you are concerned about the non-P5 teams.

[dabrockster]

2018 College Football Thread

Lol. Knock it off. Nobody is going to believe you are concerned about the non-P5 teams.

I love that you have taken up DDD’s dismissive response to me (LOL Knock it off). But much to your surprise, Everyone loves an underdog story. Including me..


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[Moliere]

As a fan of a non-P5 team, I couldn’t careless if there are 6 SEC teams in an eight team playoff as long as they’d reserve it. If you expand to 8 then I agree you should include the eight best teams. Expand to 16 and then you can auto qualify the conference champs...from all conferences, not just the P5.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I don’t see anything wrong with those lists.

I do -- four Big 10 teams in 2016. Outside of Ohio State and maybe Penn State, that whole conference is a fraud. On the other hand, I wouldn't have a problem with 3-4 SEC teams. In general, I am in agreement that conference champions should go to the playoff if it's expanded to 8 teams -- within reason. The conference champion should still be in, say, the top 10. So, a little bit a leeway for a conference champion, but not much. Should a 3 loss Utah team have gone this year if it had beaten Washington in the Pac 10 championship? Some of those conferences, particularly the Pac 10 some years and the ACC before Clemson came around to the current regime, still shouldn't have a team go automatically if it's expanded to 8.

[old_gregg]

byu highlights during the holiday bowl

can't escape your heritage, kyle.

[BigFatMeanie]

You are delusional.

If we aren’t going to put in the eight best teams then expanding to eight is a waste of time. Let’s stay at four.

As if this is knowable.

8 best according to whom? "Experts"?

If a playoff of any size doesn't include the conference champions then what is the point of having conferences at all?

[Jeff Lebowski]

As if this is knowable.

8 best according to whom? "Experts"?

No ranking method is perfect, but any method would be better than a conference champ approach.

If a playoff of any size doesn't include the conference champions then what is the point of having conferences at all?

You can't be serious.

[Joe Public]

Let's go, Wildcats!