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College Football 2011-2012 Bowls: Every Week is the Playoffs
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GoldenEye 007
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What about a plus one model with the BCS 1 getting an autobid to the MNC+? So technically a five team playoff for the other MNC+ game slot between BCS teams 2-5.
Hopefully not. BCS #1's reward should be to play the "lowest rated" of the Playoff. Not a "Proceed to Go, Collect $200" card.
Side note:
Lulz
Another note:
Guess #1 was last year's BCS game.
Also known as the lowest-ever rating for an MNC game...
Pristine_Condition
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Recession! Not everyone can afford Cable anymore!
Damn you, President...
guy's, who are we blaming the economy on now, Bush or Obama?
Mike Slive.
GoldenEye 007
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BCS #1 is pretty hard to get and usually demonstrates a regular season above all others. Like LOLSU during this season. Plus in the case of LSU they did have to play that CCG to win the conference - which is more than others had to do. Bama, and congrats to them for winning last night, got an easier path to the MNC by not having to play for the conference. Which I don't think is right.
Giving an autobid to #1 rewards them for their regular season while the usually fuzzy remaining top 5 can battle it out on the field.
Edit: But a straight up BCS 1-4 playoff would make me happier nonetheless.
Right, but what about the times when 1 and 2 are fuzzy? Sure, your system would work perfectly for this season, but what if OK State hadn't lost to ISU?
marathonfool
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Don't act like OSU didn't give up 600 yards to Stanford. Only team that gave up more yards to the Furd this year were the Huskies.
Making it 5, already sounds like you're on the slippery slope of a 64 team playoff.
With teams 65 and 66 playing a play-in game to be team 64!
And speaking of "extra games", OSU still hasn't played a CCG (as it didn't exist for them this year).
You had your chance to crown LSU before the bowl's, but noooo, you can't do that now, can you.
GoldenEye 007
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That 1 spot wasn't going to be challenged unless LSU lost. If a team doesn't get the 1 spot, at least they still have a clear undisputed shot to the 2 slot via the playoff.
Edit: That's not the case at all. No slippery slope. Just a system to mitigate the massive deficiencies and criticisms of the current BCS. But like I said 4 is at least somewhat competent.
That still sucks to be undefeated and have to play 2 more games than the other undefeated guy.
GoldenEye 007
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Nothing would be crowned. But just an interesting scenario and one that is still superior to the present.
Usually? Let's test that! If we look at who actually demonstrated a "regular season above all others", as in a better record than anyone else, let's see how often that's only one team.
2011 LSU
2010 Auburn, Oregon
2009 Bama, Texas
2008 Oklahoma, Florida
2007 OSU
2006 OSU
2005 USC, Texas
2004 USC, Oklahoma
2003 Oklahoma
2002 Miami, OSU
I count four times out of ten that the BCS #1 has demonstrated a regular season above all others. (Fun side note: in each of those four cases, the BCS #1 lost the title game.)
Looking at the data, I'm not sure your proposal makes sense.
GoldenEye 007
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Well, on the plus side, you just proved the BCS in general can't accurately predict rankings I guess (shocker). If there is that much doubt for #1, imagine the other ranks too.
Also means the regular season isn't as important as everyone likes to claim.
Also means the regular season isn't as important as everyone likes to claim.
StrikerObi
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More like the difference between Bama and everyone else. In most of those stats (only exception being TDs allowed), LSU is closer to #3 SCAR than it is to #1 Bama. FSU and UGA are right behind SCAR.
Side note, why is there a "Ties" column if ties aren't possible anymore and haven't been for some time (or are they and it's just that you need to play like a dozen OTs first)?
Really, I think there should be more games played in the regular season, and more "cross conference" playing than there is.
That's why the superconferences need to happen. Cut out all the Non-AQ teams, play only teams in the Super Conferences, and set up your playoff spots at the end. We'd have a better idea of who's good and who isn't.
Sure, going undefeated becomes impossible to accomplish, but at least then you won't "waste" a season by an unfortunate loss or 2.
Also, doing this, can rid us of the NCAA! And that's always a good thing!
I like the reactions from the sideline.
That's why the superconferences need to happen. Cut out all the Non-AQ teams, play only teams in the Super Conferences, and set up your playoff spots at the end. We'd have a better idea of who's good and who isn't.
Sure, going undefeated becomes impossible to accomplish, but at least then you won't "waste" a season by an unfortunate loss or 2.
Also, doing this, can rid us of the NCAA! And that's always a good thing!
I like the reactions from the sideline.
No, just that the meaning of the regular season isn't always clear.
GoldenEye 007
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Yeah, it means salesagechart.gif. Where is that damn pic when I need it. The one with the stick figure in the hat aimlessly drawing predictions.
As for a split in the conferences for essentially another division. I could only support that if there was a competent promotion/relegation system and some existing teams in AQ conferences are shown the door. We all know there are some teams doing nothing more than sucking the teat of the BCS AQ status/money in their respective conferences. And we all know there are teams on the outside looking in that should be AQ.
ConfusingJazz
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I don't understand, Manny Diaz is still employed at UT. Were we planning on hiring another DC just so to say we could?
perfectchaos007
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In before mre's university of tampa reference
They lost over a million households from last year.
They also didn't have to compete against Monday Night Football (same network!) and WWE Raw isn't really putting their best foot forward right now. They basically got viewers by default.
Well, if these are the top 2 Cable Programs, and Monday Night Football is a Cable Program...
It's Cable!
LSU/Alabama: 24.1 million viewers
Stanford/Okie State: 13.7 million viewers
Wisconsin/Oregon: 17.5 million viewers
Michigan/VT: 9.5 million viewers
WVU/Clemson: 7.1 million viewers
Cotton Bowl on Fox 7.8 million viewers
Always wonder how ESPN ended up with all the BCS games. You'd think the NCAA would make more money off broadcast ad time.
It was a bad matchup. Our pass D is actually outstanding, but it's a well-known fact that the way to beat us is to grind it out with a power running game and convert short 3rd downs.
Also worth noting about the Stanford game: we won.
NihonTiger90
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Really, I think there should be more games played in the regular season, and more "cross conference" playing than there is.
That's why the superconferences need to happen. Cut out all the Non-AQ teams, play only teams in the Super Conferences, and set up your playoff spots at the end. We'd have a better idea of who's good and who isn't.
Sure, going undefeated becomes impossible to accomplish, but at least then you won't "waste" a season by an unfortunate loss or 2.
Also, doing this, can rid us of the NCAA! And that's always a good thing!
I like the reactions from the sideline.
So what do you with the non-AQs? Banish them to FCS?
NEOPARADIGM
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I didn't see the play live but saw the reaction to it in this thread; when I saw the highlights it was so obvious which play got all the "lol wtf was that?" posts. I laughed heartily.
Wilbon on the game just now: "It was like a Big Ten game from the 60's except it was indoors. It was terrible."
Most of them, yes. Along with the aforementioned "hanger on's" in the BCS conferences.
Mike Stoops is returning and we will smack you back down to little sister status in good time. The cancers have been removed and we shall rise with players that understand and appreciate the tradition of OU football!
or something like that.
With the winning coach promoting movies during post game press conferences they are finding a way to make that money. ESPN is way too big and powerful at this point and I don't like it one bit.
perfectchaos007
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What about Mark Cuban's Super Duper League that will rival the BCS? They are looking for members
All "the tradition of OU football" means to kids born in 1994 is conference titles followed by inevitable BCS failure.
New unis+Boone's scrilla+Gundy Magic=Sooner Irrelevance. Do the math.
In retrospect I take back anything nice I said about LSU after last night's performance. So pathetic. Congrats to Bama for becoming BCS champs by defeating Jordan Hanie. Badgers defense could have shut out LSU last night. Too bad Wisconsin had those two choke jobs during the regular season because they would be BCS champs right now after crushing LSU 63-0.
At least after last night's disaster we will get a plus one which will morph into an 8 team playoff!
At least after last night's disaster we will get a plus one which will morph into an 8 team playoff!
Congratulations on winning the Rematch against Michigan State!
Thanks! LSU could have won if they had Kirk Cousins at QB last night. Perhaps Miles should have made a push for Russell Wilson before the season started! As bad as the Big 10 can look at times, their top qbs in were better than the top QBS in the SEC! Of course this would require the SEC to actively pursue offensive talent on top of the defensive talent they collect!
NEOPARADIGM
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All "the tradition of OU football" means to kids born in 1994 is conference titles followed by inevitable BCS failure.
New unis+Boone's scrilla+Gundy Magic=Sooner Irrelevance. Do the math.
I can actually see this. I'm a big proponent of "it is exactly what it is" when it comes to this sport. OkSt is right on OU's heels. My evidence? The results of this year's game and the final polls from this year.
I won't stop until we have a full field of 64.
NihonTiger90
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So what do you tell the MAC, Sun Belt, Mountain West, WAC and Conference USA when they can't get recruits anymore because the AQ schools are taking all of the five-star players because they can promise them TV + bowl exposure, even if they're riding the bench for 2-3 years? Because the FCS gets the table scraps of the FBS teams right now.
How would TV contracts be decided (as in, would they be torn up and the non-AQ schools be screwed)? Would the superconference schools basically separate from the NCAA and be their own watchdog, able to sweeten the pot by buying, errr, giving players a significant "stipend" and other benefits that other programs could never afford?
How would bowls work? Would it be superconference schools only? A mix of super-conference and FCS teams?
There's no doubt it'd clear up some shit ... but I think it would harm college football in the long run.
marathonfool
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That's just dumb. For real. 64 is the right number.
CrazyDogg77
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WTF.
I thought it was dead already?
Shit or get off the fucking Pot, Amurica!
Make your own leagues, your own playoffs, build up the programs and perhaps some Interleague games might happen. Anything, I don't care. Kill half the bowls, or add dozens more.
And your point of "not getting 5 stars because the big schools can off TV/Bowl exposure...isn't that what's already happening?
And is Robert Smith on Ice?
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