Rick Endorses The 8 Team Playoff Plan

[Lokest]

Who isn't in this year that should be in?

You think if Ohio State had the same resume but wasn't a big boy name bluebood program that we'd all have just assumed they were a lock and untouchable despite not even winning their division?

They've more than proven that they're a legit program under urban Meyer, including this season. Who in your mind is more deserving of a spot than Ohio state?

 

[DiegoCane]

Richt is a coach-- it's in his best interest to have more teams in a playoff. His opinion is meaningless. Eight games is too much and kills the best regular season is sports.

Four is perfect. Go back through history-- four solves every problem. Imagine if we had this system in 2000 or 2004. There will always be someone whining whether it is 4 or 8 or 16.

What makes college football great is that a random upset in October has the significance of a playoff game. Get rid of that, and you just have pro football with worse players and a band.

This.

8 is way too many. But we are now in a participation trophy society so won't surprise me to see 8, 12, or 16 in the future.

For instance, a 3 loss WI team who just lost their championship game would have been the 8 seed this year.

 

[duke4heisman]

Who isn't in this year that should be in?

You think if Ohio State had the same resume but wasn't a big boy name bluebood program that we'd all have just assumed they were a lock and untouchable despite not even winning their division?

They've more than proven that they're a legit program under urban Meyer, including this season. Who in your mind is more deserving of a spot than Ohio state?

Penn State. Beat them head to head and won the conference, which includes OSU and Mich

 

[Lokest]

Who isn't in this year that should be in?

You think if Ohio State had the same resume but wasn't a big boy name bluebood program that we'd all have just assumed they were a lock and untouchable despite not even winning their division?

They've more than proven that they're a legit program under urban Meyer, including this season. Who in your mind is more deserving of a spot than Ohio state?

Penn State. Beat them head to head and won the conference, which includes OSU and Mich

Michigan beat Penn state by 40. Penn state also lost to Pittsburgh. Fluking a win against OSU and scraping by the 4th best team for the conference championship doesn't prove your point over two objectively better teams in Ohio state and Michigan.

 

[OldhamA]

It should be the 4 best Conference Champions.

 

[Memnon]

An 8-team playoff based on the Committee's rankings this year...

1. Bama (SEC Champ
2. Clemson (ACC Champ)
3. Oh St
4. Washington (PAC-12 Champ)
5. Pedo St (B1G Champ)
6. Michigan
7. Oklahoma (Big XII Champ)
8. Wisconsin

The three at-large bids wouldn't necessarily always be Conference Champs from the American, MAC, or MW...

Most of the time, it would end up being P5 teams getting voted in over smaller conference champs.

This year, it would the B1G playoffs, in other years it would be the SEC playoffs or Pac & Big XII...

The most ACC would ever get is FSU & Clemson, an 8-team wouldn't help us in the future any more than a 4-team does now.
Only way we ever get there is winning the ACC, even if we made it to the ACC title game & lost, they would never vote us in.

While an 8-team playoff may work in theory, in reality I don't think it would actually work.

A 6-team playoff might work though... The P5 Champs & 1 at-large, the top two seeds gets a bye, just like the NFL.

 

[jackedaround]

Richt is a coach-- it's in his best interest to have more teams in a playoff. His opinion is meaningless. Eight games is too much and kills the best regular season is sports.

Four is perfect. Go back through history-- four solves every problem. Imagine if we had this system in 2000 or 2004. There will always be someone whining whether it is 4 or 8 or 16.

What makes college football great is that a random upset in October has the significance of a playoff game. Get rid of that, and you just have pro football with worse players and a band.

6, with a first round bye. not sure why that wont work.

 

[L A M P]

If conference champions was a requirement, Notre Dame would never be eligible to play for the NC.

Let that sink in.

 

[the23Watcher]

the problem I have with conference champions having auto bids is it lessens the incentive to schedule "tough" out of conference games

 

[TemplarCane]

Eight teams, as mentioned, should be the future playoff format. This does not diminish the regular season. The regular season is when a team wins their conference.

 

[JerseyCanes]

An 8-team playoff based on the Committeems rankings this year...

1. Bama (SEC Champ
2. Clemson (ACC Champ)
3. Oh St
4. Washington (PAC-12 Champ)
5. Pedo St (B1G Champ)
6. Michigan
7. Oklahoma (Big XII Champ)
8. Wisconsin

The three at-large bids wouldn't necessarily always be Conference Champs from the American, MAC, or MW...

Most of the time, it would end up being P5 teams getting voted in over smaller conference champs.

This year, it would the B1G playoffs, in other years it would be the SEC playoffs or Pac & Big XII...

The most ACC would ever get is FSU & Clemson, an 8-team wouldn't help us in the future any more than a 4-team does now.
Only way we ever get there is winning the ACC, even if we made it to the ACC title game & lost, they would never vote us in.

While an 8-team playoff may work in theory, in reality I don't think it would actually work.

A 6-team playoff might work though... The P5 Champs & 1 at-large, the top two seeds gets a bye, just like the NFL.

And by having Wisky at 8 would be just wrong with the 8 teams.... I would have USC in that group and they'd probably beat 3-4 teams in rest of that field..or at least favored in half those games.. They'd probably make it to the final with 3 losses... and scare the **** out of Bama...

4 is the best way to go.... Does anybody believe Wash is beating Bama anyway as a 14pt Dog?

JC

 

[Tad Footeball]

The belief that Rick is only speaking as a coach and it behooves his personal interest to have as many teams in as possible is flawed. Remember back to the coachspeak that was prevalent when we were just debating ANY playoff system vs the BCS. Almost all these guys were saying they were fine with the current system and they didn't want to lessen the value of all the bowls. To put it mildly, coaches are not exactly the first ones willing to go out on a limb for change. That's why I'm willing to believe that Rick thinks 8 is actually the best system.

 

[Invalid Username]

Nah 8 is too much then the 9th and 10th team will complain and it will never end. IMO, 6 is perfect. 1 and 2 get a bye then it turns back into the 4 team playoffs next round. I don't agree every P5 conference winner should get a spot, you need limitations like you have to be ranked within the top 15 or something because you could have some teams not deserving make it in.


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[OldhamA]

If conference champions was a requirement, Notre Dame would never be eligible to play for the NC.

Let that sink in.

Where do I sign?

 

[Cityboy4life82]

Richt is a coach-- it's in his best interest to have more teams in a playoff. His opinion is meaningless. Eight games is too much and kills the best regular season is sports.

Four is perfect. Go back through history-- four solves every problem. Imagine if we had this system in 2000 or 2004. There will always be someone whining whether it is 4 or 8 or 16.

What makes college football great is that a random upset in October has the significance of a playoff game. Get rid of that, and you just have pro football with worse players and a band.

I disagree. The playoffs in any sport is amazing and fun to watch. Losing one game would no longer kill your season. You are also forgetting about the teams who have got better over the course of the season.

 

[TemplarCane]

the problem I have with conference champions having auto bids is it lessens the incentive to schedule "tough" out of conference games

OOC games have no effect on conference champions.

Scheduling weak OOC schedules can (and should) be deterred by using strength of OOC schedule in selecting the three at-large berths. Going 4-0 against directional school and FCS teams counts less than 3-1, or maybe even 2-2 when playing 3 out of 4 OOC games against P5 teams (or good G5 teams like Houston).

 

[L A M P]

Where do I sign?

 

[Consigliere]

the problem I have with conference champions having auto bids is it lessens the incentive to schedule "tough" out of conference games

It removes the human element, which is key.

Please note that if we went to an 8-team playoff, any non-conference team would have to qualify (see my post on the previous page).

 

[Consigliere]

the problem I have with conference champions having auto bids is it lessens the incentive to schedule "tough" out of conference games

OOC games have no effect on conference champions.

Scheduling weak OOC schedules can (and should) be deterred by using strength of OOC schedule in selecting the three at-large berths. Going 4-0 against directional school and FCS teams counts less than 3-1, or maybe even 2-2 when playing 3 out of 4 OOC games against P5 teams (or good G5 teams like Houston).

Exactly.

 

[Reshon52ap]

Eight teams, as mentioned, should be the future playoff format. This does not diminish the regular season. The regular season is when a team wins their conference.

Teams already getting in playoffs without winning conference add 8 teams conference championship will even more irrevalant, u think ohio st care that they didnt win the big 10 as if right now?