Lith Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 6 highest ranked conference champs and six at-large bids. Likely to start in 2026. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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k-met57 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 i dunno how i feel about this after the cinci experience last year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lith Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 Cheapens the regular season a little bit, but should be awesome to have 11 post-season playoff games. A chance to see other teams than the usual suspects in the playoff. And maybe it will lead to elimination of some of the lower level Bowl games that nobody cares about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claymation Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 That more or less solidifies Notre Dame will remain independent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 12? Woof, 6 or 8 would have been fine imo. oh well 2026 is a long ways off for some of us older dudes. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 29 minutes ago, Lith said: How would that work? Since 12 is not a power of 2, I assume there are going to be byes for some teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Beerfish said: 12? Woof, 6 or 8 would have been fine imo. oh well 2026 is a long ways off for some of us older dudes. ESPN says it could happen as soon as 2024. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34509443/board-managers-decide-12-team-college-football-playoff-sources-say Board decides on 12-team College Football Playoff as soon as '24, sources say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 2 Times Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 18 minutes ago, Beerfish said: 12? Woof, 6 or 8 would have been fine imo. oh well 2026 is a long ways off for some of us older dudes. Agreed. Top 45 minutes ago, Claymation said: That more or less solidifies Notre Dame will remain independent. Notre Dame never gets the bye. Top four seeds always go to conference champions even if the Irish go 12-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65 Toss Power Trap Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 About time. I would have been fine with 8 also. Absurd it took so long to get to this logical place. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 All about the money and how to make more money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Sounds interesting. Remember when college football voted for who should be the champion - LOL. We've come a long way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTJet Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, faba said: All about the money and how to make more money Not really. Its essentially the same amount of games that always get played, bowl games just morph into playoff games. Yes there will be a lot bigger ad revenue, but ultimately the decision was made because 4 teams was bullsh*t and most fans hated it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 12 is a big jump from 4. I thought they'd do 8. This should be interesting, at the very least, it's not the same 3-4 teams but I feel like going to 12 just means you're inviting 4-6 teams to get their asses handed to them, lol, but we'll see I guess. This had to be done in some fashion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointman Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I say abolish college football and make the draft just happen. Let everyone draft blind. Kind of like a draft roulette. We would probably have better luck picking then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrien2Toon Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 6 would’ve been perfect should be some reward for being the top team or 2 12 is way too many 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 35 minutes ago, pointman said: I say abolish college football and make the draft just happen. Let everyone draft blind. Kind of like a draft roulette. We would probably have better luck picking then. Jets have been doing that for years already, yes it might help us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestater Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 F**k. Yes. Gives hope to the small school Cinderella team to make the dance. All in favor. Way overdue. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTJet Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, Obrien2Toon said: 6 would’ve been perfect should be some reward for being the top team or 2 12 is way too many I dont understand why people think this? The NFL has 32 teams and 14 make the playoffs. Almost 50% of teams and people are fine with it. Division 1 College football has 130 teams and now 12 make the playoffs. 9% of teams and some people are up in arms. How in the world is that too many? This has been a LONG time coming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southparkcpa Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, JiFapono said: 12 is a big jump from 4. I thought they'd do 8. This should be interesting, at the very least, it's not the same 3-4 teams but I feel like going to 12 just means you're inviting 4-6 teams to get their asses handed to them, lol, but we'll see I guess. This had to be done in some fashion. Let’s go Wolfpack??? Maybe???? ?♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southparkcpa Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 55 minutes ago, freestater said: F**k. Yes. Gives hope to the small school Cinderella team to make the dance. All in favor. Way overdue. St Johns Fisher ain’t gettin in my friend. Neither is my original Alma….. Fredonia. ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 2 Times Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I was always against the expanded playoff because these kids are amateurs and shouldn't be playing 16 games a year. However realizing that with NiL, they're being paid for playing along with the scholarship. Bring it on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradis Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Dunno what to make of this. In theory its a well deserved opportunity for programs who aren’t OSU and Bama to play.. but what does this mean the value in winning your conference? What if we lose pac12 and big12 over the next 10 years. I love the idea of UCF getting a playoff appearance but history says they get snuffed out in cupcake fashion by top 5s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, Paradis said: Dunno what to make of this. In theory its a well deserved opportunity for programs who aren’t OSU and Bama to play.. but what does this mean the value in winning your conference? What if we lose pac12 and big12 over the next 10 years. I love the idea of UCF getting a playoff appearance but history says they get snuffed out in cupcake fashion by top 5s I have to assume there are some guaranteed "in" parameters, like winning your conference, the more interesting piece will be how the rest get in. By committee? Or do they look at division champs within the power conferences? I do assume this is a step toward a Power 4 vs. Power 5, for sure. Who's conference gets the oust or becomes consumed? Idk but I feel like that is inevitable as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 2 hours ago, freestater said: F**k. Yes. Gives hope to the small school Cinderella team to make the dance. All in favor. Way overdue. The thing is if they just went to 8 this would take care of it. To me this is just going to shoe horn bigger programs in who do not deserve to be in it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Cool as long as I get to watch my New Year’s Day twilight zone marathon lmfao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Lith said: Cheapens the regular season a little bit Not at all in my book. Under the current system, only like 6 teams have any shot at a national title and we all pretty much know who at least 3 of those teams will be before the season begins in any given year. This opens things up quite a bit. Even conferences who have "down years" will still produce a playoff team. Meaning nearly every conference game in every conference will matter. And SEC teams trying to gobble up at-large spots will make that conference an absolute war (even more than it is currently) year-in and year-out. This really only cheapens the regular season for maybe a handful of teams. It makes things a lot more interesting for the other 125 schools. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 34 minutes ago, Beerfish said: The thing is if they just went to 8 this would take care of it. To me this is just going to shoe horn bigger programs in who do not deserve to be in it at all. Win your conference or dominate/go undefeated against a decent schedule as a non-power conference team and you deserve a shot. Doesn't matter if you get blown out when you get there. You earned your spot. And its a huge, program-changing deal just getting there for some schools. Much like it is for the NCAA Basketball Tournament: Just getting there gives your program a big boost. Winning even 1 game while you're there can put you on the map. And giving the top 4 a bye is a better system than the 8-team format, too. Adds extra incentive to the "locked in" playoff teams to finish out their regular season stretch strong. Otherwise the regular season would indeed get cheapened a bit for the elite programs. This is all good for the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Paradis said: Dunno what to make of this. In theory its a well deserved opportunity for programs who aren’t OSU and Bama to play.. but what does this mean the value in winning your conference? What if we lose pac12 and big12 over the next 10 years. I love the idea of UCF getting a playoff appearance but history says they get snuffed out in cupcake fashion by top 5s It won't happen every time. Especially if a program like that becomes the Gonzaga or Butler of college football, using the playoff appearances as a jumping off point to take their program to the next level. A little bit of parity will help the sport. I think most of us are a bit tired of seeing Bama, Georgia, Clemson, Ohio State and 2 "rotating" wild card teams being the typical playoff squads year in and year out. It's been LONG overdue for more opportunities to be provided to crash the party. Even if those kinds of upsets/deep playoff runs by a non-powerhouse will be somewhat rare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section314 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 It’s gonna be 7 SEC teams every year vs the other 5 sacrificial lambs. Book it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebag Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Not sure why the top 25 teams just break off and do their own thing. Just mimic the NFL and rake in all the cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuicidalSince98 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Greed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 9 hours ago, peebag said: Not sure why the top 25 teams just break off and do their own thing. Just mimic the NFL and rake in all the cash. They will eventually. Just need to consolidate and get 2-3 bigtime conference commissioners on board and it’s inevitable. The NCAA has no real power so they can’t do anything about it, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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