Ridiculous that Clemson & Boise St in CFP

[edub72]

They need to fix the CFP. Ridiculous that these 2 got into CFP

 

[Fightingirish595]

They need to fix the CFP. Ridiculous that these 2 got into CFP

Automatic bid or not, Boise would be in

 

[mva5580]

I have less of a problem with them being in than I do 2 of the 3 of Clemson/Boise State/ASU being guaranteed a top 4 seed. That's the part that needs to go.

 

[ZibbyQuinn]

I have less of a problem with them being in than I do 2 of the 3 of Clemson/Boise State/ASU being guaranteed a top 4 seed. That's the part that needs to go.

Amen

 

[Patrish]

I have less of a problem with them being in than I do 2 of the 3 of Clemson/Boise State/ASU being guaranteed a top 4 seed. That's the part that needs to go.

Agreed, byes to mediocre to good teams have to go.

Take the top 16 and let them play an equal number of games

 

[ZibbyQuinn]

It’s clear to me 12 is about 6 too many teams. Makes sense from of a revenue, fan standpoint but ridiculous if the league is truly trying to crown and reward the best teams based on their regular season performance

 

[Patrish]

It’s clear to me 12 is about 6 too many teams. Makes sense from of a revenue, fan standpoint but ridiculous if the league is truly trying to crown and reward the best teams based on their regular season performance

Who are your top? Six teams?

 

[Shakin' Down the Thunder]

It’s clear to me 12 is about 6 too many teams. Makes sense from of a revenue, fan standpoint but ridiculous if the league is truly trying to crown and reward the best teams based on their regular season performance

And therein lies the problem. How can you honestly evaluate regular season performances when the schedules are so dramatically different from each other? I would love and hate to he on that committee tomorrow.

 

[mva5580]

It’s clear to me 12 is about 6 too many teams. Makes sense from of a revenue, fan standpoint but ridiculous if the league is truly trying to crown and reward the best teams based on their regular season performance

If college football is going to be arranged the way it is, then a playoff along these lines is fine and if anything is what should happen. Are Boise State, SMU, Arizona State, or whoever going to win the NC? Obviously highly, highly unlikely. Or hell even win 1 game. But if this is how college football is going to be arranged then every team in it should at least have the CHANCE to play for the championship of their sport. If a tangible % of the sport is eliminated before the season starts....why are they even in it then? If that's the way it's going to be then just relegate all of them to a lesser league and have "major" cfb be like ~40-50 teams or whatever and be done with it.

 

[Shakin' Down the Thunder]

If college football is going to be arranged the way it is, then a playoff along these lines is fine and if anything is what should happen. Are Boise State, SMU, Arizona State, or whoever going to win the NC? Obviously highly, highly unlikely. Or hell even win 1 game. But if this is how college football is going to be arranged then every team in it should at least have the CHANCE to play for the championship of their sport. If a tangible % of the sport is eliminated before the season starts....why are they even in it then? If that's the way it's going to be then just relegate all of them to a lesser league and have "major" cfb be like ~40-50 teams or whatever and be done with it.

Now there's a thought. It won't happen, but I do think the argument can be made that if you wanna play for the title then you have to play strictly P4/ND teams. That will help out balance out the disparity with SOS issues.

 

[burmafrd1943]

Just winning one of the major conferences should not get you a bye.

Its like in the NFL where you could win a lousy division and have a weak schedule but you still get a first rd home game.

Both are wrong.

 

[Shakin' Down the Thunder]

Just winning one of the major conferences should not get you a bye.

Its like in the NFL where you could win a lousy division and have a weak schedule but you still get a first rd home game.

Both are wrong.

Byes don't matter much, as we've seen many wild card teams win the championship. But I will agree a bye just doesn't make sense to me. That's why I'd prefer no conference champ games a straight up 16 team playoff based strictly on rankings. No tie ins.

 

[burmafrd1943]

top 8 teams do a playoff with no byes

that is the way it should be

 

[Patrish]

top 8 teams do a playoff with no byes

that is the way it should be

Only if Vegas ranks, the teams