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Time For a Playoff

By jcave, Section College
Posted on Thu Nov 30 2006 at 9:18 AM EST Printer Friendly Page
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In a era when computers decide who gets the right to play for the national championship and coaches or the press do not have a say, it might be time to avoid the commontion and controversy and switch to an easier system, one that would ensure that the national champion was truly the best team in all of college football.

Some would say that the NCAA had abandoned tradition, but with all said, most would realize that in the proposed system, the most deserving of teams would have an equal shot at the title. It would be new and exciting, as some fans think there are already too many bowl games that let in mediocre teams.

With this system, fans would be more interested in each game as drama would build to see who claimed the last spot in the playoff. Also, you wouldn't have to get rid of the current BCS bowls which include the Rose, Sugar, Orange, and Fiesta.

Lets use this year as an example, you could have an eight team tournament with regional hosts. This would reap in money and each school represented could become richer. Television rates and ticket sales would rise, as fans would anticipate each matchup.

  1. Ohio State   [Pasadena]
  2. Oklahoma      

  3. USC         [Glendale]
  4. Wisconsin

  5. Michigan     [New Orleans]
  6. Louisville  

  7. Florida          [Miami]
  8. Louisiana State

The semifinals could be held in Dallas, a city which would bring in a lot of finaces. The finale would then be played at the Rose Bowl, in one of the most historic stadiums in all of sports. This sounds like a better way to crown a champion then the current system.

There are too many advantages of adopting a playoff to count. While the current bowl system creates controversy and leaves some teams out, the ones who worked the hardest would become the undespituted king in the system. In my opinion, this would be the best route to take for the future.

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I voted FOR this article...BUT... (#1)
by alexferguson60 on Tue Nov 28 2006 at 10:45 AM EST
No Arkansas or Notre Dame? Are you serious?

The BCS simply isn't flawless, it's sad to say.

Three Big Ten teams and 2 SEC teams, with little or nothing left for the rest? Ouch! That's a little harsh!

Wisconsin haven't really beaten anybody all year-- unless you count Penn State -- while Louisville beat an awful Miami team and a West Virginia team which later lost to South Florida.

I'm not too sure about the teams. But yeah- I'd love to see a playoff system.

And I love it ALL to start with a Sweet 16...

In no particular order:

  1. Ohio State
  2. USC
  3. Michigan
  4. Notre Dame (two losses to the #2 and #3 team in the nation isn't bad)
  5. LSU (won in Tennessee AND Arkansas)
  6. Florida (won in Tennessee, will win SEC Championship Game)
  7. Arkansas (only losses to LSU and USC. Great season, really)
  8. Auburn (beat Florida, 'Bama on the road)
  9. Louisville (beat West Virginia)
10)Rutgers (beat Louisville)
  1. Wisconsin (Big Ten #3)
  2. Oklahoma (wins on the road at Texas A&M and Oklahoma State)
  3. Georgia Tech (beat Virginia Tech)
  4. Wake Forest (comeback year, and a potential upset wild card)
  5. California (one loss at Arizona doesn't mean you're terrible)
  6. Tennessee (losing to Arkansas, LSU and Florida isn't awful for a team that weren't bowl-eligible last year)


What about... (#3)
by johnnyrico on Tue Nov 28 2006 at 11:58 AM EST
If you want a playoff, then you must include teams like Boise State.  Non-BCS powers are one of the biggest arguments for a playoff.  Give some love to the little guy.

[ Parent ]
Playoff (#4)
by Wheeld1 on Wed Nov 29 2006 at 1:57 AM EST
My idea for a playoff would have the eight power conferences SEC, Pac-10(USC), Big 12, Big 10(Ohio State), Big East, ACC, Mountain West(BYU), and Conference USA bring their champions into the playoffs.  That would leave room for eight other wildcards to be part of a 16 team tournament.  The eight winners from the first round would play in the BCS bowls.  We would then have those four winners from the bowl round play a semi final and final in the Rose bowl.

My bracket would look like this
1 Ohio State       
Rutgers

2 USC           
Virginia Tech
        Ohio State
3 Florida     LSU
Notre Dame            Ohio State
        USC        Arkansas
4 Georgia Tech  Michigan
Boise State                   Ohio State
        Florida        Florida       Florida
5 Louisville    Oklahoma    USC
Arkansas
        Boise State
6 Oklahoma    Arkansas
Wisconsin

7 BYU               
Michigan

8 Houston
LSU


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I liked some of your ideas... (#2)
by johnnyrico on Tue Nov 28 2006 at 11:56 AM EST
but the article was a little short for me. Add some more teams and expand your argument.

Also, I think you could argue that the coaches and the press have a lot of say in who plays for the title because they vote in the national polls, a couple of the biggest factors in a team's ranking in the BCS.

I heard ex-Notre Dame head coach Bob Davies talking about a playoff, and he said that if there were a playoff this season, then Michigan and Ohio State would have been justified in resting their stars in the season finale in preparation for the upcoming playoffs.  That is something to think about.  If you want a playoff, then you must except diminished meaning in the regular-season games.


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