Can you imagine the level of excitement if Neyland ever hosted a playoff game.Man this should have been implemented 30 years ago. We'd be playing for a National Championship and would be IN the National Championship game (IMO) if this was in place this year. Sad.
we're in a different era.My biggest complaint with the playoffs, is the importance of winning your conference title has gotten lost. Fans are not interested in conference championships anymore (see basketball or baseball). I am old school and remember that was everyone’s preseason goal. The number of conf titles was something fans kept up with. Now preseason it is “can we make the playoffs”. With the 12 team playoffs coming quickly it seems obvious it is better not to be in the conference champ game and get an extra week of rest and mend injuries. I think all conference champs should get a bye to make up for that extra game they have to play. Come to think of it, why even have a conference champ game if both teams will probably make it into the playoffs anyway.
Sorry, I’m done.
My biggest complaint with the playoffs, is the importance of winning your conference title has gotten lost. Fans are not interested in conference championships anymore (see basketball or baseball). I am old school and remember that was everyone’s preseason goal. The number of conf titles was something fans kept up with. Now preseason it is “can we make the playoffs”. With the 12 team playoffs coming quickly it seems obvious it is better not to be in the conference champ game and get an extra week of rest and mend injuries. I think all conference champs should get a bye to make up for that extra game they have to play. Come to think of it, why even have a conference champ game if both teams will probably make it into the playoffs anyway.
Sorry, I’m done.
I just don't understand why any team deserves or needs a bye. Avoid the bye week and either make it playoff of 8 teams or push it to 16.
My biggest complaint with the playoffs, is the importance of winning your conference title has gotten lost. Fans are not interested in conference championships anymore (see basketball or baseball). I am old school and remember that was everyone’s preseason goal. The number of conf titles was something fans kept up with. Now preseason it is “can we make the playoffs”. With the 12 team playoffs coming quickly it seems obvious it is better not to be in the conference champ game and get an extra week of rest and mend injuries. I think all conference champs should get a bye to make up for that extra game they have to play. Come to think of it, why even have a conference champ game if both teams will probably make it into the playoffs anyway.
Sorry, I’m done.