Playoff Idea

[Gatorhater]

I read a suggestion about how to institute a playoff system for college football without destroying the current bowl system and extending the season for several teams. I wish I could remember where I read it but it's escaped me by now - I'll see if I can find it and post a link for you guys.

The concept: Keep the bowl system for all non-BCS bowls and have a playoff for the 'BCS teams'. Thus the Cotton, Capital One, Peach Bowls, etc... would keep their current relationships and teams - this only affects the BCS bowls. Instead of having 4 bowl games with 4 winners (and two of which MAY both make a claim for the NC this year), you end up with one final National Champion. It may help to use current BCS standings for this. They are:

1. USC 2. Oklahoma 3. Auburn 4. Cal 5. Texas 6. Utah 7. Boise St. 8. Georgia

In this format, the NC game rotates from bowl to bowl each year, I'll use the Orange Bowl for this year and project winners for each round.

Round One - at the Rose Bowl
1. USC vs. 8. Georgia - winner USC
4. Cal vs. 5. Texas - winner Cal

Round One at the Sugar Bowl
2. Oklahoma vs. 7. Boise St. - winner - Oklahoma
3. Auburn vs. 6. Utah - upset winner - Utah

Round Two at the Fiesta Bowl
1. USC vs. Cal - Cal in an upset
2. Oklahoma vs. Utah - Oklahoma

National Championship - Orange Bowl
Cal vs. Oklahoma

This really only extends the season 1 extra game for 4 teams and two extra games for two teams. It allows the non-major bowls to keep their relevance with the new playoff format, and it gives the fans a little bit of what they've been clamoring for for years. I was awfully impressed with the simplicity of the idea. You guys have thoughts on this?

 

[OWB]

:question: Interesting Smithers!

 

[allvol]

Playoff Thread

 

[GAVol]

Like we always say when this comes up, unless some fundamental things change with the college Presidents and the bowls, it's not going to happen anytime soon.

..but if we're having a pipe dream - Can you imagine the hoopla if they had an off week after the semi-final week and played the Championship game on the Sunday during the NFL off week before the Super Bowl? It would be a monsterous payday.

 

[kiddiedoc]

What? No SEC team in even the Semis?

Decent idea but it'll be a cold day in his :naughty: place before you see it.

Anyway, if the polls made sense, there was a good playoff system, and UT won championships every year, what would we do all day? Work???

:yuck:

 

[Gatorhater]

Sorry - didn't realize we already had a thread going on this. Freak or AllVol - can you move my post into the proper thread? I should have dug a little further but got in a hurry...
:dunno:

Can you imagine the hoopla if they had an off week after the semi-final week and played the Championship game on the Sunday during the NFL off week before the Super Bowl?

Actually, the article I read mentioned that very idea - I forgot that tidbit until you mentioned it. Excellent point.

Anyway, if the polls made sense, there was a good playoff system, and UT won championships every year, what would we do all day? Work???

You've got to be kidding - I DEPEND on this site to keep me from doing that!

Edit: Hey - that playoff thread was waaaaay buried!!

 

[allvol]

Originally posted by Gatorhater@Nov 23, 2004 3:44 PM
Hey - that playoff thread was waaaaay buried!!

I was too lazy to re-post my playoff format... so I posted the link.

 

[Freak]

Originally posted by Gatorhater@Nov 23, 2004 3:44 PM
Sorry - didn't realize we already had a thread going on this. Freak or AllVol - can you move my post into the proper thread? I should have dug a little further but got in a hurry...
:dunno:

It's fine.