What change(s) would you make in college football?

#26
#26
(GAVol @ Jun 27 said:
I'd dump the BCS completely, scrap any notion of a ful blown playoff and go back to the conference tie ins for all the bowl games, then let #1 play #2 during the offweek before the Super Bowl in mid January.
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I like it.
 
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#28
(GAVol @ Jun 27 said:
I'd dump the BCS completely, scrap any notion of a ful blown playoff and go back to the conference tie ins for all the bowl games, then let #1 play #2 during the offweek before the Super Bowl in mid January.
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GAvol, i agree dump the BCS completely but can't see why anyone wants the plain 1 versus 2 matchup. This matchup gives way too much power to the media. Even with an 8 or 16 team playoff which I prefer, the media has power in determining who the teams are, but it is not as concentrated as it is when only 2 teams are allowed to battle. I just feel there is too much bias in the media to leave the title game up to a 2 team vote.
 
#30
#30
A playoff sounds like a good idea, but ask yourself this . . . Would an 8 or 16 team playoff make college football more popular? Would it cause more tickets to be sold? Would it yield more money than the current bowl system?

The answers are no, no and no.
 
#31
#31
The fumble into the endzone. Why should that be different from a fumble out of bounds??? If anything, the offense is doing MORE by advancing the ball into the scoring plane.

Move the OT spot back some (not sure about the 50, though). Kickoffs might work, but in a defensive struggle, it could take forever (e.g. last year's Bama game. Say we had kicked another FG. 6-6 into OT. How long before kickoffs ever got a team into scoring position?).

I'm cool with changing the "knee-down" rule. Catch it, then get up and RUN!

Facemasks should be left with 5-15 differentials. We all know there's a difference. Ripping a guy's head off should be a personal foul.

 
#32
#32
(GAVol @ Jun 27 said:
A playoff sounds like a good idea, but ask yourself this . . . Would an 8 or 16 team playoff make college football more popular? Would it cause more tickets to be sold? Would it yield more money than the current bowl system?

The answers are no, no and no.
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you may be right about the no, no, no. I want the playoff system from the perspective of being a fan and wanting to see it decided on the field. I could care less whether it makes college footbal more popular, sells more tickets or makes more money. Besides CF is plenty popular and plenty rich.
 
#33
#33
(GAVol @ Jun 27 said:
A playoff sounds like a good idea, but ask yourself this . . . Would an 8 or 16 team playoff make college football more popular? Would it cause more tickets to be sold? Would it yield more money than the current bowl system?

The answers are no, no and no.
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That's difficult for me to credit. I would've said yes, yes, and yes. I can't prove that it would make it more popular, but certainly no one can prove that it would make it less popular. It would almost definitely cause more tickets to be sold. Or at least I would certainly follow my team through the entire post-season schedule. And if the second condition holds true, than the third must inevitably follow, since more tickets means more money. Seems to make nothing but sense to me.
 
#34
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(Atreus21 @ Jun 28 said:
That's difficult for me to credit. I would've said yes, yes, and yes. I can't prove that it would make it more popular, but certainly no one can prove that it would make it less popular. It would almost definitely cause more tickets to be sold. Or at least I would certainly follow my team through the entire post-season schedule. And if the second condition holds true, than the third must inevitably follow, since more tickets means more money. Seems to make nothing but sense to me.
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It would certainly cause more initial interest from the media and fans.

We wouldn't have this onslaught of crap from the SECCG to January that we have now from media outlets.
They might actually over something else besides the #1 and #2 teams.
 
#38
#38
(Xanny @ Jun 28 said:
Make notre dame join a conference or kick them out of D1 football.
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I wouldn't mind that... But I can also agree with the reason most Domers give for not wanting to join the Big Ten. There's a lot of historic non-conference games they couldn't keep if they joined the Big Ten.
 
#39
#39
(milohimself @ Jun 28 said:
I wouldn't mind that... But I can also agree with the reason most Domers give for not wanting to join the Big Ten. There's a lot of historic non-conference games they couldn't keep if they joined the Big Ten.
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Well that settled then. Let's not stop on Notre Dame's toes or anything. They shold be able to do whatever they want to do.
 
#40
#40
(GAVol @ Jun 27 said:
I'd dump the BCS completely, scrap any notion of a ful blown playoff and go back to the conference tie ins for all the bowl games, then let #1 play #2 during the offweek before the Super Bowl in mid January.
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I'd have to disagree on the bowl tie ins. I can see the scenario already where the #2 team before the bowls gets bumped to #3 after winning over a lower ranked team.... especially if the opponent is outside the top 10. The #3 team beats and top 10 team and jumps in the polls.

However, with the plus one format, the #1 plays #4 and #2 plays #3 regardless of bowl tie ins. Then the winners can play the week before the Super Bowl.
 
#41
#41
(milohimself @ Jun 28 said:
I wouldn't mind that... But I can also agree with the reason most Domers give for not wanting to join the Big Ten. There's a lot of historic non-conference games they couldn't keep if they joined the Big Ten.
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Notre Dame already plays 3 teams each season that are in the Big 10: Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue

Penn State, Northwestern, Indiana and Ohio State have been on the schedule recently as well.

In recent years, there are 5 other teams they play regularly:
Boston College (ACC)
Southern Cal (Pac 10)

Stanford (Pac 10)
Pittsburgh (Big East)
Navy

Other teams that show up on the schedule:
Air Force, Army, an SEC team



My suggestion is that they play the 8 game Big 10 schedule, and select 2 of the 5 "other" teams listed above as annual games (I suggest Southern Cal and Boston College). Stanford and Pitt have been off the schedule before in the recent past. That gives them 2 games each season to rotate amongst all the other non-conference games they want.
 
#42
#42
Perhaps. But I'm sure they're probably fine with the sweet profits they make with that exclusive NBC deal and exclusive money they get from the BCS.
 
#43
#43
(vols kick balls @ Jun 27 said:
the only thing i would change is that in overtime each team would get the ball at the 50.
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This is a good point. Starting teams in field goal range makes it too easy. College games going to three and four overtime periods on a regular basis would slow down alot if they did this.

I do like how the two point conversion is used though.
 
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