Official argue about all dumb things BCS and CFB playoff thread

[BobJoeJim]

Four team playoff. No more than that. The number 5 team has not ever (prior to this year) in the history of the BCS had a legitimate claim to the national title in my opinion. It *might* happen this year, but it still might not, and that would be a massive fluke. Let the top four battle it out, everyone who deserves a shot gets one, use the current BCS formula to determine it (with more computers included, so that it's a genuine computer POLL), and you're golden.

[MicroBob]

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Four team playoff. No more than that. The number 5 team has not ever (prior to this year) in the history of the BCS had a legitimate claim to the national title in my opinion. It *might* happen this year, but it still might not, and that would be a massive fluke. Let the top four battle it out, everyone who deserves a shot gets one, use the current BCS formula to determine it (with more computers included, so that it's a genuine computer POLL), and you're golden.

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I'm okay with a 4 team system as well.
But with an 8 team system you have a better opportunity to give a team like HAW or BSU a chance when they put together an awesome season. And personally, I think it would be exciting seeing a BSU/OU type game with more on the line than just Fiesta Bowl Pride.

[Quicksilvre]

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Four team playoff. No more than that.

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[Assani Fisher]

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Four team playoff. No more than that. The number 5 team has not ever (prior to this year) in the history of the BCS had a legitimate claim to the national title in my opinion.

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Boise St last year?

89,849 and counting

[gusmahler]

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Four team playoff. No more than that.

[/ QUOTE ]Completely agree. I can't believe how many times I've seen proposals for a 16-team playoff. Sorry, the #16 team shouldn't have any chance to win the national championship.

4 teams solves most of the BCS problems and has the "benefit" of maintaining the remaining bowls.

[ADLinden]

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just give it to ohio state annually

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[Jack of Arcades]

I have no idea who the best team in college football is, and I doubt I would have any idea after any size playoff you decide to use. However, at least we would have arrived at a championship game using some objectivity.

The problem comes down to picking who makes the tournament. NCAAB is fine with this because the controversy usually ends up being Team A is seeded to high or low, but a 64 team football tournament would never work. A system using a selection committee would face the same problems as the current system. A system that attempted to make comparable schedules would destroy the tradition of conferences.

There is, of course, Bowl money to worry about, too. Ugh. This will never get done.

[pvn]

At the end of the season, put every team's name in a hat. If you want to make it interesting, give each team a number of entries equal to their number of wins (or weight it somehow, like the factorial of wins or something).

Brent Musberger pulls a name from the hat, and the winner plays Notre Dame for the national championship.

The advantages of this system over the current system should be obvious. I'll let others elaborate.

[pvn]

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There is, of course, Bowl money to worry about, too. Ugh. This will never get done.

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You don't think there would be money in a playoff?

[TheNoodleMan]

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There is, of course, Bowl money to worry about, too. Ugh. This will never get done.

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You don't think there would be money in a playoff?

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The Bowl money argument is so absurd.

You could still have all the non-bcs bowls, the Motor city bowl wouldn't be any more meaningless than it already is. It wouldn't devalue their product one bit.