MLD Woody Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 All of college football but D-1A has playoffs your regular season earns a spot in the playoffs or in D-1A those 30+ bowl games. Yes it matters. You may hear the cry for expanded playoffs after this season. you'll hear the cry to expand it every season No one really cares about D-1A football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I'd like to make being one of the top two ranked schools actually mean something. At the very least the 1st round should be home games for the higher ranked team. Western Michigan is undefeated. I know they haven't played anyone but you can say that about most teams. It would be good to see one or two teams per year like that get a shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 6 team giving the top two teams byes. CFB is one of the few sports left where the regular season means something. A 16 team playoff shatters that Au contraire, you'd see some badass OOC matchups in a 16 team playoff. Everyone would be trying to increase their SOS to get into the "tourney." It would make march madness pale in comparison. It would be awesome. That said, it's too many games for unpaid players. College teams already play like 33% more snaps than the NFL. So a 12 game regular season is like a 16 game NFL season. Now you're asking them to play a conference championship. You add 3 games (in an 8 team playoff), and that's like 4 NFL games. So you want kids to play 20 games a year for free? More if you go to 16. Good luck. I think they need to drop the regular season down go 10-11 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Western Michigan is undefeated. I know they haven't played anyone but you can say that about most teams. It would be good to see one or two teams per year like that get a shot Why? So we can all feed bad for them and see how much they don't belong? It's a waste of our time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Why? So we can all feed bad for them and see how much they don't belong? It's a waste of our time. They're a ranked team. They may even be above a&m at the moment so I don't know why a&m should get consideration but not them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Gipper probably thinks you're talking about coaches on their family tree. About the only coaches on the Harbaugh family tree are the family members. The guy he touted is an Urban Meyer guy.....HC of MD, was Meyer's asst. coach at both Utah and Florida, I believe. Or BGSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 You can't take a one loss team over 2 loss champ from that same teams conference. Especially when those teams played to OT. Sure you can. The committee can do whatever it wants. Its stated goal is to get the 4 best teams. Winning a conference is only 1 aspect of that. I think OSU still needs some help to make the playoff if the committee values conference championships at all The help they need is to beat Michigan. (and MSU too). That itself will take them over any barrier needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Without an early bye how does a 6 team work? An 8 team does several things like allow for the P5 teams and several at large teams, 8 just pairs off better and would work. And who doesn't think 16 might make some intriguing matchup games, 1/16, 2/15 etc. And yes first round home games for higher seeded teams. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oh my YSU Penguins should be back in the D-1AA Sweet Sixteen again under Bo Pelini, they've ONLY made the playoffs once since Tressel left! I basically agree. 8 teams gets you the P5 automatic qualifiers, plus 3 wildcards. This year, such a system could in fact let you have OSU/Mich and Penn St. all make it, plus Louisville and Clemson. If you went to 16 teams, then you would probably have to have automatic qualifiers from the Conf USA, the AAC , the MAC , the Sun Belt, the Mountain West also get in. 10 automatic qualifiers, 6 wild cards. It would work. (it does work for FCS). While no team gets a bye, the top seeded teams would get to perhaps host games vs. Sun Belt/MAC etc. champs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 About the only coaches on the Harbaugh family tree are the family members. The guy he touted is an Urban Meyer guy.....HC of MD, was Meyer's asst. coach at both Utah and Florida, I believe. Or BGSU And he was under Harbaugh at Stanford and Michigan.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Western Michigan is undefeated. I know they haven't played anyone but you can say that about most teams. It would be good to see one or two teams per year like that get a shot Not if it dilutes the regular season. Top teams would be able to have 3 losses and it won't matter. I think 16 is way too many and 8 might be too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 And he was under Harbaugh at Stanford and Michigan.... Before that with Meyer at BG and Florida. Not a great showing to this point vs. his mentors. What? 59-3 and 62-3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Before that with Meyer at BG and Florida. Not a great showing to this point vs. his mentors. What? 59-3 and 62-3? Yeah, well, it's Maryland. He's doing a great job recruiting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 They're a ranked team. They may even be above a&m at the moment so I don't know why a&m should get consideration but not them. Consideration in the playoff? Who said A&M should right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 In a hypothetical expansion of the playoffs, war. I thought that was clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Oh, my bad. I forget context sometimes when I'm responding, especially since this site only lists the most recent quote when you respond. A&M has been through an absolute gauntlet this year. With both teams healthy, they would destroy every group of 5 team in the country, with the possible exception of Houston. Western Michigan or whoever it is we're talking about here would not even go 6-6 in the SECW. I would be really shocked if they won a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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