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A hypothetical 16 team playoff
I was thinking about a 16 team CFP that would all conferences (P5+G5).

Their is no way the P5 ever allows a traditional bracket (too many games for the top end teams, injury risks, etc.)

Every conference Champ gets an auto bid. The Top 4 get byes to the quarterfinals. The 5th (per CFP ranking) gets thrown in with the wildcard teams (that are the next highest rated teams per the CFP rankings, regardless of conference).

The G5 conference champs get an autobid as well, but unless they are higher rated than a wildcard team, the autobid lands them in the 11-16 mini-bracket (think play-in game). The 11-16 play-in bracket are the G5 champs + the worst wildcard team. The winner of this mini-bracket gets to play the number 1 seed. I made a graphic on how this would play out by week one's CFP rankings.

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It isn't "fair" to the G5, but at least we can say that we control out own destiny to play for the title each year. Also, this would generate insane amounts of TV revenue. Play Each game until the Quarterfinals at the better seed's home site, or use some of the lesser bowl games as sites. Quarterfinals and up can replace the big boy bowls.

This will probably never happen, but I think it would be fun to see and it protects the P5 (which is the only way they would agree to anything like this).
(This post was last modified: 10-30-2014 08:02 AM by freshtop.)
10-30-2014 08:01 AM
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RE: A hypothetical 16 team playoff
So if the G5 team miraculously made it to the championship game, they will have played 18 games? I don't think that works. Personally, I can't see a scenario in which the G5 gets a guaranteed spot outside of an 8-team playoff with certain parameters allowing for a possible entry, but no sure thing. For example, a G5 school gets in if they are ranked by the committee as being a top 8 team. That's true today in the 4-team playoff and I don't see it getting better in an expanded playoff situation.
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RE: A hypothetical 16 team playoff
This tournament of yours takes six weeks to complete. Is there any time off for exams? When do you see it ending? Do we get to keep the bowl games, or does this replace them all?
10-30-2014 02:52 PM
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RE: A hypothetical 16 team playoff
(10-30-2014 08:54 AM)Zombiewoof Wrote:  So if the G5 team miraculously made it to the championship game, they will have played 18 games? I don't think that works. Personally, I can't see a scenario in which the G5 gets a guaranteed spot outside of an 8-team playoff with certain parameters allowing for a possible entry, but no sure thing. For example, a G5 school gets in if they are ranked by the committee as being a top 8 team. That's true today in the 4-team playoff and I don't see it getting better in an expanded playoff situation.

If I am a lock for round 1-2 in the draft, I call in sick as opposed to playing 18 games.
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RE: A hypothetical 16 team playoff
16 teams. All conference winners and at large. 1-16 2-15 etc. Quaterfinals and semi are the major bowl games that rotate.
10-30-2014 10:47 PM
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RE: A hypothetical 16 team playoff
Well nothing's impossible but I don't see the playoff ever expanding beyond 8 and AQs aren't happening for anyone either.
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RE: A hypothetical 16 team playoff
No.

16 team playoff would make the regular season useless.

I could see a defacto 16 team playoff if it was conference champs only and the P5 schools would have conference finals and semi-final games to beef up their SOS.
10-31-2014 01:06 AM
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RE: A hypothetical 16 team playoff
(10-31-2014 12:21 AM)10thMountain Wrote:  Well nothing's impossible but I don't see the playoff ever expanding beyond 8 and AQs aren't happening for anyone either.
I'm of a similar opinion. One spot for each P5 conference champion, with 3 at-large spots.
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RE: A hypothetical 16 team playoff
FCS teams play 11 regular season games. The FCS playoff has 24 teams. 8 teams get a first round bye. In 2013 the schedule was:
Round 1 11-30
Round 2 12-7
Round 3 12-13/14
Round 4 12-20/21
CG 1-4

I'm not saying this is the best format for FBS. I just disagree with the ideas that it is too many games or makes the regular season useless. If anything, I see the CCG going away. The reward of getting a 2nd or 3rd team in the playoff will outweigh the payout of a CCG.
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A 16-team playoff is where it needs to go, but it would have to be a traditional 1-16, 2-15, etc. bracket because the season just isn't long enough to do it any other way. In the meantime, I would love to expand to 8 with the P5 champions, highest-ranked G5 champion, and 2 at-large teams.
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