CSNbbs

A college football playoff was needed, but they needed 8 teams, which they will undoubtedly go to pretty quick. But the way they're selecting the teams is nuts. They're trying to identify the "best" teams. That's like picking the winner in the Miss America contest. It's totally subjective and political. You need a champion, and you need diverse representation.

Here's my idea, which is so simple it would make the task easy and take most of the guesswork out of the process. Plus you get the widest TV viewing audience possibly, since all parts of the country will be represented.

You totally eliminate partiality when take the conference winners of the five major conferences. They would be automatic. That leaves three wild cards. Two would automatic be the highest rated teams in the computer power rankings not already in the playoff.

What you have is a national champion. Are there some deserving teams left out? Maybe. But everyone knows going in that have to win your conference. If you don't, you have no gripe if you're not picked for a wild card. You didn't do what you needed to do. And I would suggest saving one spot for a wild card team that goes undefeated in a high non major conference, like a Boise State, or someone of that caliber. I'm calling Jeff Long right now and he can send the committee home.

(11-13-2014 06:19 PM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ]A college football playoff was needed, but they needed 8 teams, which they will undoubtedly go to pretty quick. But the way they're selecting the teams is nuts. They're trying to identify the "best" teams. That's like picking the winner in the Miss America contest. It's totally subjective and political. You need a champion, and you need diverse representation.

Here's my idea, which is so simple it would make the task easy and take most of the guesswork out of the process. Plus you get the widest TV viewing audience possibly, since all parts of the country will be represented.

You totally eliminate partiality when take the conference winners of the five major conferences. They would be automatic. That leaves three wild cards. Two would automatic be the highest rated teams in the computer power rankings not already in the playoff.

What you have is a national champion. Are there some deserving teams left out? Maybe. But everyone knows going in that have to win your conference. If you don't, you have no gripe if you're not picked for a wild card. You didn't do what you needed to do. And I would suggest saving one spot for a wild card team that goes undefeated in a high non major conference, like a Boise State, or someone of that caliber. I'm calling Jeff Long right now and he can send the committee home.

a great original idea!

16 teams. The 10 conference champs and 6 at large.

(11-14-2014 01:20 AM)eh9198 Wrote: [ -> ]16 teams. The 10 conference champs and 6 at large.

I like that idea. It doesn't make sense that D1 football is the only sport that does not guarantee a team from each conference has a chance to win a national championship. Every other major college sport has it and the pro sports include all division champs.

(11-14-2014 01:20 AM)eh9198 Wrote: [ -> ]16 teams. The 10 conference champs and 6 at large.

I'd buy that also. The only problem, I think it would add too long to the season. Eight teams only adds one extra weekend if I'm correct.
But your idea is good. The more conference champions the better.
And you widen your audience even more. I think they will go to the eight soon, but I can't see sixteen.