(08-04-2022 03:54 PM)GoBuckeyes1047 Wrote: (08-04-2022 03:04 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote: If we get an expanded playoff, and I think we will, what becomes of the myriad of bowls we have out there?
We’ve already got players skipping them because they don’t see any value in them. Will fans stop seeing value in them as well?
I wonder if we might see the bowls be replaced with little 4-team NIT-Esque tournaments.
If we see a clean break between the P2 and everyone else or the P2/M3 and everyone else would we see a 8/12/16 team NCAA tournament emerge?
I personally would like to see the Rose, Sugar, Orange, and either the Fiesta or Cotton Bowls as permanent quarterfinal sites but then what would become of the Peach, Holiday, Citrus, Texas, Outback, Gator, etc?
For me, I had been thinking about a B-tier of 9 bowl games reserved for the remaining CFP Top 25 teams and conference champs that didn't make the 12 team CFP to participate in, but maybe you could turn it into an NIT-like CFP for the 4 remaining conference champs and top 12 at-large teams with the 1st round on Campus, the 2nd round in Bowls, semis in Orlando, and championship wherever the CFP championship is played.
Using the 2022-23 calendar, play 1 game on Monday and Thursday (prior to NFL MNF and TNF) and a couple games each for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday either the week before or after the quarterfinals, 1 or 2 games on the Dec. 30th and 2 or 3 games on Dec. 31st, then maybe pair up with the CFP semis for a Thursday-Friday doubleheader with the NIT CFP playing in Orlando kicking off at 4:30 PM and the CFP in Vegas following at 8:30 PM. Then play the NIT CFP championship the following Saturday prior to NFL playoffs in the early afternoon with the National Championship game 2 days later.
For what it's worth, matched up a 16 team NIT-like CFP to see what it would look like with the remaining 4 conference champs and top 12 at-large. I'll let y'all look at it to see if it'd be a good idea or better off using them as a B-tier Bowl Games. They are seeded based on CFP Rankings and using the AP Poll for unranked teams.
2017
#16 Troy (10-2) @ #1 Stanford (9-4)
#9 Northwestern (9-3) @ #8 Memphis (10-2)
#13 Boise St. (10-3) @ #4 Michigan St. (9-3)
#12 NC State (8-4) @ #5 LSU (9-3)
#15 FAU/Toledo (11-2) @ #2 Notre Dame (9-3)
#10 Virginia Tech (9-3) @ #7 Oklahoma St. (9-3)
#14 Toledo/FAU (11-2) @ #3 TCU (10-3)
#11 Mississippi St. (8-4) @ #6 Washington St. (9-3)
2018
#16 Northern Illinois (8-5) @ #1 Washington St. (10-2)
#9 Fresno St. (11-2) @ #8 Syracuse (9-3)
#13 Boise St. (11-2) @ #4 West Virginia (8-3)
#12 Iowa St. (8-4) @ #5 Utah (9-4)
#15 UAB (10-3) @ #2 Kentucky (9-3)
#10 Northwestern (8-5) @ #7 Texas A&M (8-4)
#14 Appalachian St. (10-2) @ #3 Texas (9-4)
#11 Missouri (8-5) @ #6 Mississippi St. (8-4)
2019
#16 Miami (OH) (8-5) @ #1 Auburn (9-3)
#9 Cincinnati (10-3) @ #8 Appalachian St. (12-1)
#13 Oklahoma St. (8-4) @ #4 Notre Dame (10-2)
#12 Virginia (9-4) @ #5 Iowa (9-3)
#15 FAU (10-3) @ #2 Alabama (10-2)
#10 USC (8-4) @ #7 Boise St. (12-1)
#14 Air Force/SMU (10-2) @ #3 Michigan (9-3)
#11 Navy (10-2) @ #6 Minnesota (10-2)
2020*
#16 UAB @ #1 North Carolina
#9 Oklahoma St. @ #8 Texas
#13 Oregon @ #4 BYU
#12 Tulsa @ #5 USC
#15 Ball St. @ #2 Northwestern
#10 San Jose St. vs. #7 Louisiana
#14 Liberty @ #3 Iowa
#11 NC State @ #6 Miami (FL)
2021
#16 Northern Illinois (9-4) @ #1 BYU (10-2)
#9 Arkansas (8-4) @ #8 Houston (11-2)
#13 Texas A&M (8-4) @ #4 Oklahoma (10-2)
#12 San Diego St. (11-2) @ #5 Wake Forest (10-3)
#15 Utah St. (10-3) @ #2 Oregon (10-3)
#10 Kentucky (9-3) @ #7 Clemson (9-3)
#14 UTSA (12-1) @ #3 Iowa (10-3)
#11 Louisiana (12-1) @ #6 NC State (9-3)
Utah St. upsetting San Diego St. knocked out Minnesota