(04-28-2021 01:35 PM)Wedge Wrote:  That kind of schedule is extremely flawed from a competitive standpoint.

Having one of the top 4 seeds is supposed to be an advantage, right? But not under that format. The top 4 seeds don't play a game for a whole month, and then each of them has to play a team that is fresh and in game mode because they played a game 10 days ago.

In that flawed format, the best seed to have is #5, because you get to play at home against the weakest team in the field, then you turn around and play at a neutral site against a team that is an even match for you but has gone stale while not playing a game for a month.

Ok, say they put R1/QF back-to-back right before XMas.

Do the non-Rose/Sugar Bowls get relocated to before XMas or do the QF go to home sites while letting 4/6 NY6 bowls depreciate severely in value with no top-10 teams?

1st Round - Week after CCG
Fri 8pm Higher seed
Sat 1pm Higher seed
Sat 5pm Higher seed
Sat 9pm Higher seed

QF - 2nd Week after CCG
Fri 8pm Orange Bowl
Sat 1pm Cotton Bowl
Sat 5pm Peach Bowl
Sat 9pm Fiesta Bowl

SF - NYD
NYD 5pm Rose Bowl
NYD 9pm Sugar Bowl

NC - Post-NYD
Mon 8pm