(08-01-2018 02:54 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: The G5 are in a very bad spot but its more to do with the classification than anything.
We need to add another rung between FBS and FCS.
It’s already there all but officially. Which is why I think the G5 should be happy with what we have/get and try and spice up our own situation amongst ourselves by:
1). Getting rid of G5 CCGs...and instead...
2a). Start our regular season 1 week early.
2b). Have the top 4 G5 division winners play a 4-team/2-round play-in Tournament with the champ of this tournament going to our G5 NYD Access Bowl slot instead of a committee deciding which G5 team is better...determine it on the field instead.
Last season the semi finals would have been...
#4seed Fresno or Florida Atlantic or Toledo @ #1seed UCF
#3seed Boise @ #2seed Memphis
Winners of semis play at highest remaining seed’s house to determine who goes to NYD Access Bowl.
I’d think this would generate more tv revenue and excitement than the current CCGs. Also have the remaining 6 G5 division winners play each other but not as a tournament, just have 3 inter-conference games on CCG weekend for the sake of G5 bragging rights....we might demand sunbelt go to 12 for football tho. Wouldn’t be fair they get 2 out of 10 teams in this. CUSA’s 2 out of 14 was of there own making so no sympathy for CUSA.
Gotta start regular season one week early so the G5 CCG doesn’t fall on army/Navy game weekend and so the time for the fans of G5 champ to not have 1 week less to make Access Bowl plans/flights/hotels/etc.
PS: This would have beefed up UCF’s resume and ranked them higher in the final CFP Poll.