Heard this from a random guy on the radio the other day, and I thought it was interesting.

Hypothetically, we're in a world with an 8 team playoff. We could keep the committee for the time being and their function would be to select 3 teams that they know would make the playoff whether they lost their conference championship game or not.

For example, if this system was applied this year then we'd have LSU, Ohio State, and most likely Clemson as teams the committee would find a way to get in whether they won their conference title or not.

Once that process is complete then the 5 conferences will determine their conference championship participants. They can select division winners once the top 3 are exempted...or the 2nd and 3rd place teams, however they want to do it. Those teams will have a play-in game basically where it's winner take all. The winner of that game gets a playoff spot.

Obviously, this is a little hairy when it comes to determining a genuine conference champion so it's not even accurate to call it a conference title game when the supposedly best team in the league is exempted from it.

Nonetheless, I thought it was an interesting idea and at least worth some message board discussion.

(12-06-2019 05:21 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  Heard this from a random guy on the radio the other day, and I thought it was interesting.

Hypothetically, we're in a world with an 8 team playoff. We could keep the committee for the time being and their function would be to select 3 teams that they know would make the playoff whether they lost their conference championship game or not.

For example, if this system was applied this year then we'd have LSU, Ohio State, and most likely Clemson as teams the committee would find a way to get in whether they won their conference title or not.

Once that process is complete then the 5 conferences will determine their conference championship participants. They can select division winners once the top 3 are exempted...or the 2nd and 3rd place teams, however they want to do it. Those teams will have a play-in game basically where it's winner take all. The winner of that game gets a playoff spot.

Obviously, this is a little hairy when it comes to determining a genuine conference champion so it's not even accurate to call it a conference title game when the supposedly best team in the league is exempted from it.

Nonetheless, I thought it was an interesting idea and at least worth some message board discussion.

Horrible idea. I'd rather wait and select the 3 at-large teams AFTER the CCGs - and NO ONE should be "safe" in case they lose their CCG (and yes, I realize that takes the "immunity" off Clemson). A CCG loser should ALWAYS be at risk of missing the playoffs, no matter how good they "look". (JMO though)

Or they could get rid of the CCG and have an 8-team playoff instead.

6 automatic qualifiers, P5 champions plus top G5 champion, 2 at large all based on regular season results.

So without the CCG, the 8 playoff teams would have been....

1. OSU
2. LSU
3. Clem
4. Ga-x
5. Utah
6. Oklahoma
7. Baylor-x
8. Memphis

x-at large

Now is that fair to everybody? I say it's fair as long as you don't go undefeated and get left out.

Keep the CCGs but deregulate so that each conference truly has its top two teams playing in their title game.

P5 winners get autobids

Top G5 champ also gets an autobid

Pick 2 at large representatives from the best of the rest.

Let 4 of the 6 NY6 bowls host quarterfinals on a rotating basis

The 2 NY6 bowls who didn’t host quarterfinals host semifinals 7-10 days later.

Play the national title the weekend before the super bowl, since the only football that weekend will be the Pro Bowl and no one watches it

(12-07-2019 01:04 PM)goofus Wrote:  Or they could get rid of the CCG and have an 8-team playoff instead.

6 automatic qualifiers, P5 champions plus top G5 champion, 2 at large all based on regular season results.

So without the CCG, the 8 playoff teams would have been....

1. OSU
2. LSU
3. Clem
4. Ga-x
5. Utah
6. Oklahoma
7. Baylor-x
8. Memphis

x-at large

Now is that fair to everybody? I say it's fair as long as you don't go undefeated and get left out.

Fair has nothing to do with the cash some conferences get for their CCG. Compensate for that and maybe you could get some traction.

People fail to grasp the relativity factor. What is the benefit to the SEC or Big Ten if they cooperate in a venture that increases their income $5 million per school but it also provides the identical increase to Pac-12, ACC, and Big 12.

There is no competitive benefit beyond further money whipping G5 schools which has long since no longer been an interesting endeavor. They would rather increase their revenue $1 million per school with no increase to Pac-12, ACC, and Big 12. That has competitive benefit.

As long as league title games produce riches, conferences will retain them. They provide the added benefit of major brand enhancing TV exposure at least as long as the game is entertaining.