esayem
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RE: Delaney: 16 team conferences? 8 team playoff?
(01-12-2020 10:12 AM)goodknightfl Wrote: (12-11-2019 05:36 PM)TTT Wrote: (12-11-2019 05:27 PM)domer1978 Wrote: (12-11-2019 05:18 PM)MWC Tex Wrote: Ross Dellenger
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A Power 5 AD in New York this week said a specific 8-team playoff model is circulating around the CFB world that would incorporate bowls, including a bowl-sponsored national championship game.
The model:
- 5 auto bids for P5 champs
- 2 at-large
- 1 Group of 5
That should put the end to the ND to the ACC talk(it won't, it should though).
I actually think if they were to adopt this format then it would FORCE Notre Dame to join the ACC. Otherwise, they are at a disadvantage each year. What's tougher for Notre Dame? Winning the ACC or finishing the regular season ranked in the T8? I would think finishing in the T8 would be harder.
I disagree, they have to be in top 4 now, top 8 is easier.
It’s not necessarily the top 8 though. Theoretically, the P5 champs could finish out of the top 8, and the G5 champ most likely will every season. Notre Dame would have to be top 2 to guarantee a bid.
(This post was last modified: 01-12-2020 03:41 PM by esayem.)
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RE: Delaney: 16 team conferences? 8 team playoff?
(01-12-2020 03:39 PM)esayem Wrote: (01-12-2020 10:12 AM)goodknightfl Wrote: (12-11-2019 05:36 PM)TTT Wrote: (12-11-2019 05:27 PM)domer1978 Wrote: (12-11-2019 05:18 PM)MWC Tex Wrote: Ross Dellenger
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A Power 5 AD in New York this week said a specific 8-team playoff model is circulating around the CFB world that would incorporate bowls, including a bowl-sponsored national championship game.
The model:
- 5 auto bids for P5 champs
- 2 at-large
- 1 Group of 5
That should put the end to the ND to the ACC talk(it won't, it should though).
I actually think if they were to adopt this format then it would FORCE Notre Dame to join the ACC. Otherwise, they are at a disadvantage each year. What's tougher for Notre Dame? Winning the ACC or finishing the regular season ranked in the T8? I would think finishing in the T8 would be harder.
I disagree, they have to be in top 4 now, top 8 is easier.
It’s not necessarily the top 8 though. Theoretically, the P5 champs could finish out of the top 8, and the G5 champ most likely will every season. Notre Dame would have to be top 2 to guarantee a bid.
To give the lawyerly answer, “It depends.”
A top 4 ND team today is 100% in the 4-team playoff.
You’re correct that ND would need to be in the top 2 to be 100% in the playoff in a 5-1-2 format. An ND team ranked 3 or 4 would be highly likely to make the 8-team playoff (probably 99%), but there’s some uncertainty there.
On the other hand, though, an ND team ranked 5 through 8 would have 0% chance of making the 4-team playoff, but has a good to high chance of making the 8-team playoff in a 5-1-2 format.
So, it’s not that it’s easier or harder for ND in all situations. It really depends on the particular circumstances in a given year.
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