The 5 conference route wouldn't be too bad, but I would be more inclined to see for just 14-team conferences. Makes things a little more managable, is a bit larger than four 16-team conferences, but not too large to where you're scrapping the barrel to find those last few teams.
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The 5 conference route wouldn't be too bad, but I would be more inclined to see for just 14-team conferences. Makes things a little more managable, is a bit larger than four 16-team conferences, but not too large to where you're scrapping the barrel to find those last few teams.
Cardinal's a Buff fan.....I thought he got his education from Stanford......
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Tough sell telling the SEC and Big 12 that only one of the two conference champions from those two powerhouse football conferences will get to the playoffs each season. Same for Pac 12 and Big Ten champs. (But the conference runner-up might if it plays in and wins the at large v. at large game)
It's my dream scenario, but that doesn't mean it's realistic. There is a hitch in every giddy-up. That said, the New Year's Day bowl games would be tantamount to the quarterfinals, so the power confernces essentially get automatic bids to an 8-team playoff.
IMO, the best part is that you preserve the Rose Bowl rivalry and introduce what could be another great college football tradition in an annual SEC v. Big 12 showdown. Also, every big New Year's day bowl game would have MNC implications. The end result is 7 epic college football match-ups every year.
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Not so fast. The Big 10 hasn't been putting out top 4 type teams lately. The conf. champ requirement will help but still not a guarantee that the Big 10 will get a team in the playoff.
That aspect really makes college football kind of dumb. What sport takes a month off between the season and the playoffs? Get the first round of the playoffs played in Mid Dec and then the title game on or around Jan 1.
It will take 15-20 years to really break the stranglehold these idiot bowls have on college football...but progress is progress. Why the NCAA doesn't take over the football championship in beyond me.
Honestly, I think any system that creates compelling match-ups will succeed (and succeed spectacularly) in spite of any logistical hurdles.
Shatel had a good piece yesterday about how slowly the "old-guard" is losing ground when it comes to bowls. But you're right, it'll take a number of years for things to fully change. When you sit down and think about it, it's rather obsurd how college football crowned their champion for 40+ years. Play 11 or 12 games in the span of 13 weeks, take in some cases 6 weeks off, and play in a bowl game in which you have no control over who you play. During the regular season if #1 beat #8 in one game by 6 points, while #2 beat #3 in another by 27, it wouldn't be uncommon for #2 to jump #1. However, when it came to bowl games, that was seen as unthinkable.
I presume because the member schools who are also football powerhouses don't want to share a near billion dollar TV nut with the NCAA.
I've lived in Boulder for 25 years and been a season ticket holder for every one of them. I also am a financial supporter. As I said, they are my homies. I am also a season ticket holder and financial supporter of my alma mater. But I am a fan only of college football generally and any team my children have played on. "Goooooo YMCA first grade red raider T-ballers!" (Now that was a long time ago.
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No reason to take that much time, however, there would be a significant hurdles in having games the weekend before/after/during Christmas.
Looks like the Big 12 might survive after all. The ACC and Big East are now dead in the water.
I think having 5 major conferences is the way to go with each getting a spot in an 8 team playoff.
Let the conferences decide how many members they want. 14 is better number in my opinion than 16.
ACC and SEC: They can stay put if they want.
Big 12: They can add if they want (and probably should to add a conference title game). Huston, SMU, Air Force, BYU, Louisville seem to be some of the closer schools to their footprint.
Pac 12: They can add a couple if they want. Bosie State seems to make sense. Maybe SDSU.
Big 10: Notre Dame...??? Rutgers? UConn? Cincinnati? Louisville?
Let the conferences decide how many members they want. 14 is better number in my opinion than 16.
ACC and SEC: They can stay put if they want.
Big 12: They can add if they want (and probably should to add a conference title game). Huston, SMU, Air Force, BYU, Louisville seem to be some of the closer schools to their footprint.
Pac 12: They can add a couple if they want. Bosie State seems to make sense. Maybe SDSU.
Big 10: Notre Dame...??? Rutgers? UConn? Cincinnati? Louisville?
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