Anyone remember when the Rose, Fiesta, Sugar and Orange Bowls actually mattered? Now they all just seem subpar. Sure two of the New Year's Six Bowls determine the future National Champions but beyond that? Yippee.
Remember BCS busters? TCU, Utah, Boise State, and such. Those games are legends now. Now? UCF beating Auburn is the closest we got, good game but not on par with Boise State vs Oklahoma.
The current format is killing college football. The little guy no longer gets the chance, not a serious one anyway. The four major bowls need to separate from the CFP. No expansion needed. Here's how I would restructure it:
Conference Championship Week-First Weekend of December
Lower Bowls-Second Week of December
Mid Tier Bowls-Third Week of December
First Round of the Playoffs-Last Saturday of December (Reschedule around Christmas and played before New Year's Eve) Played in Non Bowl Games
Major Bowls-Played Around New Years After CFP Semi-Finals (Rose, Orange, Fiesta, Sugar, Peach, Cotton)
National Championship-Second Friday/Saturday in January
All Major Bowls will have traditional conference tie ins and will be able to have At-Large picks. These would separate the Major Bowls from the CFP and provide more meaning to them.
Scenario let's say #5 Oregon would go to the Rose Bowl and would play the Best Big Ten Team. Best B1G team is in the playoff so #2 in the B1G is Penn State. Penn State v Oregon in the Rose. Other Matchups could include Florida State v Cincinnati in the Orange, Notre Dame Georgia Sugar etc...
CFP keeps its own games and the Major Bowls keep to themselves. Classic and old BCS Buster games can still happen. I think it could work. Otherwise we keep getting the same cycle of teams even if more teams get good enough to make the CFP. G5 are pretty much screwed and this year I think COVID had more of an impact than anything. Not discounting what Cincy did but I think it's a big outside factor.
This is somewhat half baked but I'm curious on what others think.
Remember BCS busters? TCU, Utah, Boise State, and such. Those games are legends now. Now? UCF beating Auburn is the closest we got, good game but not on par with Boise State vs Oklahoma.
The current format is killing college football. The little guy no longer gets the chance, not a serious one anyway. The four major bowls need to separate from the CFP. No expansion needed. Here's how I would restructure it:
Conference Championship Week-First Weekend of December
Lower Bowls-Second Week of December
Mid Tier Bowls-Third Week of December
First Round of the Playoffs-Last Saturday of December (Reschedule around Christmas and played before New Year's Eve) Played in Non Bowl Games
Major Bowls-Played Around New Years After CFP Semi-Finals (Rose, Orange, Fiesta, Sugar, Peach, Cotton)
National Championship-Second Friday/Saturday in January
All Major Bowls will have traditional conference tie ins and will be able to have At-Large picks. These would separate the Major Bowls from the CFP and provide more meaning to them.
Scenario let's say #5 Oregon would go to the Rose Bowl and would play the Best Big Ten Team. Best B1G team is in the playoff so #2 in the B1G is Penn State. Penn State v Oregon in the Rose. Other Matchups could include Florida State v Cincinnati in the Orange, Notre Dame Georgia Sugar etc...
CFP keeps its own games and the Major Bowls keep to themselves. Classic and old BCS Buster games can still happen. I think it could work. Otherwise we keep getting the same cycle of teams even if more teams get good enough to make the CFP. G5 are pretty much screwed and this year I think COVID had more of an impact than anything. Not discounting what Cincy did but I think it's a big outside factor.
This is somewhat half baked but I'm curious on what others think.