Playoff systems won't work.

[OUAndy1807]

The BCS is as good as we're going to get. These guys are athletes, but they're also students and if anyone really thinks that the added weeks of play wouldn't hurt their studies, you're wrong. Also, there is really no good way to do it and incorporate all the bowls.

Get over it. A playoff system realistically could never work.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Mine will because it involves connect four and the octagon

[sooner KB]

Obviously a joke.

[Jdog]

A 4-team playoff wouldn't have any of these problems. Two teams would play one extra game during christmas break, so it would have no effect on studies.

Who said anything about incorporating all of the bowls? Just have the 4 BCS bowls alternate every year for the two playoff games. Keep all of the bowls the same.

What is so unrealistic about this?

To Andy's point, how do the small colleges do it - doesn't their playoff system effect their studies?
I mean they have their playoff games in the middle of the week between Thanksgiving to the middle of December - right when most D1 schools are having their finals?

[Cam]

We'll see a plus 1 in 2011, but not much more than that.

[RacerX]

Plus 1 sucks.

Andy is wrong.

[silverwheels]

The BCS is as good as we're going to get. These guys are athletes, but they're also students and if anyone really thinks that the added weeks of play wouldn't hurt their studies, you're wrong. Also, there is really no good way to do it and incorporate all the bowls.

Get over it. A playoff system realistically could never work.

Doesn't seem to hurt the FCS, Div. II, Div. III, etc.

[Leroy Lizard]

A 4-team playoff wouldn't have any of these problems.

The proper term is "Four-team interim playoff." All playoffs become 16-team playoffs eventually. Does anyone really doubt it?

[sanantoniosooner]

The proper term is "Four-team interim playoff." All playoffs become 16-team playoffs eventually. Does anyone really doubt it?
This is one point where I completely depart from you.

[Curly Bill]

The proper term is "Four-team interim playoff." All playoffs become 16-team playoffs eventually. Does anyone really doubt it?

I completely depart from you here too...all playoffs eventually become 64 team playoffs. :P

[silverwheels]

I completely depart from you here too...all playoffs eventually become 64 team playoffs. :P

Except for FCS, Div. II, Div. III.

[Curly Bill]

Except for FCS, Div. II, Div. III.

Yeah, but we're talking real football here now, not that piddly little stuff. :P

[RacerX]

I completely depart from you here too...all playoffs eventually become 64 team playoffs. :P
I completely depart form you here...all playoffs eventually become 65 team playoffs.:D

[Curly Bill]

I completely depart form you here...all playoffs eventually become 65 team playoffs.:D

Oh yeah! I forgot the playoff to get into the playoff. ;)

[silverwheels]

Yeah, but we're talking real football here now, not that piddly little stuff. :P

Well then I'd like to see the 64-team tourney in "real football".

[Stoop Dawg]

The BCS is as good as we're going to get. These guys are athletes, but they're also students and if anyone really thinks that the added weeks of play wouldn't hurt their studies, you're wrong. Also, there is really no good way to do it and incorporate all the bowls.

Get over it. A playoff system realistically could never work.

Solid, well-thought analysis. I'm convinced.

[Curly Bill]

Well then I'd like to see the 64-team tourney in "real football".

Which is the point of many on here: no one will be satisfied with a 4 or 8 team playoff, it will grow, and grow, and grow, and grow, and grow........

[silverwheels]

Which is the point of many on here: no one will be satisfied with a 4 or 8 team playoff, it will grow, and grow, and grow, and grow, and grow........

Uh, no. I meant for you to show me a football league with a 64-team tourney at the end.

[Curly Bill]

Uh, no. I meant for you to show me a football league with a 64-team tourney at the end.

Nah, I want a plan where everyone is in the playoffs. In fact the entire season is just one long playoff. If playoffs are so awesome I propose we ditch the regular season and get right into the meat and potatos real by-gawd settle it on the field football. :D

[silverwheels]

Nah, I want a plan where everyone is in the playoffs. In fact the entire season is just one long playoff. If playoffs are so awesome I propose we ditch the regular season and get right into the meat and potatos real by-gawd settle it on the field football. :D

Yeah. That would be so awesome. Like the most awesome thing of all time.

[Stoop Dawg]

I want a plan where everyone is in a bowl game. In fact, bowls are so awesome I propose we ditch the regular season and just have bowl games all year. Think of all the money the host cities will make!

[Curly Bill]

Yeah. That would be so awesome. Like the most awesome thing of all time.

I knew you'd like it, and so my work is done here. :D

[silverwheels]

I knew you'd like it, and so my work is done here. :D

You should run for President. Not the U.S., though. It's too important. Maybe like Latvia or something.

[OUAndy1807]

you guys fell for it.

[Stoop Dawg]

you guys fell for it.

No, you fell for me tricking you into thinking I fell for what you thought I was going to fall for!

Ha!

[silverwheels]

you guys fell for it.

Well, we haven't had a new playoff thread in approximately 3 minutes. I'm waiting for the whole first page to be covered in playoff threads.


With the exception of one: Howard *************** vs. Mike ****** drinking contest (who would win?)

[Curly Bill]

I want a plan where everyone is in a bowl game. In fact, bowls are so awesome I propose we ditch the regular season and just have bowl games all year. Think of all the money the host cities will make!

I'm all for it!
...and every team would get a trophy of some kind
...every player would receive some type of post-season honor
...every coach would be a coach of the year
...everyone's cheerleaders would be the most spirited

oh, the glory of it all!

[Curly Bill]

You should run for President. Not the U.S., though. It's too important. Maybe like Latvia or something.

President of Latvia? (evil laugh here) now you've got me thinking. ;)

[GottaHavePride]

No, you fell for me tricking you into thinking I fell for what you thought I was going to fall for!

Ha!

You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders!

[Stoop Dawg]

Never get involved in a land war in Asia?

[GottaHavePride]

But only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!

[Ash]

Nah, I want a plan where everyone is in the playoffs. In fact the entire season is just one long playoff. If playoffs are so awesome I propose we ditch the regular season and get right into the meat and potatos real by-gawd settle it on the field football. :D

I thought we already have that? Isnt' that the beauty of the bowl subdivision? :twinkies: :twinkies: :twinkies:

[NYC Poke]

I want a plan where everyone is in a bowl game. In fact, bowls are so awesome I propose we ditch the regular season and just have bowl games all year. Think of all the money the host cities will make!


I think the entire season should be bowl games.

[OUGuf]

I think they should expand the season to 10 months so I dont have to watch Basketball, hockey, or baseball.

[OUGuf]

I think they should expand the season to 10 months so I dont have to watch Basketball, hockey, or baseball.

[Crucifax Autumn]

That's the best idea I've heard all day!

[goingoneight]

I completely depart form you here...all playoffs eventually become 65 team playoffs.:D

:les: DON'T FORGET NOTER DAMN!!!111111!!!111!2345

[goingoneight]

I think they should expand the season to 10 months so I dont have to watch Basketball, hockey, or baseball.

I think we have a winnar!!! :D

[Leroy Lizard]

I think they should expand the season to 10 months so I dont have to watch Basketball, hockey, or baseball.

Screw academics. I'm all for any playoff idea that gets basketball, hockey, and baseball off the tv. NBA too.

[jrsooner]

Nah, I want a plan where everyone is in the playoffs. In fact the entire season is just one long playoff. If playoffs are so awesome I propose we ditch the regular season and get right into the meat and potatos real by-gawd settle it on the field football. :DThis is where I depart from you... I think it should be a season long playoff, but each game is sudden death. Lose one, and your season is over. Just think, we would only have to watch one Michigan or Notre Dame game last season. :)

[oudivesherpa]

Plus 1 sucks.

Andy is wrong.

Plus 1 is better than what we have now. THE Ohio State Univ. can play only Ohio Teams and Big Ten Teams then get to the NC Game? In the Plus One System, the NC game would be after the bowls, Everyone would have to play a strong non-conference foe and then the two highest teams would play each other. Yes, a plus one sucks, but the BCS systems Blows (or is that just a figure of speech).
Do you really think tOSU needs to be in the NC game?

[Curly Bill]

This is where I depart from you... I think it should be a season long playoff, but each game is sudden death. Lose one, and your season is over. Just think, we would only have to watch one Michigan or Notre Dame game last season. :)

I think I could get behind this idea. ;)

edit...are we sure we don't want double elimination? ;)

[Sooner_Bob]

Double elimination? Why not.

Might as well create the football version of the NIT too.

[Curly Bill]

Double elimination? Why not.

Might as well create the football version of the NIT too.

There you go! Basketball has playoffs & therefore football should to is a refrain I keep hearing on here, so why not an NIT as well? ;)