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12/9/2015, 01:05 AM
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College football would be better off if the Big 12 stages a conference championship game, said Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, whose league missed the College Football Playoff this season.
"I'd like to see more consistency (between conferences) rather than less," Scott said. "I'd like to see the Big 12 go to a championship game. I don't think it's good or fair to see a conference not have to win that extra game and have that extra opportunity both for a win and a loss. I don't like the idea that a champion can be in the clubhouse and not put it on the line when, in this case, there are strong teams in other conferences that if they lose can be out of the playoff."
Oklahoma won the Big 12 and made the playoff without a game in the final week. A year ago, the Big 12 missed the playoff when a conference championship game helped Ohio State beat out Baylor and TCU for the final spot.
The Pac-12 is this year's conference left out of the New Year's Eve party. Scott said the final rankings were no surprise given that Stanford lost two games and where earlier rankings placed the Pac-12.
"The irony is this is probably the strongest year the conference has had, and I think clearly we're the deepest conference in the country with 10 of 12 being bowl eligible and the caliber of wins that we've had," Scott said.
There is, of course, some irony that Scott wants the Big 12 to stage a championship game. The Pac-12 made an unsuccessful play for Texas several years ago that caused the Big 12 to lose members and drop below the 12-member, two-division NCAA threshold for a championship game. Scott supports the Big Ten's amendment to NCAA legislation that would allow the Big 12 to stage a championship game with 10 teams, but only between division winners. Deregulating conference championship games will be voted on at the NCAA convention in January.
In reality, the problem for the Pac-12 this year was that it didn't appear to have a truly elite team. The Pac-12 had five different teams ranked in the top 10 this season. Stanford, Oregon, USC, Utah and UCLA finished with a combined 22 losses and only Stanford had fewer than three defeats.
2015 Record vs. Power Five Conferences
Conference Record
SEC 6-5
Big Ten 9-8
Big 12 4-4
Pac 12 4-5
ACC 7-14
Stanford beat Notre Dame but lost to Northwestern and Oregon. USC was never a real playoff contender and lost to Notre Dame out of conference. Oregon got hot late when Vernon Adams was healthy again, but not before falling to Michigan State, Utah and Washington State. Utah helped itself early by defeating Michigan but lost three Pac-12 games.
Even results in lower levels of the conference didn't help the Pac-12. Washington State went 8-4 but lost to Portland State, the No. 5 team in the FCS. Washington looked improved yet had a Week 1 loss to Boise State, which dropped three games in the Mountain West. Colorado brought up the bottom of the Pac-12 South and lost to 3-10 Hawaii.
For several years, some Pac-12 coaches have complained the league would get left out out of the playoff due to nine conference games and a championship game. But this isn't the year to make that argument. Even if the Pac-12 played eight conference games, Stanford still would have faced Northwestern out of conference and Oregon within the North Division.
"The question had no bearing this year with Stanford's candidacy," Scott said. "I think there's a deep level of conviction to play nine games. Our schools like playing each other as much as possible. We think that's doing things the right way and it's good for our fans and good for college football to play the highest caliber competition."
No playoff appearance means the Pac-12 will fail to win a football national championship for the 11th consecutive season, the longest active drought for a Power Five conference. A Pac-12 school other than USC hasn't won a national championship since Washington in 1991.
"On the one hand, I'm absolutely delighted with the development of the conference and the strength and depth and quality of the coaches," Scott said. "I really like the direction we're headed. On the other hand, it's disappointing for Stanford not to be in it, but that's the nature of the system we've created."
And no, Scott doesn't want an eight-team playoff.
"With a couple plays here or there, Stanford or Oregon would be in the playoff," Scott said. "That's the nature of the competitiveness of college football right now. I think we as commissioners all understand how thin a margin it is between having a team in the playoff and not, and it's not necessarily an indication of the strength of the conference."
No, it's not. Nonetheless, it's the Pac-12's turn in the outhouse.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/25406227/pac-12-commissioner-larry-scott-wants-big-12-to-play-conference-title-game
Judging how the conference has a losing record against OOC power 5 teams... yea buddy you have the deepest conference ha if a pac-12 made it in the playoff he wouldn't even be crying about it
I love how the article called him out on his BS regarding this years results.
College football would be better off if the Big 12 stages a conference championship game, said Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, whose league missed the College Football Playoff this season.
"I'd like to see more consistency (between conferences) rather than less," Scott said. "I'd like to see the Big 12 go to a championship game. I don't think it's good or fair to see a conference not have to win that extra game and have that extra opportunity both for a win and a loss. I don't like the idea that a champion can be in the clubhouse and not put it on the line when, in this case, there are strong teams in other conferences that if they lose can be out of the playoff."
Oklahoma won the Big 12 and made the playoff without a game in the final week. A year ago, the Big 12 missed the playoff when a conference championship game helped Ohio State beat out Baylor and TCU for the final spot.
The Pac-12 is this year's conference left out of the New Year's Eve party. Scott said the final rankings were no surprise given that Stanford lost two games and where earlier rankings placed the Pac-12.
"The irony is this is probably the strongest year the conference has had, and I think clearly we're the deepest conference in the country with 10 of 12 being bowl eligible and the caliber of wins that we've had," Scott said.
There is, of course, some irony that Scott wants the Big 12 to stage a championship game. The Pac-12 made an unsuccessful play for Texas several years ago that caused the Big 12 to lose members and drop below the 12-member, two-division NCAA threshold for a championship game. Scott supports the Big Ten's amendment to NCAA legislation that would allow the Big 12 to stage a championship game with 10 teams, but only between division winners. Deregulating conference championship games will be voted on at the NCAA convention in January.
In reality, the problem for the Pac-12 this year was that it didn't appear to have a truly elite team. The Pac-12 had five different teams ranked in the top 10 this season. Stanford, Oregon, USC, Utah and UCLA finished with a combined 22 losses and only Stanford had fewer than three defeats.
2015 Record vs. Power Five Conferences
Conference Record
SEC 6-5
Big Ten 9-8
Big 12 4-4
Pac 12 4-5
ACC 7-14
Stanford beat Notre Dame but lost to Northwestern and Oregon. USC was never a real playoff contender and lost to Notre Dame out of conference. Oregon got hot late when Vernon Adams was healthy again, but not before falling to Michigan State, Utah and Washington State. Utah helped itself early by defeating Michigan but lost three Pac-12 games.
Even results in lower levels of the conference didn't help the Pac-12. Washington State went 8-4 but lost to Portland State, the No. 5 team in the FCS. Washington looked improved yet had a Week 1 loss to Boise State, which dropped three games in the Mountain West. Colorado brought up the bottom of the Pac-12 South and lost to 3-10 Hawaii.
For several years, some Pac-12 coaches have complained the league would get left out out of the playoff due to nine conference games and a championship game. But this isn't the year to make that argument. Even if the Pac-12 played eight conference games, Stanford still would have faced Northwestern out of conference and Oregon within the North Division.
"The question had no bearing this year with Stanford's candidacy," Scott said. "I think there's a deep level of conviction to play nine games. Our schools like playing each other as much as possible. We think that's doing things the right way and it's good for our fans and good for college football to play the highest caliber competition."
No playoff appearance means the Pac-12 will fail to win a football national championship for the 11th consecutive season, the longest active drought for a Power Five conference. A Pac-12 school other than USC hasn't won a national championship since Washington in 1991.
"On the one hand, I'm absolutely delighted with the development of the conference and the strength and depth and quality of the coaches," Scott said. "I really like the direction we're headed. On the other hand, it's disappointing for Stanford not to be in it, but that's the nature of the system we've created."
And no, Scott doesn't want an eight-team playoff.
"With a couple plays here or there, Stanford or Oregon would be in the playoff," Scott said. "That's the nature of the competitiveness of college football right now. I think we as commissioners all understand how thin a margin it is between having a team in the playoff and not, and it's not necessarily an indication of the strength of the conference."
No, it's not. Nonetheless, it's the Pac-12's turn in the outhouse.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/25406227/pac-12-commissioner-larry-scott-wants-big-12-to-play-conference-title-game
Judging how the conference has a losing record against OOC power 5 teams... yea buddy you have the deepest conference ha if a pac-12 made it in the playoff he wouldn't even be crying about it
I love how the article called him out on his BS regarding this years results.