tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post1970021979658465957..comments2024-01-24T13:11:53.844-05:00Comments on The National Championship Issue: the Modified SeasonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-28010461183212194562009-11-06T15:26:32.099-05:002009-11-06T15:26:32.099-05:00Particularly in the early rounds, rather than have...Particularly in the early rounds, rather than have #1 against #32 etc., I think it would make sense to take some account of geography. (This is a practical concern.) If USC is #1, Notre Dame is #2, Fresno State is #31, and Purdue is #32, pair up the California schools and the Indiana schools.<br /><br />Also particularly in the early rounds, it may be possible at least to schedule which teams will play home games at what days and at what times, which makes arranging stadiums and to some extent selling tickets at least logistically possible. Designate half of the teams to host games in the first round and the other half in the second, and match up the top home team with the #16 road team and vice versa instead of worrying purely about #1 vs #32.<br /><br />Particularly in the late rounds, I don't think a rematch, especially from early in the season, should be completely precluded. There should be a preference against it.<br /><br />In any case, while I can argue against some of your specifics, I do think some kind of "adaptive season" should be adopted for the end of the season.dWjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072494989829344049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-70133835460255390542009-02-04T17:00:00.000-05:002009-02-04T17:00:00.000-05:00...of course, even if we could tweak this system t......of course, even if we could tweak this system to perfection, it is unlikely to fly because:<BR/><BR/>a) the 'Have-nots' (50-70% of the members of the current Bowl Subdivision members) would object because they would be eliminated from significance much earlier<BR/><BR/>b) all members would be unlikely to want to face the prospect of possibly giving up two to three home games. Especially the 'Haves' of college football, where these games (especially the early season 'cupcake' games) are nonetheless near sell-outs, and a huge source of revenue for their athletic departments.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184147742387757091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-47113369308008821362009-02-04T16:44:00.000-05:002009-02-04T16:44:00.000-05:00...that said.I think November playoff and non-conf......that said.<BR/><BR/>I think November playoff and non-conference games probably make a lot more sense than doing a lot of them in December and January, particularly if non-qualifiers ('Group B' teams) are included. <BR/><BR/>I also think all playoff systems proposed would be greatly improved if there was always at least two weeks between playoff rounds for Group A teams, rather than playing each week solid. This would allow more time to work out travel logistics, preparation, etc. and address some of the concerns regarding academic disruptions. <BR/><BR/>The intermittent week could be a bye week for Group A teams and allow Group B teams to play, or some pre-arranged non-conference rivalry or other game.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184147742387757091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-40306004235193515092009-02-04T16:28:00.000-05:002009-02-04T16:28:00.000-05:00I am also actually opposed to a playoff. While im...I am also actually opposed to a playoff. While imperfect, I think the college football regular season and bowls is by far the best in team sports, college or pro. It gives the greatest good to the greatest number. (Embrace the chaos!)<BR/><BR/>So we don't have a definitive answer to the (ridiculously over-simplified) unqualified question: "Who's really #1?". So what? What do we lose? The only thing we lose is the opportunity for a pack of obnoxious jerks aligned with one team or another to stick their index finger in everyone else's face with absolute authority. That, and we lose the sports networks and casual fan's the excuse and the means to ignore all but a couple of teams and games by elimination.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184147742387757091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-74315623140812702902008-09-22T21:28:00.000-04:002008-09-22T21:28:00.000-04:00Love the idea of the modified playoff. One thing ...Love the idea of the modified playoff. One thing I don't like is that a lower ranked team can win in Group A and not "advance." One way to mitigate is instead of decreasing the number of teams in group A by half (32 to 16), keep more teams for each round. Every team that wins continues in Group A plus a couple of losers (or potentially an outside game could play in.) I would start with 28 teams. 14 winners plus 4 highest ranked to make 18 teams (might be group A losers or a 29 vs 30, 31 vs 32 winners, etc). Next round is 9 winners plus 3 to make 12. 4th round is the 6 winners plus 2 to make 8. From 8 teams standard cut # in half after each round to get to the final 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-47102803955972757882007-08-03T08:31:00.000-04:002007-08-03T08:31:00.000-04:008 conference games in 9 weeks - the extra week is ...8 conference games in 9 weeks - the extra week is reserved for non-conference (rivalry) games. That extra week can fall anywhere in the first months of the season for each team. <BR/><BR/>For instance, Notre Dame can play Navy in week 1, Michigan in week 2, USC in week 3, etc, and Notre Dame would serve as their 1 non-conference game. This way independent teams still have a full slate too.Ed Guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618165280932470376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-48558672718237530422007-08-02T17:47:00.000-04:002007-08-02T17:47:00.000-04:00You say that independent teams must still play 8 g...You say that independent teams must still play 8 games during Aug/Sept/Oct. How can they do this if all other teams are restricted to conference play during this time? If USC has 9 weeks in which to play the rest of the Pac 10, when will they play Notre Dame?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-48802558224101451022007-01-10T18:51:00.000-05:002007-01-10T18:51:00.000-05:00Overall, it would be a very exciting last 4 or 5 w...Overall, it would be a very exciting last 4 or 5 weeks of the season, but I think it's way too complicated thus not very realistic. It was like pulling teeth to get the current two team playoff system. A three team playoff system is probably the next step, but I'd like to see it expanded to 8. I think your system takes alot of emphasis out of conference play. Winning a conference now means very little. I have come up with my own system, which has 8, 12 and 16 team versions. I think the 8 team playoff of the three is the most realistic, but I put out three versions. <br />http://XeiOnSports.blogspot.com/<br /><br />vr, XeiXeifrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904090174534262598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-30132450560413218232006-12-06T18:16:00.000-05:002006-12-06T18:16:00.000-05:00Wow.
In a very real sense, it's a dream season....Wow. <br /><br />In a very real sense, it's a dream season. Obviously, it's been designed from the ground up, to be the ideal way of crowning a National Champion. <br /><br />Just as obviously, and as you point out yourself, the 'switch' to this system would be....frankly, it's pretty hard to conceive of a scenario in which this scenario could be agreed upon by all of the people who have control over such things. <br /><br />All in all, it's a really good plan that basically makes the whole BCS thing even more painful, now that I have seen a really, really, really good solution to the stupidity that is Division I-A football. =PPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128291835753372522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-78616125955727971282006-12-06T18:07:00.000-05:002006-12-06T18:07:00.000-05:00Yeah, along with the money that's the big one. The...Yeah, along with the money that's the big one. There's an argument in the fact that all the other divisions do it for their football playoff, but the point against that is that they do it with a lot less teams and for less time. Any suggestions as to how to make this part of the system more appealing or workable?Ed Guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618165280932470376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793424786678923623.post-25920797916948773192006-12-06T17:42:00.000-05:002006-12-06T17:42:00.000-05:00I like the idea in principle, although, as you sai...I like the idea in principle, although, as you said it will be very complicated.<br /><br />I thiink the biggest problem for Universities and ADs is not the "Who are we going to play next?" but the "Where are we going to play next?"David Ebersolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16352088079537649558noreply@blogger.com