ChosenChildren
Well-Known Member
Currently, college football games are 60 minutes. For a team to reach the playoff final, they play 12 games, a conference championship game and then two playoff games. That is 15 games or 900 minutes of competition.
Shorten the games to 45 minutes (3 11 minute quarters and a 12 minute 4th quarter). 13 games takes you to 585 minutes.
A 32 team playoff means you must win 5 games. That is another 225 minutes of competition.
Bottom line, a team must play 18 games in a 32 team playoff. with 45 minute games, that is 810 minutes of competition.
You play more games but the total minutes of competition are less, thus reducing the physical wear and tear on the players.
I don't buy the argument that they are out of school too much with an 18 game schedule; other divisions of the NCAA already have 32 team playoffs.
Does this make sense?
Shorten the games to 45 minutes (3 11 minute quarters and a 12 minute 4th quarter). 13 games takes you to 585 minutes.
A 32 team playoff means you must win 5 games. That is another 225 minutes of competition.
Bottom line, a team must play 18 games in a 32 team playoff. with 45 minute games, that is 810 minutes of competition.
You play more games but the total minutes of competition are less, thus reducing the physical wear and tear on the players.
I don't buy the argument that they are out of school too much with an 18 game schedule; other divisions of the NCAA already have 32 team playoffs.
Does this make sense?