SCHawkeye2
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The 10 best ways to fix college football chaos
And how would you to fix college football? Let us know.
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SCHawkeye2
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Here’s a rundown of Stewart Mandel’s Ten Commandments for improving college football, with the newsletter author’s takes mixed in:The 10 best ways to fix college football chaos
And how would you to fix college football? Let us know.
Structure & Playoff
∙ Keep the 12-team Playoff for at least a decade, and move the title game up to around Jan. 8. Quarterfinals at campus sites, semifinals at New Year’s Day bowls (including the Rose Bowl annually).
∙ Move Army-Navy to Jan. 1 as a lead-in to the semifinals — potentially doubling its already strong viewership.
Conferences & Scheduling
∙ Restore five power conferences by bringing West Coast schools back into a Pac-12-style league, and realign others geographically (Maryland to ACC, SMU to Big 12, etc.) — the newsletter author’s personal top priority.
∙ Centralize non-conference scheduling through a czar who assigns matchups by record. Also float a cool idea: flex-schedule late-season G5 vs. G5 games matching conference leaders.
Players
∙ No limits on NIL earnings, but players only get one immediate-transfer window in their career.
∙ Five years to play five seasons, no redshirts or waivers, with a maximum age of 23 (exceptions for military service or religious missions).
Coaches & Media
∙ Coaches must stay through the end of their team’s season; tampering rules would apply to contact during the season. Midseason firings would still be allowed.
∙ Any P5 game on a streaming-only service must be simulcast on over-the-air TV in both schools’ home states. No road game kicks off past 9 p.m. local time back home.
∙ Conferences must publish officiating reports within two hours of games, explaining the three most controversial calls.
∙ No more Tuesday night ranking shows. Ever.
The newsletter author’s biggest additions: a preference for a Jan. 1 Rose Bowl national title, skepticism about self-governance on age limits, and full support for killing the Tuesday ranking show.
hawkdrummer1
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Some good ideas but why 12? Go with a fully balanced bracket of 16. It adds no additional weekend.
kameltoez102
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My only change is move it to 16 and eliminate all bye games. To me it’s a punishment to get the number 1 seed and not get to host a home playoff game. Reward the fans and increase your money intake. I wouldn’t be opposed to playing the first 2 games at the top seeded teams stadium. These neutral site games with a half full stadium just lack something. Look at the Oregon and Texas Tech fame in Miami as an example
SCHawkeye2
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Quarterfinals at campus sites, semifinals at New Year’s Day bowls
I would like to see the National Championship played on a neutral site - not in a SEC / B10 / B12 / ACC city. Best option would be NYC (no real college fb imprint). But no indoor facility would preclude NYC. (Unless it is played outdoors in January - which would be cool!)
hawkdrummer1
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There is no football stadium in NYC. The only option is Metlife in New Jersey which is not enclosed
Fryowa
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Vegas is the only indoor stadium in the country that doesn't have a P5 connection.
But I think football should be played outdoors so I'm against it by default. The Vikings (for a loooong time) and Packers play or played outdoors, college kids can too.
I think the natty should be played at the home school with the higher rank. Imagine the secondary market ticket prices for a game played in Bloomington with 53,000 seats...
Fryowa
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I always thought this was so ridiculous sharing a stadium. Part of the fun of football is having your own house. Imagine sharing Kinnick with Iowa State. Rams/Chargers same thing.
I watched a pretty cool video one time of all that's involved in switching out Met Life from Jets to Giants and it was honestly impressive how it's set up for quick changeover, but still...
NorthKCHawk
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Its the Giants Stadium and the Jets are guests. Same with San Diego Chargers. Guests in LA's stadium. I agree. It may explain why neither team is a serious franchise.
Its also hilarious that in the country's two biggest markets a team cannot afford its own digs.
That said, if Iowa State wanted to use Kinnick in off weeks, I be like, "sure, but make sure you clean the toilets and fold the towels before you leave, tenant."
Fryowa
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Also, as per the agreement, both teams shall share the use of the pink locker room facilities.
hawkdrummer1
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That's a pretty lose definition of "connection".
Fryowa
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How so?
hawkdrummer1
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Being within a drive of a campus isn't necessarily a "connection". Proximity, sure. You're not going to get around that. Even the NFL ends up with teams playing the Super Bowl near their home stadium. Twice actually IN their home stadium.
Big event tickets go to the highest bidders and are equally allotted to each school There's not that much of an advantage.
But playing the Title game in your home stadium? That's absurd.
Fryowa
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I said Vegas doesn’t have a P5 connection
hawkdrummer1
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Yes, got that. It is about the only stadium that doesn't. Because it's in Vegas.
Maybe they have the NC there every year? The faux concerns about gambling are so yesterday.
The reviews have to be changed. The worst is when they call for one and even after a TV TO they waste a bunch more time after it. I agree in 60 seconds they can see several angles multiple times and it just shouldn't take more then that. After that if they can't decide the call on the field stands and play on.
Fryowa
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What’s stupid is the NCAA wants us to believe refs can see a play happen in .5 seconds and make a reliable judgement call, but they have to spend 5 minutes to get a review correct.
