2024-2025 CF Playoffs

[NCHawker]

It was intriguing right up to the first quarter of each game. Right now its halftime of Clemson Texas. After watching games this weekend, again, I'm humbled and realize how far Iowa is away from legit contention. I'm keeping my eye out for news about that PSU QB. And I see the Indiana backup who came from Tennesee has hit the portal.

 

[HuckFinn]

I was underwhelmed by the teams selected for the 12 spots. Indiana, no. ND, yawn. Penn State, cannot tell. Weird game, pick sixes decided the game. Coach sucks. SMU, nope. So far, Tennessee, no. OSU, fits in the playoff. Maybe will win it all. But, Oregon? We shall see. Clemson, nope. Texas, maybe. So far, boredom defined. Not a promising future for 12 team playoff? Who wants to watch the first round? Not me.

No NC. Iowa is not far away from at least the teams that lost today.
Without the devastation of Iowa’s QB room, they would be 50/50with Indiana, SMU, Clemson.maybe Tennessee. History shows NDame is consistently over rated.

Anyway, thank God I got to watch a great basketball game. Hawks win!

 

[BigD]

Well we saw who the pretenders were and how weak schedules get you in and what happens when the pretenders play real football teams.

 

[haydensly]

What stuck out to me was that if you are a road underdog, it's a very difficult environment. That was especially true if a team has to travel north into a cold, outdoor stadium. All of the home teams won this weekend and none of the games were particularly close.

 

[RobHowe]

NDSU v SDSU was the best game of the weekend with multiple Iowa ties to it

 

[Seth53]

Well we saw who the pretenders were and how weak schedules get you in and what happens when the pretenders play real football teams.

You mean like Iowa in 2015?

 

[dagdaj]

We complain about bad games.
Do we want a champion crowned or good football?
While, not mutually exclusive...the ONLY way to determine a champ with 160 teams that can only play once a week...

Is to send conference champions to the playoffs. And at this point, it's the power 3. If Alabama and Boise St. (etc) wants to join the Big 12 or something, then we can go back to a 4 team playoff. Put Notre Dame in too. Or maybe the Big 12 can work a deal...play the MW champ and the winner gets into the final 4.

The other conferences? Sorry. You've been relegated. That's just business.

I can start a pro football team. But until Jerry Jones says I can, I can't play in the Super Bowl.

 

[Will C]

What this weekend shows me is that next year should be an eight team playoff. Beyond eight teams there is a big gap in ability. I suppose more money will mean we stay with the status quo but the first round was a complete waste of time.

 

[haydensly]

What this weekend shows me is that next year should be an eight team playoff. Beyond eight teams there is a big gap in ability. I suppose more money will mean we stay with the status quo but the first round was a complete waste of time.

Totally agree. In basketball, the 12th best time can get hot in the tournament and make a run towards a title. In football it's completely different. In reality, there are 3-4 teams that have a legitimate shot to win it all. And it's like that every year.

 

[SCHawkeye2]

What this weekend shows me is that next year should be an eight team playoff. Beyond eight teams there is a big gap in ability. I suppose more money will mean we stay with the status quo but the first round was a complete waste of time.

It did seem that the 9-12 seeds were overmatched.
Go to 8.
P4 conference champs should be in.
4 at-large teams
Seeds based on power rankings, SoS and other relevant criteria. Not just # of wins.
Keep the home field for the top four seeds in the quarterfinals.
Neutral* or balanced bowl sites for the semis and finals. (hard to do - but a better balance of geographic locations would be more equitable)

*Sugar (LA), Orange (FL), Peach (GA) & Cotton (TX) in the SEC footprint are not neutral sites

 

[thedukeofearl]

What stuck out to me was that if you are a road underdog, it's a very difficult environment. That was especially true if a team has to travel north into a cold, outdoor stadium. All of the home teams won this weekend and none of the games were particularly close.

Luck of the draw

 

[thedukeofearl]

What this weekend shows me is that next year should be an eight team playoff. Beyond eight teams there is a big gap in ability. I suppose more money will mean we stay with the status quo but the first round was a complete waste of time.

Yeah, it's a money grabbing circus and lacks the luster of the Past New Years Games

Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Peach and perhaps The Fiesta Bowl

 

[HuckFinn]

Yeah, it's a money grabbing circus and lacks the luster of the Past New Years Games

Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Peach and perhaps The Fiesta Bowl

I add Alamo Bowl! (I want Iowa to become eligible.). Yeah, yeah…I know…

 

[BigD]

You mean like Iowa in 2015?

Yes, that year would be a good example. We get knocked out by Michigan State and then Michigan State gets trounced. If I remember correctly there was another highly rated Big Ten team that got their asses handed to them toward the end of the season or in the post season.

 

[M1911A1Hawkeye]

I watched the first half of each of those games but quickly realized that it was a waste of time to come back for the second half.