College Football playoff is a Joke

deanvogs

deanvogs

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What a sham, and what a shame. Instead of getting all geared up for an exciting weekend of Conference football championship games, we get to instead be "told" who is the best, instead of letting them settle it on the field. Why are UNC, Florida, and USC even playing at this point? The committee has made it perfectly clear that if you win the SEC, ACC or Pac12, you aren't invited if you don't have the correct name on the Jersey. What is the point of even playing a Conference Championship game then? The absolutely only team that can benefit from the Championship games this weekend is MSU. Right now they are on the outside looking in. Iowa, Clemson, and 'Bama can only get hurt by the Conference Championship game, as they would be better off being like Oklahoma sitting their azzes at home.

I hope the whole freaking thing blows up on them. I hope Bama MSU and Clemson all lose. Then the committee has to pick from a 1 loss UNC, a 2 loss 'Bama, or a 2 loss Notre Dame (OSU would be in). You know the committee would pick 'Bama or Notre Dame, and leave UNC out. Then you would have only 2 conference champs in and 2 teams that didn't even play in a Conference championship game, or lost the Conference championship game.

Just get a real playoff and let the teams settle it on the field.
 
The point of a conference championship game is to determine confidence champion.
 
I agree to an extent. This weekly college football playoff rankings show is killing it in the ratings for espn, but at the expense of everything else. The other bowl games no longer matter. The conference champion games barely matter. The new years 6 thing is just a joke now and the rose bowl has sadly lost its luster.

I don't even get the point of a weekly playoff selection. It is completely pointless except for tv ratings. All it does is get people worked up...Maybe that's the point
 
College football playoff=a waste of time & more talking heads than we need to hear right now. Just win Iowa and we will all be in a much better place....
 
Settle it on the field. Play in games would be this weekend, and they would be as follows:
Iowa vs MSU
Bama vs Florida
Clemson vs UNC
USC vs Stanford

Oklahoma vs Northwestern (stupid Big 12)

Ohio St. vs Ole Miss
Notre Dame vs TCU
Florida St. vs Baylor

Win and you are in the playoffs. Lose and you are out. How much more fun would this weekend be with those game lined up for Saturday?
 
It is a joke, Oklahoma doesn't have to play in a conference championship game and they are in?!? Not fair when Iowa, Clemson and Alabama have to play in conference title games and could lose and be out, but OU get's a bye week and is in.
 
Oklahoma not having to play is a complete joke. Same with Ohio State....they can get in by NOT PLAYING. Does not make sense at all.

Iowa has had a great season and will qualify for a great bowl game. Everything else is frosting on the cake
 
Exactly, Oklahoma or OSU play 12 games and might be in when teams who play 13 might be left out, college football has always been a tad shady when handing out their crown...
 
Who in the hell is so jacked about this game that it'll make Finebaum, Herbstreit, Cowherd and Whitlock all wake up and pick Iowa to win the NC? This is just freakin' crazy that we have a damn chance to win, advance, win again and get to the 'ship......
 
If UNC beats Clemson I really think the committee should have them jump Ohio St (even though that would screw our fallback situation to the Rose if we lose to MSU). Conference championship is a main criteria, but to me the criteria should look like this:

1. Conf Championship.
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(wide gap)
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2. Other criteria.
 
The natural solution is an 8 team playoff, Power 5 conf Champs and 3 at large. AND force Notre Dame into a conference, lest they get dibs on the last at large bid every year.
 
bcl20 said:
The point of a conference championship game is to determine confidence champion.
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Yes and it seems there is no perfect play off system , the rule application process is inconsistent , bias bias bias , they should just be more transparent and just say that the conference you are in matters so with that being said the play off system makes no sense
 
deanvogs said:
What a sham, and what a shame. Instead of getting all geared up for an exciting weekend of Conference football championship games, we get to instead be "told" who is the best, instead of letting them settle it on the field. Why are UNC, Florida, and USC even playing at this point? The committee has made it perfectly clear that if you win the SEC, ACC or Pac12, you aren't invited if you don't have the correct name on the Jersey. What is the point of even playing a Conference Championship game then? The absolutely only team that can benefit from the Championship games this weekend is MSU. Right now they are on the outside looking in. Iowa, Clemson, and 'Bama can only get hurt by the Conference Championship game, as they would be better off being like Oklahoma sitting their azzes at home.

I hope the whole freaking thing blows up on them. I hope Bama MSU and Clemson all lose. Then the committee has to pick from a 1 loss UNC, a 2 loss 'Bama, or a 2 loss Notre Dame (OSU would be in). You know the committee would pick 'Bama or Notre Dame, and leave UNC out. Then you would have only 2 conference champs in and 2 teams that didn't even play in a Conference championship game, or lost the Conference championship game.

Just get a real playoff and let the teams settle it on the field.
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Nothing, NOTHING is preventing me from getting 'geared' up for this weekend.
 
SamsonHawk515 said:
Exactly, Oklahoma or OSU play 12 games and might be in when teams who play 13 might be left out, college football has always been a tad shady when handing out their crown...
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So not fair , those of us playing 13 games should have our own damn playoff . How about a peaceful protest ALL CONFERENCES MATTER
 
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cecilB said:
Nothing, NOTHING is preventing me from getting 'geared' up for this weekend.
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Same here. I am talking more about overall, and for the years when Iowa isn't in the Conference Championship game.....which we should be in every year, as long as we the fans FORCE Kirk to stay on top of his game. :p
 
Would you rather we were under the old BCS system and be undefeated and left out? Because that's exactly what would happen based on the BCS models that currently have us 4th. At least we can earn it on the field instead of on a computer. And to the poster who wanted all P5 conference champions...that 8-5 Wisky team that won the B1G title has no business in a playoff...not to mention the fact that you'd have teams that already locked up the division with games to play (ie Iowa this year) would rest starters ala the NFL...no thanks! I like this system just fine...
 
SpiderRico said:
Would you rather we were under the old BCS system and be undefeated and left out? Because that's exactly what would happen based on the BCS models that currently have us 4th. At least we can earn it on the field instead of on a computer. And to the poster who wanted all P5 conference champions...that 8-5 Wisky team that won the B1G title has no business in a playoff...not to mention the fact that you'd have teams that already locked up the division with games to play (ie Iowa this year) would rest starters ala the NFL...no thanks! I like this system just fine...
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A team as undeserving as Wisconsin getting in would be a rarity. When it did happen, all it would do is screw the worst wildcard out of the playoffs. As far as resting starters goes, I highly doubt college kids that get to play such few games in their career would be sitting out. It might happen here and there but the upside of watching a playoff would more than make up for it.
 
hawkdrummer1 said:
The natural solution is an 8 team playoff, Power 5 conf Champs and 3 at large. AND force Notre Dame into a conference, lest they get dibs on the last at large bid every year.
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I've been saying this for years.

Eight teams, seeded.
Power 5 conf's all play same # of league games
Power 5 conf's all play championship game
Higher seeded team gets a first round home game (welcome to Kinnick in December Florida)
Semi's rotated among the 'traditional' bowls
Finals to highest bidder
 
deanvogs said:
Settle it on the field. Play in games would be this weekend, and they would be as follows:
Iowa vs MSU
Bama vs Florida
Clemson vs UNC
USC vs Stanford

Oklahoma vs Northwestern (stupid Big 12)

Ohio St. vs Ole Miss
Notre Dame vs TCU
Florida St. vs Baylor

Win and you are in the playoffs. Lose and you are out. How much more fun would this weekend be with those game lined up for Saturday?
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Sounds good to me and that would make eight bowl committees very happy. More locations could be used than just eight as different bowl locations could be rotated through each year. The teams left out of the playoff could still go to other bowl games as everyone like a winter get away.

This could be a huge draw as going into week ten of a twelve game schedule could have as many as thirty teams still in the hunt.
 
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