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81 wrote:

go to a 4 or even 6 team playoff, and rankings still matter alot

i'm ok with that except for one thing...

i grew up going to the rose bowl....new years day every year i expect to see the the big 10 lose to the pac 10 a playoff will kill that...selfish i know, but i love it so

norm wrote:

81 wrote:

go to a 4 or even 6 team playoff, and rankings still matter alot

i'm ok with that except for one thing...

i grew up going to the rose bowl....new years day every year i expect to see the the big 10 lose to the pac 10 a playoff will kill that...selfish i know, but i love it so

don't worry, the big 10 will lose to whatever conference they play . the big 10 teams were hilarious in the bowls last year

norm wrote:

81 wrote:

go to a 4 or even 6 team playoff, and rankings still matter alot

i'm ok with that except for one thing...

i grew up going to the rose bowl....new years day every year i expect to see the the big 10 lose to the pac 10 a playoff will kill that...selfish i know, but i love it so

:x


but you can still have that....

norm wrote:

well maybe...i mean it's already been stained by games like miami/nebraska and texas

but NE is big ten. :?

big ten network plays the "big tens greatest games" every now and also profiles the great players/coachs of the big then....the other night they profiled tom osborne and then showed NE/TN from 88(?) P. Mannings last season in TN.

i was like, whoa nelly (guess who is commentating)....Tom never coached in teh big ten, and NE/TN was a big twelve/SEC match up.

hmm..now that i think about it....does that game count in the Big 10/SEC all time match up counts?

81 wrote:

norm wrote:

81 wrote:

and you would be wrong.

how many times did a team get left out of the title game even tho they deserved a shot?

give me a 4 team playoff..i don't care, something. top 8 works for me as well.....

it's not perfect by a long shot but i still prefer the rankings...like i said, i'm in the minority and don't expect anyone to agree with me

go to a 4 or even 6 team playoff, and rankings still matter alot

that would make too much sense.

and you wouldn't have to ruin conferences and break up decades long rivalries ( :x ) just in the name of the almighty dollar. sorry normy, i think college football is a joke at this point.

81 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

norm wrote:

i'm in the minority...i like it the way it is (although this conference realignment is silly)...the rankings etc make the regular season mean something...lose 1 game, chances are you won't have a chance at the nc...if you go to a playoff season, a team with a losing record (i'm looking at you seahawks) can make the playoffs...lame

I don't see how anyone can like the nfl over cfb. no contest. game atmosphere, importance of regular season, on-field product, tv broadcasts (namely number of commercials), tv game options, etc. no comparison IMO.

saturdays are infinitely more enjoyable than sundays

100% agree

you have games from 11am central until like 1am central.....always a game on to watch.

i can barely watch an nfl game that doesn't involve the Bears, but i can watach just about any college game, as long as they play some sort of D and don't run that god aweful spread

speaking of the spread, love all the different styles of offense, from teh buckeys current smash mouth I formation, to the triple option, to more wide open passing attacks

Completely agree. I don't watch the NFL outside of the Giants for the most part. It's horrible. I'll watch a big game or NFC east games here or there, but for the most part its Giants then onto other Sunday things. Saturdays are the best though, college football is so much better

Cliffy6745 wrote:

norm wrote:

81 wrote:

and you would be wrong.

how many times did a team get left out of the title game even tho they deserved a shot?

give me a 4 team playoff..i don't care, something. top 8 works for me as well.....

it's not perfect by a long shot but i still prefer the rankings...like i said, i'm in the minority and don't expect anyone to agree with me

I am with you for the most part on this because of the Rose Bowl and other big bowls like that. No fucking way that game can become a semifinal game. For all the uproar, the best team in college football usually wins and the two best teams ususally play each other.

yes fucking way.

take away your psu/big ten allegiance. just look at it objectively. the way this sport crowns a champion is beyond stupid.

Cliffy6745 wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

yes fucking way.

take away your psu/big ten allegiance. just look at it objectively. the way this sport crowns a champion is beyond stupid.

I think we had this conversation before. I definitely get what you are saying and am not completely opposed to it, but I do think the two best teams play each other almost all the time.

I just think there is too much money involved for the bowls to make them a semifinal. Say the Rose Bowl becomes a semifinal most years. Are they going to be able to sell 50,000 tickets to an east coast team to only have them have to fly to say Arizona the next week for the Championship? Money will be lost on the parade, advertising and the game in general. I am not saying this is right, but I just don't see these powerful bowls going for it. And like I said, I think they get it right for the most part.

I am not a huge fan of the realignment though.

realignment is a direct result of the bcs being so ridiculous though.

i don't know how a 4 or 6 team playoff system would play out. obviously the money situation would have to be addressed. i think if you have something like that, though, you'd have so much more interest in these semi final bowl games though. they would actually mean something. both teams would actually have a shot to win the national championship. penn state has a shot at the rose bowl this year. who the fuck cares? they stink. i understand the tradition and everything that goes with it...but it's a glorified exhibition game that, for the most part, only gamblers care about other than fans of the two teams involved.

"I do think the two best teams play each other almost all the time."
---you shouldn't have to hope the computer gets it right each year. a playoff system of the top 4-6 teams would be much more fair and enjoyable to everyone involved.

Cliffy6745 wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I think we had this conversation before. I definitely get what you are saying and am not completely opposed to it, but I do think the two best teams play each other almost all the time.

I just think there is too much money involved for the bowls to make them a semifinal. Say the Rose Bowl becomes a semifinal most years. Are they going to be able to sell 50,000 tickets to an east coast team to only have them have to fly to say Arizona the next week for the Championship? Money will be lost on the parade, advertising and the game in general. I am not saying this is right, but I just don't see these powerful bowls going for it. And like I said, I think they get it right for the most part.

I am not a huge fan of the realignment though.

realignment is a direct result of the bcs being so ridiculous though.

i don't know how a 4 or 6 team playoff system would play out. obviously the money situation would have to be addressed. i think if you have something like that, though, you'd have so much more interest in these semi final bowl games though. they would actually mean something. both teams would actually have a shot to win the national championship. penn state has a shot at the rose bowl this year. who the fuck cares? they stink. i understand the tradition and everything that goes with it...but it's a glorified exhibition game that, for the most part, only gamblers care about other than fans of the two teams involved.

"I do think the two best teams play each other almost all the time."
---you shouldn't have to hope the computer gets it right each year. a playoff system of the top 4-6 teams would be much more fair and enjoyable to everyone involved.

It absolutely is and I am definitely not a big fan of that. The more I think about Syracuse in the ACC, the less I like it.

Yeah, I definitley hear what you're saying, and I guess it would definitely get there over time. It's a good point that there would more interest than just fans of the teams playing in the game. I don't know. I think it is a lot more complicated than people think. I am sure it will happen eventually, and I will be fine with it, but I guess I just don't have as much of a problem with the current system as the rest of the country.

i'm a baseball purist. you're a college football purist.


think psu has a shot today?

Cliffy6745 wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

i'm a baseball purist. you're a college football purist.

think psu has a shot today?

Haha, I was thinking the same thing.

I would put my money on Penn state being undefeated in the big ten after
today. Ha

woops..haha that shows my interest level in college football this year.

i was watching a comcast sportsnet classic game yesterday with psu and nebraska from back in the 80's. love old school shit like that.