4 is the right number if determining a rightful champion is

your goal and not a “playoff champion.” Phil Steele documents this each year how 4 is the right dose of being inclusive and exclusive. I won’t cry if it goes to 8 because of the extra football it brings but do we really need see more of Oregon, Georgia, watch Memphis get pancaked, etc.?

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Posted: 12/09/2019 at 2:06PM

Imagine the controversy this morning -- Millpoint 12/08/2019 10:52AM

I don't believe the old system would lead to 3 undefeated teams -- Vienna_Hokie 12/13/2019 6:54PM

4 is the right number if determining a rightful champion is -- Colonel Jessup 12/09/2019 2:06PM

Conference championship games should be the de facto playoff first round -- cburgroop 12/11/2019 1:17PM

That turns OOC games into exhibitions and eliminates -- Colonel Jessup 12/12/2019 1:05PM

There wouldn’t be any AQs and the OOC games would still matter -- cburgroop 12/14/2019 09:14AM

Ok. Basically system as we have now -- Colonel Jessup 12/16/2019 11:42AM

4 ** -- SoCloseHokie 12/11/2019 07:47AM

I agree. I would like to see an exemption that might not be logistically -- Maroon Baboon 12/09/2019 3:15PM

I am curious as to why you think on the the #4 v. #5 game should be played -- VTHokie2000 12/10/2019 3:43PM

Because both would be undefeated and P5 conference champs. -- Maroon Baboon 12/10/2019 9:41PM

Makes sense -- VTHokie2000 12/10/2019 9:50PM

All bets are off if teams have losses. Keep it at 4 in those years. -- Maroon Baboon 12/10/2019 10:03PM

What happens if you have multiple G5 teams or Notre Dame undefeated -- VTHokie2000 12/10/2019 10:11PM

Good question. -- Maroon Baboon 12/10/2019 10:21PM

I agree an undefeated P5 conference champion shouldn't be left out -- VTHokie2000 12/10/2019 10:25PM

Matchups under old bowl system would likely be:..... -- CrystalCoveHokie 12/08/2019 09:05AM

Actually, if you want to go back a bit -- Maroon Baboon 12/09/2019 11:49PM

You forgot Notre Dame -- I85Hokie 12/10/2019 08:30AM

ND was 6-4-1 in 1994...went to Fiesta Bowl -- TerryD 12/10/2019 08:45AM

That’s probably the year I was thinking of -- I85Hokie 12/10/2019 8:51PM

Yep, they came off a 11-1 1993 season that saw them end up #2 -- TerryD 12/11/2019 11:46AM

IIRC, an undeserving ND got a Fiesta Bowl bid before us in Vick's last year -- Maroon Baboon 12/10/2019 09:14AM

ND was 9-2 in 2000. Not sure about "undeserving" ** -- TerryD 12/11/2019 11:47AM

Let me clarify. Less deserving than Tech. And not nearly as good. -- Maroon Baboon 12/11/2019 12:20PM

If the opening would have been the Orange, we'd have gotten the bid. ND -- reestuart 12/10/2019 5:27PM

I believe we were 9-3 that year. You all may have deserved the bid -- goldendomer 12/10/2019 09:22AM

9-2 regular season ** -- TerryD 12/11/2019 11:47AM

You have florida playing in two bowls. ** -- stuboy 12/09/2019 9:11PM

Oops. Meant Georgia in the one. -- Maroon Baboon 12/09/2019 11:50PM

But but but but - this now definitively determines the National Champ!! -- PhotoHokieNC 12/08/2019 09:54AM

4 is the right number if determining a rightful champion is

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