Conference Realignment Board

Joined: 02/16/2001 Posts: 30047
Likes: 13627

What's this?

Why not go to the 4 highest ranked Conference Champions to the playoff now?

The Conference Champions games become in essence the first round of the playoff. So at least 4 if not more of the Conference Champion games are like a playoff.

The ratings will be off the hook for 4-6 Conference Champion games. (That means at least 8 teams maybe 12 involved) In addition, you no longer have so much interest in one section of the country and it goes back to being a National Sport with National Interest. This is good for ESPN and Fox.

Access is given to the G-5, but you have to schedule strong enough to get the rankings, which means better regular season game matchups are encouraged.

Since you are using the rankings, the regular season will keep counting instead of feeling like exhibition games for the playoff.

You don't have to add a single game when health and safety risk are at an all time high. Not just with Covid, but with concussions.

Now I know right now it's cool to be selfish, but maybe people are getting tired or that (I know I am). However the question is not based on what is good for single entities like the SEC or ND. The question is based on what would be the best for College Football overall. Meaning taking an act that would be best for College Football overall welfare and growth. Heck even ESPN might be better off than putting all their eggs in the SEC basket like the master mind of this whole thing has sold them hook line and Skipper.

Again, forget the individual entities and selfish interest for a moment. Why not go to the highest rated Conference Champions to the playoff now? What would be better for the growth and welfare of College Football than what was just laid out?

PS You can't just say what is wrong with this proposal, you have to have a better solution to play. You can be a NATT if you come back as a PATT. :-)

[Post edited by Stech at 09/01/2021 09:52AM]

Posted: 09/01/2021 at 09:52AM

NEXT REPLY

Insert a Link

Enter the title of the link here:

Enter the full web address of the link here -- include the "http://" part:

Current Thread:

Why not go to the 4 highest ranked Conference Champions to the playoff now? -- Stech 09/01/2021 09:52AM

Playoff advocates: how do you like the playoff now? -- lawhokie 09/02/2021 4:24PM

I hear ya, you probably can thank ESPN for that one too. ** -- Stech 09/02/2021 7:10PM

When we get to 4 major conferences it should be the 8 divisional champs. -- hokieZ71 09/02/2021 11:31AM

Should be 4 best teams. Period!!! ** -- 133193Hokie 09/01/2021 10:08PM

Too many teams don't play each other to know who they are. At least in Conf -- Stech 09/02/2021 07:08AM

AMEN. The Committee just ranks top 4 Conference Champions. -- HOO86 09/02/2021 10:44AM

What happens to the other 6 FBS conferences who are now systematically -- VTHokie2000 09/02/2021 12:01PM

They are locked out. They continue to get one slot in the NY6 Bowls. -- HOO86 09/02/2021 12:03PM

That is just it though, technically they are not locked out of the Playoffs -- VTHokie2000 09/02/2021 12:11PM

They wouldn't be locked out her either. -- HOO86 09/02/2021 1:09PM

Then you just contradicted yourself. More specifically a statement -- VTHokie2000 09/02/2021 1:21PM

I guess it's not well explained. -- HOO86 09/02/2021 1:29PM

Then it ready isn't a quarterfinal round in the traditional sense -- VTHokie2000 09/02/2021 1:36PM

The current system ends in 2025. -- HOO86 09/02/2021 1:49PM

It is according to the NCAA DI Bylaws -- VTHokie2000 09/02/2021 2:08PM

There is a committee right now to restructure all of that. -- HOO86 09/02/2021 2:54PM

Any changes made to the NCAA will still need to receive majority support -- VTHokie2000 09/02/2021 3:05PM

You nailed it -- Mercury 09/02/2021 07:49AM

According to who? ** -- LHSHokie 09/01/2021 10:18PM

Exactly. ESPN will be pushing for four SEC teams. -- EDGEMAN 09/02/2021 05:49AM

Because SEC believes a #2 SEC team is better than other conf champions ** -- WestyHokie 09/01/2021 7:02PM

Yeah I get how much the SEC is love with themselves, but it’s not good for -- Stech 09/01/2021 7:11PM

I don’t agree with SEC, I’m just answering your question -- WestyHokie 09/01/2021 7:34PM

Another reason they won't vote on it is it would violate antitrust laws -- VTHokie2000 09/02/2021 12:36PM

Definitely SEC and ND will probably hate this, but they don’t care about -- Stech 09/01/2021 7:59PM

I hope the Alliance just goes nuclear with their own championship game -- Truthahn 09/01/2021 9:17PM

Why would the Big XII and 5 G5 conferences want to give up -- VTHokie2000 09/02/2021 12:47PM

Who would be giving it up? -- HOO86 09/02/2021 1:42PM

If the Alliance is willing to wait until the current contract expires -- VTHokie2000 09/02/2021 1:52PM

If I were the God-Emperor -- mancunian 09/01/2021 1:59PM

Winner of each Power 4.Next highest ranked for each Power 4 plus highest -- uva25 09/01/2021 12:22PM

Unfortunately, your proposal will not fly for legal reasons. -- VTHokie2000 09/01/2021 6:00PM

Yes, makes legal sense. -- uva25 09/01/2021 6:35PM

I get it that you were just looking at the situation from a fans -- VTHokie2000 09/01/2021 10:43PM

My concern is the Power Privilege could bring Congress in, I don't want -- Stech 09/01/2021 12:39PM

I agree with your concerns. I guess its why i gave the B12 one auto bid. -- uva25 09/01/2021 12:42PM

Thanks if it's done on rankings, any Conference Champ can get one, not just -- Stech 09/01/2021 12:56PM

Well said. I guess we are both trying to protect the little guys... -- uva25 09/01/2021 1:07PM

No auto-bid for a conference is cool. My proposal inside -- Colonel Jessup 09/01/2021 11:26AM

That makes non-conf results meaningless -- LeadingEdge 09/01/2021 08:51AM

It already is, so nothing changes -- Vienna_Hokie 09/02/2021 05:59AM

In the Alliance 10 or 11 games per school -- HOO86 09/01/2021 4:25PM

Conf champ 1st. then rack&stack by ranking. 0-4 in non-conf = no playoff ** -- realityhokie 09/01/2021 3:38PM

As it should be. And I think the opposite would happen... -- gman86 09/01/2021 2:59PM

Au Contraire, rankings component means the OOC games will matter greatly. ** -- Stech 09/01/2021 09:56AM

Most schools are already doing that, scheduling eclairs. ** -- Atlee Hokie 09/01/2021 09:54AM

I'm confused on your point about cupcakes. -- hokieball 09/01/2021 09:45AM

If these games do not matter in the overall picture then they will be -- goldendomer 09/01/2021 11:28AM

Disagree -- gman86 09/01/2021 3:01PM

Will matter w/ rankings & prevents the G-5 from doing cup cake schedules. -- Stech 09/01/2021 12:24PM

Good Point. On second thought, that could be so -- LeadingEdge 09/01/2021 09:57AM

Why not go to the 4 highest ranked Conference Champions to the playoff now?

Insert a Link

Tech Sideline is Presented By:

Our Sponsors