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2hhoop3

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I believe your first sentence.....


would be more accurate if it read "it is/was to crown a national champion based on a prescribed playoff format at the end of the regular season." While football is probably more definitive than basketball as far as the best team, these formats generally reward the teams that get hot at the right time which may or may not necessarily be the "best" teams. The reality is TV is manufacturing end of season matchups and additional money while eliminating most, if not all, post season debate about who the "best" team actually is. I liked the old bowl system better and all the post season debate surrounding the MNC but, it was not really sustainable given the conference tie ins. The same weaknesses/inequities of the bowl system, while further minimized, have now been transferred to the selection of playoff teams.

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Posted: 10/07/2021 at 11:19AM



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