No love for FSU....

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I understood your previous points, but now you just sound angry. The SEC is just another college football conference - it isn't worth getting so upset about. Besides, this 4-team playoff system should solve most of the problem with coming up with a legitimate champ.

I think the playoff will prove to be a better idea than in practice.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

I think the playoff will prove to be a better idea than in practice.

I think that with four teams, you probably have the best one somewhere in the mix, so it should solve the complaint that sometimes the best team is not the National Champion. At least with the new system, the best team will get a legitimate shot at it.

But I was very surprised when this 4-team playoff thing was sold as solving all the problems. The big problem now is the same one the NCAA basketball tourney faced. Bubble-teams would complain that they missed out on a shot, meaning that it was no longer about a National Champion, but rather, about getting more coverage and money for your team by simply getting in. So they expanded the field and the same thing happened. They expanded again, same thing....

The same thing will no-doubt occur with a 4-team football playoff. What about the 5th and 6th teams? If TCU, Mississipi and Baylor win out, two of those teams will be screaming "foul".

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I think that with four teams, you probably have the best one somewhere in the mix, so it should solve the complaint that sometimes the best team is not the National Champion. At least with the new system, the best team will get a legitimate shot at it.

But I was very surprised when this 4-team playoff thing was sold as solving all the problems. The big problem now is the same one the NCAA basketball tourney faced. Bubble-teams would complain that they missed out on a shot, meaning that it was no longer about a National Champion, but rather, about getting more coverage and money for your team by simply getting in. So they expanded the field and the same thing happened. They expanded again, same thing....

The same thing will no-doubt occur with a 4-team football playoff. What about the 5th and 6th teams? If TCU, Mississipi and Baylor win out, two of those teams will be screaming "foul".

Perhaps. I think the AP and coaches polls would be better than this committee. It seems a little cloak and dagger to me.

[Section103]

Coaches have a serious conflict of interest, though.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Section103

Coaches have a serious conflict of interest, though.

That's true but why should Archie Manning (formerly) and Condoleezza Rice decide seeding?

[Section103]

Anyone knowledgeable and without a direct conflict of interest should be able to be part of the process. The general assumption is that these people know football. I have no knowledge to the contrary, do you?

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Section103

Anyone knowledgeable and without a direct conflict of interest should be able to be part of the process. The general assumption is that these people know football. I have no knowledge to the contrary, do you?

I would agree that they know football. What seems off is that most (if not all) have close ties to major schools.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

That's true but why should Archie Manning (formerly) and Condoleezza Rice decide seeding?

Agreed - seems like this committee's decisions will get even more blowback for decisions than previous ranking methods. But I think it was a good thing that they are doing weekly rankings and making a big deal about it. Their decisions are being questioned and debated each week, and that should result in people understanding the selection process better so that there won't be as much backlash by those who don't get selected.