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re: Would you prefer the selection committee have concrete qualifiers or not?

Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:32 pm to
Posted by TheDrunkenTigah
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
17383 posts
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:32 pm to
The issue is that there is no "derivative of the BCS" that has been put forward. There is no BCS. There will be the AP and the coaches, etc, but the unofficial polls very rarely agree, especially around spots 4, 5, 6.

Any ranking the committee recognizes will simply be an extension of their opinions, a mixture of this poll and that computer that they think is a good blend.

Fawx may be on to something, maybe they've known trolling is good for business for years and think this will be the perfect drama machine.
Posted by DaleDenton
Member since Jun 2010
42399 posts
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:39 pm to
If they were serious about using a playoff to find a real NC for FBS football they would:

Eliminate all bowl games.

Shorten the regular season to allow a 16-32 team bracket where the last game is played towards the middle/late January. 20% of D1 teams makes the NCAAs so it would take a 25 team bracket to get equal %s.

None of this is or will happen because December-January being play offs of 32 teams will generate less money for everyone involved than 60 teams playing in a bowl game and 4 playing in the playoffs.

Plus they would not be able to put games during the week to draw the casual FB Fan's interest, does anyone really care who wins the Poinsettia bowl between TCU and Nevada? No, but plenty of people will watch this game on a Tuesday night.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36182 posts
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:52 pm to
quote:

The issue is that there is no "derivative of the BCS" that has been put forward. There is no BCS. There will be the AP and the coaches, etc, but the unofficial polls very rarely agree, especially around spots 4, 5, 6.



I think it was clear from my posts that I'm aware there is a selection committee and that they have not made public concrete qualifiers.

You could easily use either a composite of the computer formulas and the harris or even just the computer formulas as a replacement for the previous BCS poll - and I hope it was clear from my posts that this type of thing was the inference you should have drawn. FWIW, I don't like the lack of clarity but the idea that they might enjoy the controversy (either for its own sake to generate interest or as an excuse to expand the playoff in the near future) is an idea that has been around since the four team playoff system was announced.
Posted by RT1941
Member since May 2007
30339 posts
Posted on 3/12/14 at 5:02 pm to
quote:

The issue is that there is no "derivative of the BCS" that has been put forward. There is no BCS. There will be the AP and the coaches, etc, but the unofficial polls very rarely agree, especially around spots 4, 5, 6.
This gives me the sad. I've enjoyed watching the "BCS Countdown" on Sunday nights.
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