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re: "A CFB playoff waters down the regular season"
Posted on 9/29/24 at 1:33 pm to John Casey
Posted on 9/29/24 at 1:33 pm to John Casey
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At some point, losses have to count for something.
If losses mattered then undefeated conference champion FSU would've been in last year. We'll see the same thing with a 12 team playoff, except now the "eye test" teams have 2 or 3 losses to play with before they're definitely out.
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Posted on 9/29/24 at 1:37 pm to Geauxgurt
quote:this
It does. Last night’s UGA/Bama game was entertaining, but means almost nothing in terms of what happens at the end of the year. It was a glorified exhibition basically.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 1:37 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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Why would Texas play Ewers/Arch against A&M if they're in the playoffs regardless of the outcome?
the people paying their NIL deals aren’t going to tolerate listening to Aggies become super obnoxious with a few Ws.
It might happen in a situation that LSU finds themselves in where Thanksgiving has been forced or even the conference championships.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 1:40 pm to rintintin
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Did anyone feel like the Bama-UGA game was lessened?
Yes an unbelievable game that may have determined a national champion 15 years ago now may not mean anything more than who’s seeded higher in the playoffs
Posted on 9/29/24 at 1:48 pm to lsufball19
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Yes an unbelievable game that may have determined a national champion 15 years ago now may not mean anything more than who’s seeded higher in the playoffs
Yet you still admit the game was unbelievable. What exactly is the problem?
Posted on 9/29/24 at 1:52 pm to rintintin
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What exactly is the problem?
I explained the problem in the post you quoted.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 2:07 pm to lsufball19
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Yes an unbelievable game that may have determined a national champion 15 years ago now may not mean anything more than who’s seeded higher in the playoffs
This argument ended in 2011 when Bama got a rematch.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 2:11 pm to rintintin
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Did anyone feel like the Bama-UGA game was lessened? Not only did it have the same cashet as usual, but UGA's remaining games become even more meaningful going forward.
I do. Both teams are a shoe in for a 12 team format. It was a fun game, but it’s objectively less impactful
Posted on 9/29/24 at 2:25 pm to lsufball19
That's not a problem if the quality of the game didn't suffer. It's simply a different result.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 2:42 pm to rintintin
Not at all!
Teams peak at different times.....1-2 loss teams still have something to play for! LSU is a prime example.
Teams peak at different times.....1-2 loss teams still have something to play for! LSU is a prime example.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 2:42 pm to UASports23
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Top two teams with the highest win percentage goes to SECCG. H2H is the #1 tiebreaker
So? Neither of these teams will need the SECCG to get into the playoff so probably a benefit to not have to worry about playing it. You just proved the other side even more.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 2:57 pm to Chucktown_Badger
if bama and georgia played in this slot during the bcs it would have been the same. loser still controls own destiny
Posted on 9/29/24 at 3:03 pm to JamalMurry27
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if bama and georgia played in this slot during the bcs it would have been the same. loser still controls own destiny
Yes, but there would have been no margin for error after that. One more loss and that's it, you were done. The pressure was much higher for the team that lost because they couldn't drop another one. If things play out just right, Georgia could finish the season 9-3 and still secure the final slot for the playoff.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 3:04 pm to RollTide1987
quote:i highly doubt that unless one of them is GT and they win the sec
Georgia could finish the season 9-3
Posted on 9/29/24 at 5:16 pm to JamalMurry27
Not sure why you mentioned this game and then the playoffs in the same breath. The reason this game happened is because the SEC got rid of divisions. This could have happened without playoff expansion. And, it would have been way more important if only 2 or 4 teams had a chance to play for the Championship at the end of the season.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 6:39 pm to rintintin
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think we'll soon learn that the opposite is true. It creates MORE meaningful regular season games. Did anyone feel like the Bama-UGA game was lessened? Not only did it have the same cashet as usual, but UGA's remaining games become even more meaningful going forward.
A 4 game playoff absolutely cheapened the regular season.
But a 12 game playoff makes it so much better
Posted on 9/29/24 at 6:39 pm to rintintin
wrong
Posted on 9/29/24 at 6:41 pm to rintintin
Both can be true.
More games overall are meaningful, while the individual games themselves are less meaningful. Consider college basketball with a 64 team bracket. More games influence the post season, but the individual games in isolation aren’t particularly significant.
More games overall are meaningful, while the individual games themselves are less meaningful. Consider college basketball with a 64 team bracket. More games influence the post season, but the individual games in isolation aren’t particularly significant.
This post was edited on 9/29/24 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 9/29/24 at 6:46 pm to LSUFanHouston
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A 4 game playoff absolutely cheapened the regular season. But a 12 game playoff makes it so much better
Not really
Peak college football is when every game is a must win, and that is cheapened with an expanded playoff.
This post was edited on 9/29/24 at 6:47 pm
Posted on 9/29/24 at 7:15 pm to AkronTiger
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Peak college football is when every game is a must win, and that is cheapened with an expanded playoff.
Disagree
Peak college football is when more teams have something to play for at the end of the regular season.
If for no other reason then it stops / delays the opt outs.
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