Sugar Bowl

[BaltimoreTerp]

The biggest difference between our ideas is the number of teams involved, to say my idea wouldn't work because it's deals with the polls and bowl system is odd to me. I'm assuming you'd be using some type of poll/computer system to determine the 5 remaining schools and you're also involving the bowls. I would think the major bowls would be at least as willing to be involved in my system where they get a game that matters opposed to getting playoff leftovers.

There are two big differences.

1) Number of teams.

2) Selection of teams.

I would select the eleven conference champions and have a selection committee select the remaining five and do seeding. Just like in basketball.

I live in USC territory and have been following them for a long time, that's how I've been seeing Carroll talking about a playoff, I'm not sure if there's a bigger advocate for a playoff than him in the game. There's no doubt that they'd jump on board with a playoff system right now even if it meant they'd hurt the Rose Bowl, which many of the players are actually tired of going to anyway.

I'll take your word for it since, as you say, you are much closer to the situation. I just still find it a little hard to believe that they REALLY want a playoff when inside the sport there doesn't seem to be much support outside of the schools left out each year.

[RShack]

I'll take your word for it since, as you say, you are much closer to the situation. I just still find it a little hard to believe that they REALLY want a playoff when inside the sport there doesn't seem to be much support outside of the schools left out each year.

Not sure why you think that.

AFAIK, most everybody wants it, except for a very few influential schools and conference prez's.

I think the short list consists of who doesn't want it.

For the most part, everybody I hear an answer from is in favor of it, including coaches too numerous to mention.

Who do you think doesn't want it? (This is a real question, not a smartass question.)

[mweb]

There are two big differences.

1) Number of teams.

2) Selection of teams.

I would select the eleven conference champions and have a selection committee select the remaining five and do seeding. Just like in basketball.

I'll take your word for it since, as you say, you are much closer to the situation. I just still find it a little hard to believe that they REALLY want a playoff when inside the sport there doesn't seem to be much support outside of the schools left out each year.

Well I'm fine with a selection committee picking the 6 best teams.

They really want a playoff, so stop finding it a little hard to believe.

So do you now admit that the Rose Bowl would not be much of a road block to my plan, or are you still clinging to that? It's cool to want more teams, although I think anymore than 8 is absurd, but to say my plan is not feasible is simply wrong imo.

[BaltimoreTerp]

Not sure why you think that.

AFAIK, most everybody wants it, except for a very few influential schools and conference prez's.

I think the short list consists of who doesn't want it.

For the most part, everybody I hear an answer from is in favor of it, including coaches too numerous to mention.

Who do you think doesn't want it? (This is a real question, not a smartass question.)

Big Ten

ACC

SEC

Pac-10

Big East

Big 12

[RShack]

Big Ten

ACC

SEC

Pac-10

Big East

Big 12

That's just a list of conferences who wanna hang on to all the money.

Different issue. That says nothing about who doesn't want a playoff.

Which actual football programs or coaches do you think don't want it?

[BaltimoreTerp]

That's just a list of conferences who wanna hang on to all the money.

Different issue. That says nothing about who doesn't want a playoff.

Which actual football programs or coaches do you think don't want it?

The college presidents that run the conferences don't want a playoff.

This is like saying that everyone in the country feels a certain way, except for 545 people. 545 people who happen to be Congress, the President and the Supreme Court.

It isn't the number of people, it's who the people are.

[RShack]

The college presidents that run the conferences don't want a playoff.

This is like saying that everyone in the country feels a certain way, except for 545 people. 545 people who happen to be Congress, the President and the Supreme Court.

It isn't the number of people, it's who the people are.

We don't know what the college presidents think.

We only know the position they're currently rolling over about.

If there's one thing college presidents listen to about football, it's the alumni.

You know that's true.

[BaltimoreTerp]

We don't know what the college presidents think.

We only know the position they're currently rolling over about.

If there's one thing college presidents listen to about football, it's the alumni.

You know that's true.

...and who's alumni have stopped donating because there is no college football playoff?