1. East Guam Barber College would get steamrolled by East American Samoa Barber College
2. The solution is a 16 team playoff where all conference champions get an automatic bid plus the remaining 7 bids (there will be nine conferences next year) will be at-large.
As a European blissfully ignorant of everything related to American Football (as we call it here): how does a 12-teams playoff work? 4 teams I understand, you get semi-finals and a final. It scales to 8, 16, 32 if you want to push it. But 12? Does each team have to play the 11 others or what?
Basically the cfb poobahs are terrified to tell the SEC to pound sand-which is what should have happened this year-no Bama in the playoff, and FSU gets the spot.
That said, as an Ohio State fan I’m certainly glad scUM has to play Bama instead of FSU……
The college basketball slander notwithstanding, a-fucking-men. Similar case to Florida State: Nebraska in the mid 90s. The voters loved those corn fuckers.
Americans: "We demand an expanded playoff schedule!"
NCAA: "BY POPULAR DEMAND" (Swims in $$$)
I have two thoughts on this:
1. East Guam Barber College would get steamrolled by East American Samoa Barber College
2. The solution is a 16 team playoff where all conference champions get an automatic bid plus the remaining 7 bids (there will be nine conferences next year) will be at-large.
As a European blissfully ignorant of everything related to American Football (as we call it here): how does a 12-teams playoff work? 4 teams I understand, you get semi-finals and a final. It scales to 8, 16, 32 if you want to push it. But 12? Does each team have to play the 11 others or what?
Basically the cfb poobahs are terrified to tell the SEC to pound sand-which is what should have happened this year-no Bama in the playoff, and FSU gets the spot.
That said, as an Ohio State fan I’m certainly glad scUM has to play Bama instead of FSU……
"The only other sport that uses a selection committee is college basketball"
Uh, Jeff, EVERY OTHER SPORT uses a selection committee!
And FSU was ranked around 10th at the end of the season by various computer-ranking systems:
http://sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htm
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/espns-final-computer-rakings-leave-college-football-fans-baffled
https://masseyratings.com/ranks
http://powerrankingsguru.com/college-football/team-power-rankings.php
The college basketball slander notwithstanding, a-fucking-men. Similar case to Florida State: Nebraska in the mid 90s. The voters loved those corn fuckers.