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I’d throw out something like top two by standings from each P4 and then four highest G5 champs. P4 Conf champions get a bye, so those games still mean something for the playoffs. In practice I can’t see the non-Big/SEC leagues being able to pull it off. But those leagues have been deliberately...

Why does the first round of P5 champs/at large against G5 champs have to be as compelling, or draw as many viewers, as rounds of 8/4/2 would at the end? These games wouldn’t replace today’s semifinals, they’d replace crappy low-audience bowls between 6-6 teams and such.

i didn’t say the ACC would have divisions? I said the move away will be a thing that will likely hurt the chances of the ACC getting at large teams…

I said Louisville was second in the conference, not that this hypothetical team would be - I said they wouldn’t be playing in the conf champ game, so imagine some tiebreaker situation or what have you. I mentioned Louisville being second this year because if the committee isn’t putting the...

I think the scenario folks would be particularly concerned with is a 10-2 GT ranked behind a 9-3 LSU before the conference championship week if neither of them were playing in a championship game. Which clearly could be likely given that 10-2 Louisville was ranked like that this year even with...

Autobids are obviously unrealistic but it would be better in many ways and should’ve happened long ago. It would put more incentives around winning football and less around money. Nothing would prevent teams from joining smaller conferences to have an easier path to the playoff. Almost...

If you write the BIG checks you get Jimbo Fisher-style splashes. Which hardly guarantees success either, but gives you a better hiring pool than Collins. Given the budget for the Collins hire + staff our problem was that we had people writing medium-sized checks with big-check dreams and...

Yep. It's not saying "Miami turning the ball over was lucky" that frustrates people, it's saying "there are zero positive things I can find about him so I'm beat my 'he's just lucky but not good at all' drum yet again." Especially since pure luck ain't an asset so it's not even an answer to the...

Feels like if it was truly a "they could play, they just need to be careful" thing they could be dressed out and ready to go in case it turns into a surprisingly close game... Or maybe he was cocky and hopefully didn't learn anything from ending up in a tight game and tries the same trick next...

Why'd they rest some of those guys against Bama too then? You can say "lucky" that they were injured, then... but they only forced 2 punts all game and I don't think TEs/WRs help with that much. It's hard to just sit back and cruise to an easy victory at half speed when you can't get the other...

Look at what they did to TCU and FSU. Kirby understands style points and he understands that it’s a beauty pageant. But sure, he decided to cut his in state rivals a break two weeks before the playoff selections because…. Why, exactly?

Having some first round matchups that the top seed wins 95% of the time or more is a feature, not a bug. Gives the at large a chance for a miracle but also rewards excellence in the regular season.

Any P4 at large had a chance to earn their way in on the field. Adding the “window dressing” in the form of G5 teams is less political than adding opinion-based at-large conference losers. It helps keep the regular season and conference championships important too. It also provides some really...

The semis last year were both super-entertaining games: 42-41 (1) UGA over (4) tOSU 51-45 (3) TCU over (2) Michigan Nothing wrong with that field. The 4 seed playing the 1 seed closer than the 3 seed isn't something you can plan around.

He seems to have a good understanding of football organizationally. The new offensive hires all seem to be providing HUGE bang for the buck. If he can keep finding good assistants he’s worth his weight in gold.

Alabama playing the number one seed so close really sets up well for FSU’s split title claim if they win their own game… oh wait

Call it marketing expenses and point to increased freshman applicants after sports team success?

It definitely does in basketball - to be honest, I don’t know how much it does in football. I don’t know who the new Brady would be there. In basketball, though… crossing the current generations there are Bron fans to Luka fans and Wemby fans. A lot turn into team fans; though some will...

To clarify, I don’t think it’s a “Lebron went to OSU, I’m going to follow them now” type of player fandom at that point, I think it’s a “wow, I keep seeing these crazy highlights from this Lebron guy in these OSU games, I’m gonna turn it on next time I see it on TV level.” And then it matters if...

This is completely backwards. The only thing separating an “illegal payment” from a “legal payment” is words in the law and potential punishment. Prohibition did not stop the market for alcohol, and supply and demand forces did not go out the window for it. Markets are perfectly happy to exist...