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[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I agree with Chuck that the arguments made about injuries and academics are nonsense.

I do, however, think that going to a playoff would greatly reduce the importance of the regular season. Remember a few years ago when Ohio State and Michigan were ranked 1 and 2 and met in the final game of the regular season? The winner got a shot at the title. The loser did not. If there was a playoff that year, both teams would have been in it regardless of the outcome of that game and the game may have resembled one of the final games of the Colts' season this year rather than the classic battle that it ended up being.
The current system severely punishes every loss a team suffers in the regular season in a way that an 8 or 16 team playoff never would. By definition that would mean that regular season games would be less important than they are now.

Clearly there would be things gained by going to a playoff - and those gains are obvious - but I also think there are some less obvious things that would be lost. It is pretty cool that the national championship is on the line every single time a team takes the field in the college football season. You never have a college football team with championship aspirations playing in a regular season game that means absolutely NOTHING the way you had the last couple of weeks in the NFL. If they do ever go to a playoff, I would hope that they do a 6-team playoff with the top 2 teams getting byes and then home-field advantage in the semifinal games in order to maintain the importance of the regular season. To me there would be something stupid about a 12-0 #1 seed getting no advantage over some 8-4 #16 seed. That would unquestionably hurt the greatness of the college football regular season.

You wouldn't trade a slightly diminished regular season for a badass and finally meaningful postseason? I'm pretty sure the ratings lost in the regular season would be more than made up for in the month of postseason games. That guy's arguments are ridiculous.

[Danzig]

regardless of what issues some have with the bcs, i completely disagree that congress needs to get involved.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

regardless of what issues some have with the bcs, i completely disagree that congress needs to get involved.

It is the only way these people will change. That or if someone does some investigating and someone gets indicted.

[31lengths]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

You wouldn't trade a slightly diminished regular season for a badass and finally meaningful postseason? I'm pretty sure the ratings lost in the regular season would be more than made up for in the month of postseason games. That guy's arguments are ridiculous.

Good points by both. I would trade. But I also think that the "post season" should consist of a 6 team only play off system. It's rare that someone ranked 7th or more can boast a record to play for a National title. So with an only 6 team play off system, it would almost insure that the regular season would NOT be diminished. I agree that most of that article was nonsense. I'd like to see something to the effect of -

On a rotating schedule.
Dec 24 Cotton #6 v #3
Dec 24 Orange #5 v #4
Dec 31 Fiesta #1 v Worst winner from the Coton/Orange
Dec 31 Rose #2 v Best winner from the Coton/Orange
Jan 7 Sugar Championship Game

While there would not be extra games (revenue), this system was meant more to determine WHO should actually play for the title. Which is what I think most fans would like.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

You wouldn't trade a slightly diminished regular season for a badass and finally meaningful postseason? I'm pretty sure the ratings lost in the regular season would be more than made up for in the month of postseason games. That guy's arguments are ridiculous.

I still dont see how the ratings in the regular season would be lost. It isnt as though 4 loss teams from the SEC would be qualifying. In a 8 tem playoff you would have pretty much the same teams as you already hve in the BCS.