LSU vs Bama

[BigBlue]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

16 for football will make the regular season games and confrence championship games less important.

Why not just a simple 8-team tourney... 6 automatic spots going to the Conference champions of the six major confrences. One automatic spot going to the highest rated non BCS confrence champion. And one at-large selection going to the highest rated team who doesn't qualify.

The 1st round would look like so:

8-seed West Virgina at 1-seed LSU
7-seed Clemson at 2-seed Alabama
6-seed Wisconson at 3-seed Oklahoma State
5-seed Boise State at 4-seed Oregon

The remaining games in the playoff tourney would be played at alternating locations like the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, etc.

This would achieve making the regular season more important, making the conference title games more important, and having a meaningful playoff that is way better than the current Bowl system.

Not sure that you could improve on this layout - I hope this is where we're headed.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by BigBlue

Not sure that you could improve on this layout - I hope this is where we're headed.

Any format where the 23rd ranked team is in and TCU who won their conference AND beat Boise isnt in can be improved upon though it is still much better than what we have.

[Cannon Shell]

I honestly would rather they take the top 16 teams regardless of conference affiliation. It would make for a better playoff and if you win your conference and arent in the top 16 your conference doesnt deserve a bid.