Does anyone know how the new system this season will reward conference championship game winners? Are they given automatic home field advantage in the playoff? If not, what is the benefit of winning if you’re ranked highly enough that losing won’t exclude you from the group of 12?
Oh so you’re saying that a lowly ranked team who happens to participate in and win its conference championship game will automatically be seeded among the top, regardless of its record or quality wins? Either I’m getting too old for this, or this is too confusing to keep up with haha.I believe so. I thought the top ranked Power Five Champions were seeded accordingly.
1) By this do you mean the four highest ranked conference champions?The top four conference champions get a first round bye.
And when we speak of rankings, what poll are we referring to?The remaining eight teams
The one that will keep Bama as low as it can!And when we speak of rankings, what poll are we referring to?
It isn't a poll. It's the CFBP rankings by the committee.And when we speak of rankings, what poll are we referring to?
Oh that’s right. My bad. So their top 12 will be revealed in a similar way that the top 4 has been revealed during this playoff era?It isn't a poll. It's the CFBP rankings by the committee.
Top 25 will continue to be revealed in the same format.Oh that’s right. My bad. So their top 12 will be revealed in a similar way that the top 4 has been revealed during this playoff era?
A few. Today is a unique day.Any insights on my other questions, oh guru @TerryP?
The context of this question is based on the very thing I pointed to when expansion discussions began. You are suggesting that a playoff berth makes games in the regular season meaningless. It does.If not, what is the benefit of winning if you’re ranked highly enough that losing won’t exclude you from the group of 12?
And you...dont or didnt think bowl games in this era were. No. Not opening this box again but...A few. Today is a unique day.
The context of this question is based on the very thing I pointed to when expansion discussions began. You are suggesting that a playoff berth makes games in the regular season meaningless. It does.
We won't in the future.With xpantion. We now have schedules full of excellent non conference teams...expanded conference worth the hours of watching. All around. So many awesome games. A loss isnt restricting the view. Gonna be fun. And post conference championship games. Get ready....
Do I think that the bowl games made the regular season less meaningful? I've never hinted at such. I am saying an assured berth makes a regular season game meaningless. We see it every year in the league.And you...dont or didnt think bowl games in this era were. No. Not opening this box again but...
Some wont til they are lefy out based on pure WsnLs. Like college bballWe won't in the future.
Do I think that the bowl games made the regular season less meaningful? I've never hinted at such. I am saying an assured berth makes a regular season game meaningless. We see it every year in the league.
And one thing too...is,.....these power conferences...wow...aint gonna be mich or osu in big 10 every year....We won't in the future.
Do I think that the bowl games made the regular season less meaningful? I've never hinted at such. I am saying an assured berth makes a regular season game meaningless. We see it every year in the league.
Well I was particularly addressing conference title games, not really the regular season. While I agree an expanded playoff makes the regular season less meaningful, at the end of the day one’s record will always mean a lot. I foresee winning every regular season game will remain critical to give teams latitude to lose a conference title game, even deliberately by resting key players, without being excluded from the playoff. Therefore in my mind, regular season victories will only be slightly devalued whereas conference title victories will be greatly devalued, unless one or both participants are already on the margins of the top 12. The conferences need to agree to return to awarding conference titles like they did pre-1992.You are suggesting that a playoff berth makes games in the regular season meaningless. It does.
You can't make a comparison between the two sports. Nothing fits.Some wont til they are lefy out based on pure WsnLs. Like college bball
They aren't a part of the regular season in football. While team may not be in the championship game, the post season begins after the championship games, in my opinion.Well I was particularly addressing conference title games, not really the regular season.
Actually you canYou can't make a comparison between the two sports. Nothing fits.
IE: In basketball, you can win your conference and it doesn't mean an auto bid. Win the conference title game, and you have one.
The team that wins the MWC isn't getting an auto bid