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College Football 2018-2019 Season

ObamacareFail said:
What in the blazes are you talking about? There absolutely is a playoff. Your only complaint is that it only takes in 4 teams. How many teams do you want in the playoff all of them? Even if we had an 8 team playoff UCF still would not belong. The only ranked team they have played all year is the one they are playing right now.
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I agree. I am from Florida, so quite naturally support UCF. I don't think 8, 16, or more would matter. The two best teams are playing for it. I don't want additional injuries or more demand on student athletes.
Regards,
CP
 
AliHajiSheik said:
How annoying is Jim Harbaugh? I rooted for Florida in the game and I went to Florida State.


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Oh no!!!! I grant Harbaugh is a boor, but rooting for Florida? I promise to keep your comment private, but you mustn't do this too often.:2razz:
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CP
 
vesper said:
Urban Meyer will become the assistant Athletic Director at OSU after the Rose Bowl game and retiring from coaching. He is dealing with some health issues but staying on at OSU he has 24/7 easy access to The Ohio State University Medical Center which is the leader in central Ohio for healthcare and medical research.
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As much as I rooted against him when facing FSU, I have to admit Urban was rare air. He is dangerous on the sideline, or in the box!
GO 'NOLES!!!!!(aka Wait till next year)
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CP
 
concernedpuma said:
I agree. I am from Florida, so quite naturally support UCF. I don't think 8, 16, or more would matter. The two best teams are playing for it. I don't want additional injuries or more demand on student athletes.
Regards,
CP
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If they went to an 8 team (unseeded?) payoff system they could drop one out of conference (meaningless cupcake victory?) game from everyone's schedule - having less injury potential and at least let all power conference champions have a shot.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
If they went to an 8 team (unseeded?) payoff system they could drop one out of conference (meaningless cupcake victory?) game from everyone's schedule - having less injury potential and at least let all power conference champions have a shot.
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I want the Championship to be a true measure, for sure. But what of the conference play-offs? We will need to add some games, which could jeopardize health, or do away with the Conference Championship play, don't you think?
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CP
 
concernedpuma said:
I want the Championship to be a true measure, for sure. But what of the conference play-offs? We will need to add some games, which could jeopardize health, or do away with the Conference Championship play, don't you think?
Regards,
CP
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How each power conference picks their championship team is not important. I thought it was stupid to say that the Big 12 lacked that "data point" when all of its teams had already played each other. Letting the power conferences make that call doesn't much matter so long as they go into an unseeded playoff pool of 8 teams. The less "eye test' nonsense that is left up to some committee the better, IMHO.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
How each power conference picks their championship team is not important. I thought it was stupid to say that the Big 12 lacked that "data point" when all of its teams had already played each other. Letting the power conferences make that call doesn't much matter so long as they go into an unseeded playoff pool of 8 teams. The less "eye test' nonsense that is left up to some committee the better, IMHO.
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What maximum number of games would you place on a college season, through the playoff's? Bear in mind the number of excellent players who wouldn't play through the end of this season.
Regards,
CP
 
concernedpuma said:
What maximum number of games would you place on a college season, through the playoff's? Bear in mind the number of excellent players who wouldn't play through the end of this season.
Regards,
CP
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Going to an 8 team playoff only adds one game to what we have now - I would make that a wash by dropping one (cupcake?) non-conference game from the regular season schedule. Most power conference teams now play 8/4 or 9/3 conference/out of conference games during their regular season so that would drop to 8/3 or 9/2. If they had one additional conference championship game then that would make it (up to) 12 total games instead of 13 like it is now.

EDIT: As it is now, an SEC or ACC team only has to win two conference games to become bowl eligible - assuming that they won all of their out of conference games. A shorter regular season would make it harder to hit that 6 win threshold to get into a bowl game as well as reduce the potential for injury.
 
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ttwtt78640 said:
Going to an 8 team playoff only adds one game to what we have now - I would make that a wash by dropping one (cupcake?) non-conference game from the regular season schedule. Most power conference teams now play 8/4 or 9/3 conference/out of conference games during their regular season so that would drop to 8/3 or 9/2. If they had one additional conference championship game then that would make it 12 total games instead of 13 like it is now.
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This year's semifinal blowouts were strong evidence that the field should not be expanded.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Going to an 8 team playoff only adds one game to what we have now - I would make that a wash by dropping one (cupcake?) non-conference game from the regular season schedule. Most power conference teams now play 8/4 or 9/3 conference/out of conference games during their regular season so that would drop to 8/3 or 9/2. If they had one additional conference championship game then that would make it 12 total games instead of 13 like it is now.
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Not against dropping cupcakes, though it may foul up a couple of homecomings. I believe you are suggesting a total of 12, which certainly seems reasonable.
Since we are writing of college ball, what is your opinion of the transfers that now take place. I dislike them because it soils college ball, but I certainly understand where the players are on the issue. What say you?
Regards,
CP
 
Jack Hays said:
Ticket prices plummet for college championship game

The two best teams in the country will face off for the title Monday, but seats are going for much, much less than last year, in some cases 90 percent less.
What's causing the huge drop »

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I agree with most of what the article said. I do not agree with the comparisons to NFL football. I think NFL football is on a worse footing, not only due to the kneeling issue, but the poor handling of concussions as well. The biggest factor for plummeting ticket prices for this game is the location in relation to the two teams playing in the game. That is a long way for the fan bases of these two teams to travel. I'd love to go to the game, but do not desire to travel nearly 2300 miles to get to it. Next years championship game, I believe is in New Orleans. That's less then a three hour drive.
 
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Jack Hays said:
This year's semifinal blowouts were strong evidence that the field should not be expanded.
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Perhaps - but basing a system on one year's outcome is not a valid measure, IMHO. Injuries and players bowing out for the NFL draft make a difference too. Anomalies like #15 beating #5 happen but they are the exception rather than the rule. The inclusion of Noter Dame over two power conference champions helped that to happen, as well. The Alabama 45 - Oklahoma 34 game was not a blowout.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Perhaps - but basing a system on one year's outcome is not a valid measure, IMHO. Injuries and players bowing out for the NFL draft make a difference too. Anomalies like #15 beating #5 happen but they are the exception rather than the rule. The inclusion of Noter Dame over two power conference champions helped that to happen, as well. The Alabama 45 - Oklahoma 34 game was not a blowout.
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This year's outcome will inhibit expansion. Next year's may encourage it. Alabama-OU was not as close as the score suggests.
 
If Tua is really 100 % you may be right. Do you think he is? If not, how is 'Bama's second string QB? Bear in mind, Clemson's defense may cause a switch early.
Regards,
CP
 
concernedpuma said:
They sure did. But, I believe they were competitive with a good school.
Regards,
CP
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They were competitive. The knights are a no doubt a good football team and have outgrown that pee wee conference they are in. They just need to take the next step and move to a power conference or at least schedule games during the regular season with power teams. As long as their only real competition during the regular season is Memphis, they will never really be in the playoff conversation.
 
concernedpuma said:
Not against dropping cupcakes, though it may foul up a couple of homecomings. I believe you are suggesting a total of 12, which certainly seems reasonable.
Since we are writing of college ball, what is your opinion of the transfers that now take place. I dislike them because it soils college ball, but I certainly understand where the players are on the issue. What say you?
Regards,
CP
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It truly sucks to be a back-up to the back-up as a player but its good for the team to have that depth of talent. I have to rate that a nearly a wash, but a talented player (who may not be that bright of a student) deserves some playing time.
 
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