2012 College Football Thread

[AustinSkin]

Originally Posted by akhhorus

It won't happen under the current playoff ideas either. If anything, strength of schedule and conference strength are going to matter more in the hypothetical playoff system.

So an undefeated Boise State could be replaced in a 4-team playoff by a 10-1 Oklahoma or Alabama? If that happens there will be mounting pressure for an eight game playoff.

[akhhorus]

Originally Posted by AustinSkin

So an undefeated Boise State could be replaced in a 4-team playoff by a 10-1 Oklahoma or Alabama?

If they play a creampuff schedule, like they always do, unless the Big East gets an automatic bid(which is doubtful), they could be excluded. And rightfully so. If we went by the BCS pre-bowl game standings for the various proposed playoff ideas, this is what they generally would look like:
2011: Lsu, Bama, Oka State, winner of Stanford/Oregon plays LSU
2010: Auburn, Oregon, TCU, winner of Stanford/Wisconsin plays Auburn
2009: Alabama, Texas, Cincinnati, winner of TCU/Florida plays Alabama

or in the proposal that the BigE/ACC are futilely pushing
2011: LSU v Bama, Oregon v Okla State
2010: Auburn v Ohio State, TCU v Oregon
2009: Bama v Ohio State, Texas v Florida(Boise State excluded because FLA has a higher ranking, Cincy because its out of the top 6)

The problem with all these proposals is that the schools/conferences aren't willing to give up their big bowls. Big10/Pac12 are demanding that they can play the rose bowl with their conf. champs and both can still play in the playoff if they qualify. Which complicates everything, unless the pac12/big10 champs both qualify for the playoff, then you can make the rose bowl their playoff game.

Originally Posted by AustinSkin

If that happens there will be mounting pressure for an eight game playoff.

You'll almost never convince the schools/conferences to go for that. Expanding the number of teams means making the criteria far more complicated.

[Patrick]

Four game system is a step but eight would be the better plan ..... It will happen I'm sure.

[Keino]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Four game system is a step but eight would be the better plan ..... It will happen I'm sure.

I agree Pat. After a few years of commercially successful playoffs, the sentiment will be "Why weren't we doing this a long time ago. Let's expand the field to 8 (Or 6 with top 2 seeds getting Byes)"

The only way that doesn't happen is if commerical success is sandbagged by the main actors.

[CNYSkinFan]

the only thing I dont like about it is with so few teams (4) I would have preferred a conference champion qualification. Otherwise there will always be a call for two SEC teams to be in the top 4. I have always wanted a top 6 with champions from the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big 10, Pac-12, and SEC and then 2 at-large to be chosen from ND and champions of the minor conferences. IMO it will give the champiuonship games more weight, and truly keep the importance of the regular season by making sure you win your conference.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by CNYSkinFan

the only thing I dont like about it is with so few teams (4) I would have preferred a conference champion qualification. Otherwise there will always be a call for two SEC teams to be in the top 4. I have always wanted a top 6 with champions from the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big 10, Pac-12, and SEC and then 2 at-large to be chosen from ND and champions of the minor conferences. IMO it will give the champiuonship games more weight, and truly keep the importance of the regular season by making sure you win your conference.

This very well may be how it turns out. I know one thing, I'm looking forward to the system just a shame we have to wait till 2014.

[akhhorus]

LSU just booted The Honey Badger for a violation of team rules. Wow.

EDIT: Failed 3 drug tests.

[cal_junior]

Originally Posted by akhhorus

LSU just booted The Honey Badger for a violation of team rules. Wow.

EDIT: Failed 3 drug tests.

Not the way to help your draft prospects as an undersized player.

[akhhorus]

Originally Posted by cal_junior

Not the way to help your draft prospects as an undersized player.

Probably, but such a force that he won't drop like MIke Dyer is.

[cal_junior]

Originally Posted by akhhorus

Probably, but such a force that he won't drop like MIke Dyer is.

Gonna depend if he keeps his nose clean during the next year. Probably a fourth rounder right now.

[akhhorus]

Originally Posted by cal_junior

Gonna depend if he keeps his nose clean during the next year. Probably a fourth rounder right now.

I'd use a 2nd on him. 6th on Dyer. Depends now on if he can play anywhere until 2013. If Janoris Jenkins(who didn't make the impact that the Honey Badger did) is a high 2nd...

[cal_junior]

C.J. Brown out for the season with torn ACL suffered in a - wait for it - non-contact drill. Yikes.

[Sean T RIP]

Sad for cj hope for the best but looks like another long season for my terps

[Sean T RIP]

Sad for cj hope for the best but looks like another long season for my terps

[Patrick]

Time for one of the freshmen to step up .....