I've been talking about an 8 team system from day one. My proposed 8 team setup is:
- All 5 P5 conference champs
- Top ranked G5 team
- 2 at-large
- Teams from same conf cannot play each other 1st round
- 1st round home games
Pretty simple, eh? It makes winning your conference matter, and the at large berths make every game still matter. If you don't win your conference, you need to be in same spot Bama currently is with the CFP (but not here, because here who you play matters). Conference champs get seeded higher than at-large, regardless of ranking.
How would the 8 team playoff look? Let's take a look at 2018:
Yes, at the end of the 2018 regular season, RR would have had ND at #1. I know. Let's move on.
Game 1: Clemson v UCF in South Carolina - The Knights were clamoring for a shot. Well, here ya go! I think this game would have been entertaining and informative. Or maybe just a bloodbath (but still informative).
Game 2: Alabama v ND at Bryant-Denny - Considering how both ND and Bama got rolled by Clemson, this had the potential to be a close game. ND travels as well as any team in the country.
Game 3: OU v UM in Norman - OU should be playing UGA, but can't have a OSU v UM rematch in the 1st round, so here we are. I figure OU would have hung at least 62 on UM, but the Wolverines probably would have scored more than 39 against a D that was worse than OSU's.
Game 4: OSU v UGA in The Shoe - in December. I don't mean to laugh, but I'm pretty sure that the Dawgs wouldn't even get off the bus, and would just freeze solid if they did. This right here is why the home games would be so entertaining.
How much fun would that have been?
But 16 teams? Starts to get a little unwieldy I think, but lets give it a shot. First, a straight 16 teams, no consideration for conference championships. Left side:
And the right side:
Honestly, it's only because we already know how good Clemson was last year that any of these games are questionable. And wouldn't it be fun to see these teams play outside of a one and done bowl game with future pros sitting out for the NFL combine?
Ok, how about we make the conference championships matter and include the Group of 5 ranker? Yellow is conf champ. Left side:
Right side:
We still get some very interesting games. And still every single game matters.
1st playoff games would be Dec 14/15 or 15/16, 2nd round Dec 21, semi's on Dec 28, championship Jan 13. Surrounded by the other bowls, this would be much better than what we currently have.
So we get 16 teams involved, all the conference champs, the top ranked Group of 5 team, we have home games for 1st and 2nd rounds, and even more trash talking. How did this not get done the first time?
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