Regardless what system they went with, they were not going to scrap the entire bowl system.I had the feeling the other bowl games is a must due to sponsors...
Regardless what system they went with, they were not going to scrap the entire bowl system.I had the feeling the other bowl games is a must due to sponsors...
I am worried of "SEC fatigue." The big question is who is on the committee and what criteria do they use. I don't want to see much in terms of criteria (keep it simple) and I don't want to see ANY journalists on the committee. I'd want former coaches/ players from various parts of the country.Finally! Never thought this would happen before i was 60. So excited, i wish it started now rather than 2 years from now.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/coll...-college-football-playoff-approved/55845112/1Do we have someone who can go into details of how this will work? My question is what if you lose in the playoff? You go home? Now did I read this right the other 4 Major Bowls? Will be used as a Semifinals?
True! I am still a Bama fan and no matter what they come up with that won't change. And even if we get screwed down the road with this format it won't be like Bama has never had that happen before. In fact its happened multiple times, but we are not the only ones who have been shafted over the years. As far as that goes though I like Bama's track record so far. 14 championships as far as I know is better than any other schools so...No matter what format they wanna use..As long as we take care of business..We will play for the NC..Bottom line..Just win baby..
I was going to say this is probably only the beginning. The thought of a selection committee makes me worry about the future of college football..."This is not the end. This is the beginning." Delany - 2012...
This seems quite obvious to me. The Virginia Tech president, head of the Oversight Committee, was quoted today as saying that "conference champions" would be the overriding factor for the new selection committee to consider.And for the brief period of time we have a 4-team playoff, I find it endearing how some people actually believe a second SEC team will make the playoffs ahead of, for example, a one-loss WAC or ACC conference champion. The Selection Committee will do their job of ensuring conference diversity in the playoffs.
Absolutely horrible. Let's use one example. Alabama is undefeated, ranked #1 and loses to Florida (who is ranked #1 the following week) in the SECCG. Now, they get docked in 50% of the criteria. They have the same win loss record as Florida but they now have a 50% penalty basically. I can accept the basic premise given the fact they just lost to Florida. That would be ok if not for the fact that a lower ranked USC team now gets a 25% bonus over Alabama because despite no conference championship game, and one less win, they won their conference.
The committee will rank playoff teams based on: won-loss record, strength of schedule, head-to-head and if a team is conference champion.(It appears that winning your conference gets you brownie points.
It will be interesting to hear what the pro-Slive take will be on this. Slive came out publicly in support of a process that is overtly anti-SEC. I have to question what it is that was to terrible that he had to embrace something really bad to save us from that. It seemed to me all along that he was the fool in this, and I haven't seen one tiny shred of proof that he was anything but. I read today that it was the SEC that proposed the four team playoff for example. I think a bunch of commissioners got Slive into a room with them and made him look like a fool. I'm sure they mislead him, but that sounds like a pretty easy to do given what I've heard from him on this issue and others.This seems quite obvious to me. The Virginia Tech president, head of the Oversight Committee, was quoted today as saying that "conference champions" would be the overriding factor for the new selection committee to consider.
Which (I have to give Krazy3 some credit here) is perplexing considering Mike Slive wanted the selection committee.
I'm going to wait to hear what the criteria are first. I've read that SoS will be a big factor in whatever committee we get's decision making process and saw one commissioner say he liked the idea of using the NCAA Selection Committee as a model, which weighs SoS heavily (RPI). If enough weight is given to the SoS by committee members, it could balance out the conference champion stuff.It will be interesting to hear what the pro-Slive take will be on this. Slive came out publicly in support of a process that is overtly anti-SEC. I have to question what it is that was to terrible that he had to embrace something really bad to save us from that. It seemed to me all along that he was the fool in this, and I haven't seen one tiny shred of proof that he was anything but. I read today that it was the SEC that proposed the four team playoff for example. I think a bunch of commissioners got Slive into a room with them and made him look like a fool. I'm sure they mislead him, but that sounds like a pretty easy to do given what I've heard from him on this issue and others.
I hate to be a bit political, but his rush towards getting this approved without knowing the details reminds me a lot of Nancy Pelosi's famous quote on the health care law. Why in earth was he in such a rush? Couldn't he have sat there until he got assurances that conference champions would not be the prevailing criteria? All he had to do was demand use of the polls, or simply refuse that criteria. Yet, instead he was like yeah buddy let's get this done before we have the details worked out!
yes cause auburn will be one of em
No, it won't. When compared to the Big East, or WAC? Sure, it will. But, the Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC? We know who the better conference is, but SoS is calculated from the bottom up, so for instance Vanderbilt or who ever is stinking it up down there matters as much as Alabama when calculating this. For instance Ole Miss mutilated the conference SoS last year.I'm going to wait to hear what the criteria are first. I've read that SoS will be a big factor in whatever committee we get's decision making process and saw one commissioner say he liked the idea of using the NCAA Selection Committee as a model, which weighs SoS heavily (RPI). If enough weight is given to the SoS by committee members, it could balance out the conference champion stuff.