Comments on: Is it finally time for a playoff system in college football? http://prosportsbeat.com/is-it-finally-time-for-a-playoff-system-in-college-football/ Keeping you up to date on the latest sports! Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:58:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Todd Kaufmann http://prosportsbeat.com/is-it-finally-time-for-a-playoff-system-in-college-football/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Todd Kaufmann Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:39:39 +0000 http://prosportsbeat.com/?p=87#comment-303 Andrew, people who say that ratings or fans would suffer if there were a playoff system in place are uninformed.  You can't tell me the ratings wouldn't be off the charts for another Oklahoma/Texas showdown or USC/Florida or Texas/Alabama.  This has nothing to do with ratings and everything to do with money, that's the one and only reason the top Execs in the BCS don't want a playoff system, they stand to lose a whole lot of money. Fans want a playoff system, President-Elect Obama wants a playoff as do 99% of the coaches in college football.  So what's the problem? Andrew, people who say that ratings or fans would suffer if there were a playoff system in place are uninformed.  You can’t tell me the ratings wouldn’t be off the charts for another Oklahoma/Texas showdown or USC/Florida or Texas/Alabama. 

This has nothing to do with ratings and everything to do with money, that’s the one and only reason the top Execs in the BCS don’t want a playoff system, they stand to lose a whole lot of money.

Fans want a playoff system, President-Elect Obama wants a playoff as do 99% of the coaches in college football.  So what’s the problem?

]]> By: Andrew http://prosportsbeat.com/is-it-finally-time-for-a-playoff-system-in-college-football/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Andrew Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:14:42 +0000 http://prosportsbeat.com/?p=87#comment-302 Todd, I agree with you.   They need a playoff system.   I have heard talk that a playoff system is not good for the sport, because we are talking so much about college football right now, because their is an ongoing debate on whether there should be a playoff or not. I don't think it makes much sense to suggest that people won't talk college football this time of year if there was a playoff system on place.  I think we would still be talking college football, and rather than wasting our breath talking about the obvious fact that college football needs a playoff system, we can instead concentrate on how good the matchups are going to be in the playoffs. I would love to watch Florida vs USC in a playoff game, or a rematch of Texas vs Texas Tech.  That would be exciting stuff.   I think Texas belongs in the national title game, but thanks to a flawed system, they won't likely have a chance to play for the title. Great post! Todd,

I agree with you.   They need a playoff system.   I have heard talk that a playoff system is not good for the sport, because we are talking so much about college football right now, because their is an ongoing debate on whether there should be a playoff or not.

I don’t think it makes much sense to suggest that people won’t talk college football this time of year if there was a playoff system on place.  I think we would still be talking college football, and rather than wasting our breath talking about the obvious fact that college football needs a playoff system, we can instead concentrate on how good the matchups are going to be in the playoffs.

I would love to watch Florida vs USC in a playoff game, or a rematch of Texas vs Texas Tech.  That would be exciting stuff.   I think Texas belongs in the national title game, but thanks to a flawed system, they won’t likely have a chance to play for the title.
Great post!

]]> By: Todd Kaufmann http://prosportsbeat.com/is-it-finally-time-for-a-playoff-system-in-college-football/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Todd Kaufmann Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:36:10 +0000 http://prosportsbeat.com/?p=87#comment-301 Kyle, I'll say this in the simplest way I know how.  Why is March Madness the most exciting post season tournament in sports?  Upsets, Cinderellas, last second heroics and moments we'll never forget.  Besides Boise State's upset of Oklahoma 2 years ago, can you name any kind of moment like we see year in and year out in the NCAA Tournament? Kyle, I’ll say this in the simplest way I know how.  Why is March Madness the most exciting post season tournament in sports?  Upsets, Cinderellas, last second heroics and moments we’ll never forget.  Besides Boise State’s upset of Oklahoma 2 years ago, can you name any kind of moment like we see year in and year out in the NCAA Tournament?

]]> By: Kyle Eslick http://prosportsbeat.com/is-it-finally-time-for-a-playoff-system-in-college-football/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Kyle Eslick Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:24:51 +0000 http://prosportsbeat.com/?p=87#comment-300 I like that you have an 8 team playoff here.  To many people want a 4 team or 16 team playoff. Most people seem to focus on the regular season and every game being a playoff, but just like when baseball added the wildcard, the focus will just shift to which teams will make the top 8 (in your example), rather than the Top 2.    It will also allow college football to actually determine a true champion, which would be great!  This would eliminate bias towards to the SEC or against the non-BCS conferences, allowing it to be settled on the field. Great post! I like that you have an 8 team playoff here.  To many people want a 4 team or 16 team playoff.

Most people seem to focus on the regular season and every game being a playoff, but just like when baseball added the wildcard, the focus will just shift to which teams will make the top 8 (in your example), rather than the Top 2.    It will also allow college football to actually determine a true champion, which would be great! 

This would eliminate bias towards to the SEC or against the non-BCS conferences, allowing it to be settled on the field.

Great post!

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